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A conversation with Edd Fuller
Oct 17, 2018
A conversation with Edd Fuller
Oct 17, 2018

An interview on Railroad Landscapes and other projects.

Oct 17, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape
Sep 11, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape
Sep 11, 2018

I’ll be attending the opening reception at USAGI Gallery - come see me and say hi!

Sep 11, 2018
National Character Promo.jpg
Sep 11, 2018
Sep 11, 2018
Sep 11, 2018

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Greyhound, Hibbing, Minnesota
Greyhound, Hibbing, Minnesota
Explorers, Egmont Key, Florida
Explorers, Egmont Key, Florida
South Dakota Central #103C, 1880s Town, Midland, South Dakota
South Dakota Central #103C, 1880s Town, Midland, South Dakota
SS American Victory, Port of Superior, Wisconsin
SS American Victory, Port of Superior, Wisconsin
Steel Mill and Houses, Lackawanna, New York
Steel Mill and Houses, Lackawanna, New York
Depot, White Lake, South Dakota
Depot, White Lake, South Dakota
NA Tower, Martinsburg, West Virginia
NA Tower, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Riverline, Newburgh, New York
Riverline, Newburgh, New York
Spring, Allegheny Highlands, Pennsylvania
Spring, Allegheny Highlands, Pennsylvania
Early Morning, Stony Point, New York
Early Morning, Stony Point, New York
Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, Alabama
Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, Alabama
Steelways Shipyard, Newburgh, New York
Steelways Shipyard, Newburgh, New York
Bearded Lady, Willets Point, New York
Bearded Lady, Willets Point, New York
Erie #833, Port Jervis, New York
Erie #833, Port Jervis, New York
Nepera Chemical, Harriman, New York
Nepera Chemical, Harriman, New York
Rocky Gap, West Virginia
Rocky Gap, West Virginia
Overlook Along Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes Seashore
Overlook Along Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes Seashore
MTA #2021, Westchester Medical Center, New York
MTA #2021, Westchester Medical Center, New York
Bootlegger Tunnel, Utah
Bootlegger Tunnel, Utah
Lehigh Valley #576, Tuckahoe, New Jersey
Lehigh Valley #576, Tuckahoe, New Jersey
Ocotillo, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Ocotillo, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Interstate 90 and Tracks, Gillette, Wyoming
Interstate 90 and Tracks, Gillette, Wyoming
Views of the Overseas Railway, Florida Keys
Views of the Overseas Railway, Florida Keys
Along Snowy Range Road, Carbon County, Wyoming
Along Snowy Range Road, Carbon County, Wyoming

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Happy Valentine's Day to the loves of my life. 💟
Braddock
Youngstown, Ohio
Stoney, Robertsdale, Alabama
Man with blowing hair and overcoat taking a selfie
#connectedwiththesea
Relic from Grand Central Depot
On the Brooklyn Bridge
Van Gogh, "Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette"
Santa Fe
Fences
Another forlorn building (AFB)
Man on Ferry

#connectedwiththesea
Warren Steel #2
Transcontinental Railroad, Albany County, Wyoming 
2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the 1869 completion of the transcontinental railroad. I'm excited to announce that several of my photographs will be in a book titled AFTER PROMONTORY created by the Center for Railroad Photography & Art. Many other photographers will be featured including @alexramosphoto - @l.ableidinger - @richardkoenig6644. Thanks to Jeff Brouws for designing the book and to Scott Lothes & Co @railphotoart for the whole project!

