Category Archives: Backroads of Kentucky

The Making of a Great Back Road Photo

Posted on January 7, 2021 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

Many back road photos are impossible to plan ahead, as they are found subjects at a point in time. Often, we won’t be back to the location, at least in the immediate future, so we have to make the best … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Claus Takes a Call

Posted on December 19, 2020 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

I don’t know her real name, but she went by Mrs. Claus. I was visiting at a nursing home in Mayfield, Kentucky sometime in the late 1990s. They had an activity for residents to play the part of Santa, or … Continue reading →

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Black and White for Back Road Photography

Posted on August 15, 2020 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

Back road photography is different than documentary photography. It’s subjects don’t normally make the nightly news, and aren’t timely in the same sort of way. They are, however, just as important. Continue reading →

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