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More Old News Missoula, Montana 2012

Whenever I see a wall or bulletin board covered with fragments of old and not-so-old posters announcing all sorts of concerts, workshops, political rallies and other activities, I wonder what it would be like to be a cultural anthropologist from another planet or time trying to decipher what our civilization was all about if this was all the data they had to work with.]]>

Looking Towards the Future Missoula, Montana 2012

Saturday morning downtown, just as the stores were opening for the day.

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Old News Missoula, Montana 2012

The bulletin board at the Rhinoceros bar.

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I See a Rhinoceros Missoula, Montana 2012

I took this photo because “I see a rhinoceros” is my favorite line from a recent popular movie. I guess it seemed more significant to me than anyone else I know though because whenever I mention the line, even to people who’ve just seen the movie, no one remembers it. Any POTD readers know which movie I’m talking about?]]>

Political Statement Missoula, Montana 2012

Another dumpster shot. All the dumpsters in this alley were labeled with the name of the business it belonged to. Nothing odd about that–but given the ongoing silliness in the news about family planning, this one seemed to have unintended political undertones.

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Left Turn Missoula, Montana 2012

A ghostly figure heading into strange territory.

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Contagious Missoula, Montana 2012

I don’t know why this scene appealed to me, other than the interesting “Zink” graffiti. It makes me wonder if the post-modern trend in photography I for the most part despise is contagious. I’ll know I’ve succumbed if find myself renewing the subscription to Aperture magazine that I dropped several years ago in disgust.]]>

The Quiet Side Missoula, Montana 2012

The south side of the Clark Fork River in downtown Missoula is decidedly quieter on a Friday night than the north side. Here some folks are crossing over to the quiet side as well as some coming back.]]>

Patriot’s Dream #32 Missoula, Montana 2012

This one just seemed to work better in color. I’m not sure what was in this building but a good guess would probably be that it was a campaign headquarters for someone. Wonder if they won…

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Living the Dream Missoula, Montana 2012

Most of the repurposing of the grain elevator in Missoula has been to convert space to artist studios and shops. On the door of this one it says Briar Diggs Fine Art Photography. I don’t know what Briar’s photography looks like but I like his architectural statement.]]>