There will be an traveling exhibition along with the book. Stay tuned for more info.
My interest in the Northern New Jersey landscape stems from the strange displacement I feel when passing through the area.  There’s no real sense of center, everything is crisscrossed with highways, powerlines, rail lines – everything that supports the larger urban areas of New York City, Newark, Jersey City.  I found that in photographing this scene of the Pulaski Skyway, a beautiful industrial relic built during the early days of monumental automobile infrastructure, there was an expression of that very spatial disorientation that is so indicative of this part of the Northeast.
Three Ponderosa Pines in the foothills of Brush Creek
Boy at Rodeo
Warren Steel
Denver, Rio Grande & Western #5771

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Highway Arbor
Highway Arbor
Locomotive
Locomotive
National Character
National Character
Railroad Landscapes
Railroad Landscapes

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Trackside Interview #6 John Sanderson, The Trackside Photographer
Jan 17, 2019
Trackside Interview #6 John Sanderson, The Trackside Photographer
Jan 17, 2019
Jan 17, 2019
Built in the Hudson Valley, Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance at Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff, NY, 2018
Nov 9, 2018
Built in the Hudson Valley, Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance at Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff, NY, 2018
Nov 9, 2018
Nov 9, 2018
100 Photographers Review, CENTER Santa Fe
Oct 21, 2018
100 Photographers Review, CENTER Santa Fe
Oct 21, 2018
Oct 21, 2018
Negative Space III Exhibition, Brooklyn Grain, New York City, 2018
Oct 18, 2018
Negative Space III Exhibition, Brooklyn Grain, New York City, 2018
Oct 18, 2018
Oct 18, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape at Usagi Gallery, L'Oeil de la Photographie
Sep 13, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape at Usagi Gallery, L'Oeil de la Photographie
Sep 13, 2018
Sep 13, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape Exhibition, Usagi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2018
Sep 10, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape Exhibition, Usagi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2018
Sep 10, 2018
Sep 10, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape: Conversation Between Dana Stirling & Noah Waldeck
Sep 8, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape: Conversation Between Dana Stirling & Noah Waldeck
Sep 8, 2018
Sep 8, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape, FLOAT Magazine
Jul 6, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape, FLOAT Magazine
Jul 6, 2018
Jul 6, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape, Subjectively, Objective
Jul 6, 2018
The Vernacular of Landscape, Subjectively, Objective
Jul 6, 2018
Jul 6, 2018
So Far Exhibition, Landskrona Festival, 2018
Jun 7, 2018
So Far Exhibition, Landskrona Festival, 2018
Jun 7, 2018
Jun 7, 2018

