Barely Above the Flood

By Richard Buchanan IIFebruary 20, 2022August 7, 2023 Black and White, Rural and Small Town 35mm, abandoned and forgotten, Fuji Neopan Acros, thoughts and musings

A forgotten car stranded in an area that is abandoning itself.

Climb Beyond the Lightning

By Richard Buchanan IIFebruary 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Abstract and Surreal, Black and White, Landscapes & Nature 35mm, Kodak T-MAX

A dying tree seen as an unforgiving, lightning-wreathed mountain range.

Wanting to Leave

By Richard Buchanan IIFebruary 15, 2022 Abstract and Surreal, Black and White, Landscapes & Nature 35mm, Kodak T-MAX, spring season, thoughts and musings

A sense of uncertainty and isolation found on a trip filled with the same.

Plowing the Crop Under

By Richard Buchanan IIJanuary 24, 2022November 27, 2022 Abstract and Surreal, Politics and Activism 35mm, environmentalism, found objects, Kodak Ektar, thoughts and musings

A spoiled crop and its destruction found in a damaged metal sign.

Pennies and Flame

By Richard Buchanan IIJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Abstract and Surreal, Black and White, Politics and Activism 35mm, found objects, thoughts and musings

An indictment against years of amazon worker abuse seen in a decorative vase.

Few Await Their Return

By Richard Buchanan IIJanuary 19, 2022February 28, 2022 Abstract and Surreal, Landscapes & Nature 35mm, Kodak Ektar

A crestfallen vigil imagined atop the pitted face of sandstone.

The Quiet of Moments Unshared

By Richard Buchanan IIJanuary 6, 2022January 6, 2022 Black and White, Landscapes & Nature 35mm, Kodak T-MAX, spring season, thoughts and musings

A secluded path and bereft sense of crossing at the end of winter.

No Matter What Comes Next

By Richard Buchanan IIJanuary 4, 2022 Black and White, Landscapes & Nature 35mm, Kodak T-MAX, winter season

Two figures boldly crossing a frozen lake on a biting winter day.

Together at The End

By Richard Buchanan IIJanuary 14, 2019January 3, 2022 Abstract and Surreal, Black and White, Landscapes & Nature 35mm, flash fiction, Kodak T-MAX, winter season

Dried wood and stripped bark seen as a snowy precipice at the world’s end.

Homeless

By Richard Buchanan IIMay 13, 2018January 3, 2022 Black and White, Landscapes & Nature 35mm, environmentalism, Kodak T-MAX, thoughts and musings

A lone robin searching for its home in what was a thriving prairie just days before.