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Revela't 2023 Festival

Railroad Landscapes Installation at Revela’t 2023 Festival

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Gate, Unknown Location, United States

Highway Arbor, Rocky Road, Alabama

Jewel Box, Elwood, North Carolina

Highbridge, New York, New York

The Historic High Bridge, constructed in 1848, stretches over the Harlem River and railroad tracks in the Bronx borough of New York City.

Tree Along FDR Drive, New York City

Kentucky One Lane, Corinth, Kentucky

War Cemetery, Rowan County, North Carolina

An American Civil War Cemetery is seen in contrast to a recently demolished cotton mill in the American South.

2TRAINZ, Cleveland, Ohio

NA Tower, Martinsburg, West Virginia

View of Norfolk & Western (Now Norfolk Southern) NA Railroad Tower in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Railroad tracks are visible on the left and residential houses on the right side.

Oscar Ewton Elevator, Sayre, Oklahoma

Grain elevators such as this one line the tracks throughout the United States.

Ride on Faith, Saratoga, Wyoming

Three crosses are seen on the foothills approaching the Medicine Bow Mountains.

Steelways Shipyard, Newburgh, New York

Railroad Landscape showing the Steelways Shipyard building in Newburgh, New York. Railroad tracks stretch horizontally along the bottom of this panoramic image with the building's glass windows reflecting various shades of blue. The railroad tracks are still actively used by CSX Transportation. Taken on large format 4x5 camera using 4 negatives stitched together.

Nepera Chemical, Harriman, New York

Razed in 2015, Nepera Chemical is a superfund site and operated from 1942 until 2005. Nepera produced pyridine, used in agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals, as well as niacin, a food additive. The American Flag on the tank is symbolic of declining industry.

Bearded Lady, Willets Point, New York

The image shows the intersection of Willet’s Point Boulevard and 37th Ave in the borough of Queens, New York City. The area is colloquially known as “The Iron Triangle” or “Willets Point”. The area was originally the city’s ash pit and referenced in The Great Gatsby during one of their sojourns driving into the city. Since the 1950s it has been a junkyard and auto repair mecca. There is no plumbing or city services to the area – you can imagine the smell. In the last few years it has been in the cross-hairs of city government and private interests as they are hellbent on franchising the neighborhood into shopping and residences. In fact, demolition has already begun and the structure (if you would call it that, many of these auto repair shops were housed in nothing more than an arched steel shed) I stood on create this picture is now gone and the rest of the neighborhood seems to be following suit. I spent many days wandering Willets Point, which is really only about a 2/3 of a mile in size photographing the colorful facades and people that worked there. The figures in the scene are not posed, I waited about two hours for the right combination of light and subject placement. Like many of my images, the area was scouted out well ahead of time. Willets Point has been in my memory since I was a child, as my father would take his truck there for parts. It was shot on my 8×10″ camera using a Fujinon 600mm C lens and Kodak Portra 400 film.

House along the Ohio, West Virginia

A newly constructed house sits along the Ohio River in West Virginia.

Mountain Holler, Ashe County, North Carolina

View West, Oak Harbor, Ohio

View East, Oak Harbor, Ohio

Highway Arbor, Route 130, Laramie, Wyoming

Before climbing the Snowy Range Mountains, Route 130 (also known as the Snowy Range Road) passes through Laramie, Wyoming. Here we see The Boardwalk, a local flea market and leatherworker.

Doug, London, Kentucky

Restaurant Manager, Frisch's Big Boy, Kentucky

Bristlecone Pine, Carbon County, Wyoming

A tree is seen overlooking the Sierra Madre Mountains and the High Plains of Carbon County, Wyoming.

Jeff, Waverly, West Virginia

Jeff sits under a tree during Spring in West Virginia. Next to him is the General Merchandise store that has been in his family since 1900.

Owens Tire Co, Corbin, Kentucky

Tywappity Township, MIssouri

Route 36, Eatontown, New Jersey

Overlook Along Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes Seashore

Mother and daughter look toward Lake Michigan along the Indiana Dunes National Seashore

Lighthouse, Two Harbors, Minnesota

Brownhoist III, Cleveland, Ohio

The Brownhoist bulding was originally completed around 1900 to assemble cranes.