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  • January 2019
    • Jan 17, 2019 Trackside Interview #6 John Sanderson, The Trackside Photographer Jan 17, 2019
  • November 2018
    • Nov 9, 2018 Built in the Hudson Valley, Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance at Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff, NY, 2018 Nov 9, 2018
  • October 2018
    • Oct 21, 2018 100 Photographers Review, CENTER Santa Fe Oct 21, 2018
    • Oct 18, 2018 Negative Space III Exhibition, Brooklyn Grain, New York City, 2018 Oct 18, 2018
  • September 2018
    • Sep 13, 2018 The Vernacular of Landscape at Usagi Gallery, L'Oeil de la Photographie Sep 13, 2018
    • Sep 10, 2018 The Vernacular of Landscape Exhibition, Usagi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2018 Sep 10, 2018
    • Sep 8, 2018 The Vernacular of Landscape: Conversation Between Dana Stirling & Noah Waldeck Sep 8, 2018
  • July 2018
    • Jul 6, 2018 The Vernacular of Landscape, FLOAT Magazine Jul 6, 2018
    • Jul 6, 2018 The Vernacular of Landscape, Subjectively, Objective Jul 6, 2018
  • June 2018
    • Jun 7, 2018 So Far Exhibition, Landskrona Festival, 2018 Jun 7, 2018
    • Jun 1, 2018 American Splendour: New Photography, Ilon Art Gallery, 2018 Jun 1, 2018
    • Jun 1, 2018 Where is my American Splendour? Photography Exhibition Presents Hopeful View of American Politics and Culture Jun 1, 2018
  • May 2018
    • May 18, 2018 The change of America in the stunning photos of John Sanderson, C 41 Magazine May 18, 2018
  • December 2017
    • Dec 19, 2017 Issue 4 - John Sanderson: National Character Monograph, Subjectively, Objective Dec 19, 2017
  • September 2017
    • Sep 8, 2017 Surprisingly beautiful pictures of America's empty railroads, Love Exploring Sep 8, 2017
  • July 2017
    • Jul 31, 2017 Railways of America, Mirror UK Jul 31, 2017
    • Jul 25, 2017 7 Train: Minutes to Midtown, New York Transit Museum, Grand Central Terminal Gallery Annex, 2017 Jul 25, 2017
    • Jul 6, 2017 Highway Arbor, New Landscape Photography Jul 6, 2017
  • June 2017
    • Jun 27, 2017 In pictures, The empty railways of America, BBC News Jun 27, 2017
    • Jun 13, 2017 Bisected: American Railroads, A photo essay by John Sanderson, Terrain.Org Jun 13, 2017
  • May 2017
    • May 30, 2017 In the Mind’s Eye: Working in Large Format by John Sanderson, Life Framer May 30, 2017
  • April 2017
    • Apr 22, 2017 National Character by John Sanderson, The Artbo Apr 22, 2017
    • Apr 4, 2017 Life Framer Awards International Exhibitions, 2017 Apr 4, 2017
  • March 2017
    • Mar 26, 2017 Eyes on the South: The Counterpoint, Oxford American Magazine Mar 26, 2017
  • February 2017
    • Feb 9, 2017 Urban Life Winner, Life Framer Awards Feb 9, 2017
    • Feb 7, 2017 J.B. Jackson and the Railroad Landscape, Railroad Heritage, Winter 2017 Feb 7, 2017
  • January 2017
    • Jan 31, 2017 On the Rails, The Plus Paper Jan 31, 2017
    • Jan 16, 2017 Still Life Winner, Life Framer Awards Jan 16, 2017
  • December 2016
    • Dec 16, 2016 ART NOW, New Directions in Contemporary Photography, PULP Magazine Dec 16, 2016
    • Dec 10, 2016 John Sanderson, American Traditions + Railroad Landscape, L’Oeil de la Photographie Dec 10, 2016
  • November 2016
    • Nov 15, 2016 Youthhood Winner, Life Framer Awards Nov 15, 2016
    • Nov 5, 2016 Photographing Locomotives of a Bygone Era in America, Huffington Post Greece Nov 5, 2016
    • Nov 3, 2016 Art on the Tracks: Teens Explore the End of the Line Exhibition, New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn, NY Nov 3, 2016
  • October 2016
    • Oct 28, 2016 Group show 50, ‘Roid Rage, Humble Arts Foundation Oct 28, 2016
  • September 2016
    • Sep 19, 2016 Interview and Gallery, LOOSENART Sep 19, 2016
    • Sep 8, 2016 Man in the Landscape - Juror's Choice Award, PhotoPlace Gallery, 2016 Sep 8, 2016
  • August 2016
    • Aug 22, 2016 International Print Exhibition, Royal Photographic Society, 2016 Aug 22, 2016
    • Aug 5, 2016 Imagined Realities, PhotoPlace Gallery, 2016 Aug 5, 2016
    • Aug 1, 2016 Winners, The Photo Review Competition Issue Aug 1, 2016
