For the past two weeks I’ve been going on morning walks to explore the area around Orwigsburg, PA. I never follow a predetermined route; instead, I pop in my ear buds, turn up a podcast, and let my mind, eyes, and feet wander freely.
Last Thursday I strolled along a road that led me out to Route 61, before looping back to Orwigsburg down West Market Street. It was cool and overcast, and there was a stormy tension in the air. As I walked along the right shoulder of the road, I found myself constantly looking left and snapping photos of the changing scenery with my phone. The way the road’s center yellow lines and electrical wires bisected the landscape was fascinating and eye-catching to me.
While walking back towards Orwigsburg, I documented a farmhouse and barn, an assisted living center in a beautiful brick building, a Dollar General, a car body shop and Napa autocare center, an abandoned gas station, and the first houses on the edge of town.
Who knew that you can create a photo series just by occasionally looking left.