Vacant Places

Jessie’s Ilwaco Seafood

With everything either closed or out of business, it feels so much more sedentary and unchanging now. The whole world is on pause and slowly turning into one big vacant place.

In town, all I see are solitary masked figures scurrying away in order to maintain proper spacing. Social distancing seems to becoming, if not easier, then at least more normal.

People seem very reluctant to engage at all. When you suddenly come upon someone they seems startled and taken aback, not exactly sure how to react in this new paradigm.

Of course that’s just for people. The world around us hasn’t even paused.

1st Ave South, Ilwaco, Wa.
Marine Drive, Astoria, Ore.
Lake Street, Ilwaco, Wa.
Lake Street, Ilwaco, Wa.
Jessie’s Street, Ilwaco, Wa.
1st Ave South, Ilwaco, Wa.
Lake Street, Ilwaco, Wa.
Jessie’s Street, Ilwaco, Wa.
Lake Street, Ilwaco, Wa.
Broken House, Oysterville, Wa.

Quiet Roads & Empty Trails

Rt. 101, Chinook, Wa.
37th Street, Seaview, Wa.
Discover Trail, Seaview, Wa.
30th Street Trail, Seaview, Wa.

Fair warning, if we live through this I’m going to hug more.

15 thoughts on “Vacant Places

  1. Don

    These are amazing (as always) Bruce. The mood of desolation is so powerful. Stick with black & white as long as you possibly can. 🙌🏼

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  2. Diane Jackson

    Loved the photos. It’s like time is standing still with all this isolation. I don’t think things will ever be back to the normal that we have all known. Something about this time seems so different but we will all adjust and carry on. Keep in touch with friends and stay true to yourself. Diane

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  3. Leslie

    You capture art in the most Obvious yet overlooked locations….Thank you for helping us see how amazing our home is in all these empty places

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  4. Jeanette

    Really nice B. It’s like a little walk about where someone points out all the cool things you haven’t noticed. I don’t leave the house except to walk our own neighborhood. Be well.

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  5. Nancy Beesley

    Hi Bruce! I love the all of these photos! Every time I see them, I get a little bit homesick. I love being home with the family, but these pictures always remind me of why I loved living on the Peninsula. Thank you for sharing! Miss you all!

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  6. Patty Wood

    We use to go by the Broken down house in Oysterville daily. It had been propped up on blocks. Some of the cattle used to shelter from the rain under it.
    The clouds are indeed beautiful in these photos. Once again, great photos Bruce.
    Thanks

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