  • July 2016
    • Jul 7, 2016 WE: Americans, Station Independent Projects, New York, NY, 2016 Jul 7, 2016
  • June 2016
    • Jun 22, 2016 Obscura Land Volume 2, Subjectively Objective Jun 22, 2016
    • Jun 16, 2016 Group show 49, I Love Kanye, Humble Arts Foundation Jun 16, 2016
  • May 2016
    • May 7, 2016 Art on the Tracks: Teens Photograph The End of the Line, New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn, NY May 7, 2016
  • April 2016
    • Apr 25, 2016 Dada Lives!, University of Cincinnati, Blue Ash, OH, 2016 Apr 25, 2016
    • Apr 9, 2016 Guest Speaker, Center for Railroad Photography & Art Annual Conference Apr 9, 2016
    • Apr 9, 2016 CRPA Exhibition: Railroad Landscapes, Glen Rowan House, Lake Forest College, Ill, 2016 Apr 9, 2016
    • Apr 7, 2016 Abstract, figurative photos at Ann Arbor Art Center, Detroit News Apr 7, 2016
    • Apr 1, 2016 Art Now: New Directions in Contemporary Photography - Best in Show - Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 2016 Apr 1, 2016
  • March 2016
    • Mar 26, 2016 John Sanderson, American Traditions, iGNANT Magazine Mar 26, 2016
  • December 2015
    • Dec 15, 2015 Art on the Tracks: Teens Photograph Forgotten Railways Exhibition, New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn, NY Dec 15, 2015
  • November 2015
    • Nov 15, 2015 Art on the Tracks: Teens Photograph Forgotten Railways, New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn, NY Nov 15, 2015
  • August 2015
    • Aug 9, 2015 American Traditions, Ain’t Bad Magazine Aug 9, 2015
  • June 2015
    • Jun 1, 2015 Artist-in-Residence, Brush Creek Ranch, Wyoming Jun 1, 2015
    • Jun 1, 2015 Railroad Landscape Photography, New York City to Brush Creek, Kickstarter Jun 1, 2015
  • May 2015
    • May 21, 2015 Issue 74, The Seventh Anniversary Issue, Fraction Magazine May 21, 2015
    • May 8, 2015 Riding the Rails, Without Seeing a Train, The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2015
  • April 2015
    • Apr 10, 2015 Center for Railroad Photography & Art Docent Scholarship Program, Lake Forest College, Ill, 2015 Apr 10, 2015
  • March 2015
    • Mar 19, 2015 Un treno chiamato desiderio, Il Post Mar 19, 2015
  • February 2015
    • Feb 9, 2015 The Hidden Beauty of American Train Travel, SLATE Magazine Feb 9, 2015
  • January 2015
    • Jan 26, 2015 Beautiful Lonely Railroads Winding Through America’s Landscape, Gizmodo Magazine Jan 26, 2015
    • Jan 19, 2015 Top 10 Photo Events in New York, Feature Shoot Jan 19, 2015
    • Jan 15, 2015 John Sanderson, All About Photo Jan 15, 2015
    • Jan 1, 2015 Stars & Stripes: The American Flag in Contemporary Art Jan 1, 2015
  • October 2014
    • Oct 29, 2014 All Aboard! Railroads & The Historic Landscapes They Travel, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ, 2014 Oct 29, 2014
  • September 2014
    • Sep 13, 2014 Railroad Landscapes Exhibition, New York Transit Museum, 2014-2016 Sep 13, 2014
    • Sep 8, 2014 Beautiful Photos of Railroad Landscapes Coming to Transit Museum, Brooklyn Magazine Sep 8, 2014
    • Sep 7, 2014 John Sanderson, Railroad Landscapes, New York Transit Museum, NBC News Sep 7, 2014
  • August 2014
    • Aug 29, 2014 These Photos Will Make You Pine For Long Train Rides On The MTA, Gothamist Aug 29, 2014
  • November 2013
    • Nov 18, 2013 Railroad Landscapes, New Landscape Photography Nov 18, 2013
    • Nov 16, 2013 Railroad Landscapes, The Documentary and Poetic, Ain’t Bad Magazine Nov 16, 2013
  • July 2013
    • Jul 25, 2013 Beyond the train: One scholarship helps artist add Midwest rail art to his portfolio, TRAINS Magazine Jul 25, 2013
  • June 2013
    • Jun 14, 2013 Artist’s Talk, United Nations Plaza, Joy Wai Gallery, New York, NY Jun 14, 2013
  • April 2013
    • Apr 12, 2013 Center for Railroad Photography & Art Docent Scholarship Program, Lake Forest College, Ill, 2013 Apr 12, 2013
  • November 2012
    • Nov 17, 2012 Annual RxArt Auction, Milk Studios, New York, NY, 2012 Nov 17, 2012
John Sanderson
Explorers, Egmont Key, Florida
Explorers, Egmont Key, Florida