Lumber, Hanover County, Virginia

Brownsville, Pennsylvania

In Western Pennsylvania, railroad tracks are seen through a collapsed structure along the Monongahela River.

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THEN & NOW

K4s Pacific Class Locomotive
Strasburg, Pennsylvania
60x70” pigment print from 8x10” transparency

I recently time traveled back to 1929 in order to photograph a Pennsylvania Railroad K4 class Pacific locomotive so that I

‘TRIPLE COUNTERPOINT, Lee County, North Carolina’ *camera setup last slide

Is not as mysterious to me as it is to you?

This image is discussed in this weeks Truth in Common post: https://notchcode.substack.com/p/truth-in-common-27?r=z

National Character is a geographically broad rendering of social landscapes found across the American Realm. These photographs portray the postclectic era, a current epoch bridging the transition between the poetically rich post-industrial and the e

MANHATTAN, As seen from Blissville, New York, 2011 for “National Skyscraper Day” a diptych of two 4x5” frames exposed in slightly shifting morning light.

DANNY AND HIS DOG, Woodbine, Kentucky

As I drove north through Eastern Kentucky’s winding valleys, the sky began to darken into a twilight blue and I continued to scan the many roads winding off into the isolated hollers for something to phot

MARC STREAMLINER, Bensenville, Illinois (2021)

The light as you saw in the reel was not great, but it turned out ok in printing.

Last slide is the Offering I left to the spirit Gods of the postclectic age

DUSK AT BROWNHOIST, Cleveland, Ohio

Created on the trip being posted on my reels.

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The Ferry

Carbon County

Highway Arbor

National Character

Railroad Landscapes

Locomotive

Kentucky Commission

The Grove

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Featured

January 8, 2025

Ep. #51: The American Scene: John Sanderson’s Journey through American Landscapes

January 8, 2025

Interview with Patrick Lee Hubbard

January 8, 2025

September 23, 2024

The Grove, Zatara Press

September 23, 2024

A booklet and poem containing 25 black and white photographs.

September 23, 2024

November 1, 2023

National Character, Galerie ChaShaMa, New York City

November 1, 2023

National Character Exhibition at Galerie Chashama in Manhattan, New York City, November 17 - December 14, 2023

November 1, 2023

August 31, 2023

Der Greif Magazine: Carbon County Q&A with John Sanderson

August 31, 2023

Der Greif Magazine Interview

August 31, 2023

May 9, 2023

Railroad Landscapes, Revela't Festival, Vilassar de Dalt, BCN, 2023

May 9, 2023

Railroad Landscapes Exhibition at the Revela’t Analogue Film Photography Festival in Vilassar de Dalt, Barcelona June 3-18, 2023

May 9, 2023

October 24, 2022

Carbon County Folio Box and Booklet, Zatara Press

October 24, 2022

A booklet and hand-crafted folio box containing 24 signed and numbered color photographs tipped into letterpress boards. Published by Zatara Press.

October 24, 2022

August 11, 2022

Commission, Kentucky Documentary Photography Project, 2022

August 11, 2022

Commission to photograph the state of Kentucky

August 11, 2022

Yes, And: A survey exhibition of artists connected to Staten Island, Staten Island Museum, 2022-2023

August 11, 2022

A survey exhibition of art and artists connected to Staten Island

June 10, 2022 - March 26, 2023

August 11, 2022

Railroad Landscapes Presentation, Center for Railroad Art

August 11, 2022

John Sanderson discusses the origins and progress of his on-going photographic series titled Railroad Landscapes.

