The west Texas desert isn't the place you would visit to do street photography. However, if you put a Prada store out in the middle of it you'll find it draws an amazing array of people to photography. However, Prada Marfa isn't a real Prada store.It’s a permanent sculptural art installation by artists Elmgreen and Dragset. Wikipedia describes it as “The site-specific of Prada Marfa invites for a comparison with other art movements such as minimalism and land art, which are equally dependent on the site where they are placed. Prada Marfa relies almost entirely on its context for its critical effect. The “sculptural Intervention” can be interpreted as criticism of consumerism, luxury branding and gentrification, but whether intentionally or not, it is also argued it reinforces the capitalist values it criticizes.”

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As always, your faves and comments are appreciated. Constructive criticism and suggestions are especially welcome as I believe they help to make me a better photographer. Thank you for taking the time to look at my photos.

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I photographed a man on the street who seemed despondent. Or in his mind was he “Walking through darkness with thoughts full of colors."? The quote is from poet, Prajakta Mhadnak. That line seemed to convey the sense of the scene.

As always, your faves and comments are appreciated. Constructive criticism and suggestions are especially welcome as I believe they help to make me a better photographer. Thank you for taking the time to look at my photos.

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The morning light at Pennzoil Place is a gift to photographers. The light plays with the shapes and angles to create beautiful and ever-changing vignettes to stimulate your imagination.

As always, your faves and comments are appreciated. Constructive criticism and suggestions are especially welcome as I believe they help to make me a better photographer. Thank you for taking the time to look at my photos.

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Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my permission. Copyright Mike Schaffner. All rights reserved.

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The morning light at Pennzoil Place is a gift to photographers. The light plays with the shapes and angles to create beautiful and ever-changing vignettes to stimulate your imagination.

As always, your faves and comments are appreciated. Constructive criticism and suggestions are especially welcome as I believe they help to make me a better photographer. Thank you for taking the time to look at my photos.

Best viewed on black, so please press "L" to view large in Lightbox mode and "F" to fave.

Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my permission. Copyright Mike Schaffner. All rights reserved.

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As always, your faves and comments are appreciated. Constructive criticism and suggestions are especially welcome as I believe they help to make me a better photographer. Thank you for taking the time to look at my photos.

For the full story on this photo read my blog post about it.

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Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my permission. Copyright Mike Schaffner. All rights reserved.

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