Four boys, two of which are twins, stand infront of Battery McIntosh, a former coastal artillery base of the Endicott period. It is now a national historic site. This portrait was taken on 8x10 inch Kodak E100G film.

Drive-in, near Eden, Alabama
Drive-in, near Eden, Alabama

This picture from the National Character project depicts a large arrow pointing into the frame, for what might have been a drive-in theater. Stormy clouds move overhead and a cinder block base sits below the sign.

Dan, Wyalusing, Pennsylvania
Dan, Wyalusing, Pennsylvania

I met Dan at this overlook along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. In the background are former fracking sites. Dan related several stories of how the fracking industry has impacted him. He comes up here to practice.

Port of Superior, Wisconsin
Port of Superior, Wisconsin

SS American Victory, formerly the Middletown, is one of the oldest and most historic ships on the Great Lakes. The ship saw duty during World War II on both the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean as a tanker, where she's credited with shooting down an enemy airplane. She was also hit by a Japanese bomber. In 1975, American Victory's sister ship, the Edmund Fitzgerald was lost in Lake Superior with all her 29 crew.

West of Chamberlain, Oacoma, South Dakota
West of Chamberlain, Oacoma, South Dakota

The Milwaukee Road's Mitchell to Rapid City, South Dakota line was given up after the railroad went bankrupt in the 1980s. The tracks remain and the elevated viewpoint stretches our view westward toward the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Star of the West Milling, Lingoniere, Indiana
Star of the West Milling, Lingoniere, Indiana

Structures serving the agriculture industry surround the railroad in this view from the Railroad Landscapes project.

Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes Seashore
Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes Seashore

Mother and daughter look toward Lake Michigan along the Indiana Dunes National Seashore. The National Character series is a geographically broad rendering of the United States.

Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida
Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida

This is the National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Included here are propeller and jet powered military aircraft spanning the 20th century.

Steel Mill and Houses, Lackawanna, New York
Steel Mill and Houses, Lackawanna, New York

The large building in the background was once part of Bethlehem Steel, a major employer in this rust-belt region of the United States. Steel mills closed rapidly during the 1970s and 80s. The building burned to the ground in 2016.

South Dakota Central #103C, 1880s Town, Midland, South Dakota
South Dakota Central #103C, 1880s Town, Midland, South Dakota

I have an ongoing project called Fallen Flags. It's a document of streamlined locomotives scattered all over the country. This one found its home at 1880's Town near Murdo, South Dakota. I planned to arrive here late in the day -- to catch light on the nose. The day began early with photography across South Dakota of Railroad Landscapes -- grain silos, small towns, lone trees against the vast expanse of the Great Plains. As I began my final approach to photograph the locomotive, I encountered some nasty weather. Driving along I-90 the sky darkened dramatically and everything was near pitch-black as rain came down in buckets and traffic on the interstate slowed. I was resigned to my fate of not getting what I planned. As I got nearer to my destination, the sky was still very dark and rain continued to fall. I began working with the medium format camera and suddenly the sky began to break apart in the west, where the sun was falling. I saw an opportunity and as the rain stopped I grabbed my 8x10 camera and placed it in-front of the locomotive. I shot one sheet of film out of fear, having traveled this far from New York I didn't want to leave here without something -- even if it's not perfect. So I waited longer but time, and light, was running out.. After praying to St. Ansel and the Gods of Photography, the sky cleared and this is what unfolded in front of me. The sculptural quality of these locomotives in context of their surroundings is what interests me.

Highway Arbor, Treasure Island, Florida
Highway Arbor, Treasure Island, Florida

The Highway Arbor project depicts trees dwelling along roadways.

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