Frank Gifford Photography

These gorgeous photographs came to our attention and we can’t get enough of the colors and subject matter! Please visit his site for more (and we’ll be featuring more of him here too!) –

www.rt66pix.com: Route 66 Sampler Trip: Three Images per State &emdash; SLEEP IN A WIGWAM (Rt 66 Holbrook AZ)

www.rt66pix.com: New Mexico: Route 66 Images &emdash; BLUE SWALLOW SIGN REFLECTIONS ON HOOD (Rt 66 Tucumcari NM)

About Frank Gifford, the photographer behind these images: Frank began exploring the Mother Road and related interests after the year 2000. In a video-dominated world where images jump, twitch and jiggle (but almost never linger) he prefers a still photograph that provides a License to Stare. 19 of the Mother Road images are also at the Route 66 Interpretive Center in Chandler OK, www.route66interpretivecenter.org. Others are at Home 66 in Slovakia, www.home66.eu. Rt 66 Pix makes for a convenient trade name (and a snappy URL) but the actual scope of the site is much broader. Perhaps one-third of the images were taken elsewhere. The National (Cumberland) Road has its own gallery, and development of a Lincoln Highway gallery has begun. Separate galleries are devoted to artistic blur, street photography and other interests.

share this:

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest

More articles:

Like retro books?

I found this fabulous resource for retro books on ebay. It’s not often I give folks a plug, but if you’re like me and consider these books gems, you’ll love looking through BirdHouse Books The Golden books are great: And along with a ton of other travel brochures, I really like the art on this one from Tehran.

Read More

What an awesome idea!

Isn’t this fantastic! What a wonderful idea! I found this on Manly Vintage and it makes me want to suggest it to anyone with radiators in their home. Run, don’t walk to get one!

Read More

Focus on Architects – Paul Kirk

Paul Kirk (November 18, 1914-May 22, 1995). Kirk studied architecture at the University of Washington, receiving his degree in 1937. Kirk’s architecture was inspired by regional culture, and, as a result, many of his models incorporated elements such as rough-cut stone, wood, and glass. These designs classified his works as regionally-appropriate modern architecture of the Northwest Pacific. After World War II, Kirk teamed up with James J. Chiarelli—a partnership that produced an assortment of Modernist

Read More