August 11, 2022

March 17, 2022

Along the Railroad Tracks, a Forgotten Landscape, FeatureShoot

March 17, 2022

An interview with FeatureShoot’s Ellyn Kail

March 17, 2022

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January 2025
- Jan 8, 2025 Ep. #51: The American Scene: John Sanderson’s Journey through American Landscapes Jan 8, 2025
September 2024
- Sep 23, 2024 The Grove, Zatara Press Sep 23, 2024
November 2023
- Nov 1, 2023 National Character, Galerie ChaShaMa, New York City Nov 1, 2023
August 2023
- Aug 31, 2023 Der Greif Magazine: Carbon County Q&A with John Sanderson Aug 31, 2023
May 2023
- May 9, 2023 Railroad Landscapes, Revela't Festival, Vilassar de Dalt, BCN, 2023 May 9, 2023
October 2022
- Oct 24, 2022 Carbon County Folio Box and Booklet, Zatara Press Oct 24, 2022
August 2022
- Aug 11, 2022 Commission, Kentucky Documentary Photography Project, 2022 Aug 11, 2022
- Aug 11, 2022 Yes, And: A survey exhibition of artists connected to Staten Island, Staten Island Museum, 2022-2023 Aug 11, 2022
- Aug 11, 2022 Railroad Landscapes Presentation, Center for Railroad Art Aug 11, 2022
March 2022
- Mar 17, 2022 Along the Railroad Tracks, a Forgotten Landscape, FeatureShoot Mar 17, 2022
February 2022
- Feb 10, 2022 Investigations in Infrastructure, Subjectively, Objective Feb 10, 2022
- Feb 10, 2022 Everything is Narrative, Subjectively, Objective Feb 10, 2022
- Feb 10, 2022 The Railroad and The Art of Place, Center for Railroad Art Feb 10, 2022
October 2021
- Oct 6, 2021 Time Between Trains: Photographs by John Sanderson, The Master Gallery, 2022 Oct 6, 2021
October 2020
- Oct 8, 2020 Ron Rash, Serena, Éditions Gallimard (Cover) Oct 8, 2020
July 2020
- Jul 14, 2020 Magnetic West: The Enduring Allure of the American West Jul 14, 2020
- Jul 2, 2020 Magnetic West Virtual Artist Talk, Figge Art Museum Jul 2, 2020
June 2020
- Jun 14, 2020 Magnetic West: The Enduring Allure of the American West, Souix City Art Center, Souix City, Iowa, 2021 Jun 14, 2020
- Jun 13, 2020 Magnetic West: The Enduring Allure of the American West, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa, 2020 Jun 13, 2020
February 2020
- Feb 10, 2020 The Road, JKC Gallery, Trenton, New Jersey, 2020 Feb 10, 2020
- Feb 7, 2020 John Sanderson Interview | Carbon County – Episode 109, The Real Photo Show Feb 7, 2020
August 2019
- Aug 29, 2019 Rust Belt Biennial, Sordoni Gallery, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, 2019 Aug 29, 2019
- Aug 19, 2019 Interview with John Sanderson, FLOAT Magazine Aug 19, 2019
June 2019
- Jun 25, 2019 John Sanderson: Carbon County, Lenscratch Jun 25, 2019
- Jun 10, 2019 John Sanderson: Why Large Format Film is Essential to My Work, Photo District News Jun 10, 2019
April 2019
- Apr 5, 2019 Carbon County Folio Box and Booklet by John Sanderson, Kickstarter Apr 5, 2019
- Apr 1, 2019 Observations in the Ordinary, Subjectively, Objective Apr 1, 2019
March 2019
- Mar 29, 2019 After Promontory: 150 Years of Transcontinental Railroading, Indiana University Press Mar 29, 2019
- Mar 25, 2019 After Promontory: 150 Years of Transcontinental Railroading, BYU Art Museum, Provo, Utah, 2019 Mar 25, 2019
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 Landscape 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
June 2014
- Jun 18, 2014 The Shop Jun 18, 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

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September 10, 2023

Revela't 2023 Festival

September 10, 2023

Railroad Landscapes Installation at Revela’t 2023 Festival

September 10, 2023

October 6, 2021

Time Between Trains Exhibition

October 6, 2021

The Master Gallery

October 6, 2021

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Revela't 2023 Festival

Railroad Landscapes Installation at Revela’t 2023 Festival

Time Between Trains Exhibition

The Master Gallery

All tagged exhibition catalogue

Jul 14

Jul 14 Magnetic West: The Enduring Allure of the American West

John Sanderson

3. Books

Published for an exhibition at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, Magnetic West features over 160 photographs by some of the most renowned photographers of the 19th and 20th centuries.