Mamiya m645 – Medium Format – Stepping outside of the wall and looking back in, you might realize how colorful things look from the outside. This was in Misión de San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo and it was cloudy, gray day.Mamiya m645 – Medium Format – Random note left behind by someone.Nikon S3 – Kodak UltraMax 400 – I noticed this left-behind sofa, cat litter box and card boxes for weeks. Someone, in rush of moving, must have left them behind. I saw many trucks coming in and out these days. At night, there were empty, pitch black dark apartments; whereas, they were full of lights and laughters just a few weeks or days ago. I also saw small families trying to cut cost by stuffing everything into their minivan and eventually, they decided to leave items behind. Nikon S3 – Kodak UltraMax 400 – The last, perhaps still functional, paid phone in Santa Cruz. Partially lit up by an afternoon sun in Fall. I think I walked aimlessly through downtown Santa Cruz. Let our emotion blend in with the winds and the surrounding noise. I’ve always wanted to capture a photo of a paid phone. It is the very phone I’ve ever used. Eventually, technology moves on. Paid phones like these were left behind, faded away. Yet, for me, it is among the very first baby steps of my grand journey during the past 2 decades.Nikon S3 – Kodak UltraMax 400 – Another early morning in Pomona. I think I walked endlessly, aimlessly. I wasn’t particularly looking for something. I caught everything, every possible emotions, thoughts, feelings, scenery, ever landed upon me. Nikon S3 – Kodak UltraMax 400 – Afternoon sun lit up the hallway of an old winery, converted to hotel. Don’t know why I fired up the shutter for this. Maybe, it was a very quiet day, unusually quiet. Nobody is staying in this hotel, except me, perhaps?Nikon S3 – Kodak UltraMax 400 – Behind “Wish You Were Here” coffee shop. Shall I call it “left behind joy”?
Mamiya m645 – Somewhere near Communication Hill – I have a few photos of chairs. Each has a different tone. Rather than calling it “leaving behind”, I shall name it “left behind”.
