A Passenger's Gaze (or I80@80)

Admi, 2014 | Carbon County, WY, Image 1.

Admi, 2014 | Carbon County, WY, 2014

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Walm, 2014 | Carbon County, WY, Image 1.

Walm, 2014 | Carbon County, WY, 2014

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COPY COPY, I80 @ 80, 2014 | Glenwood Springs, CO, Image 1.

COPY COPY, I80 @ 80, 2014 | Glenwood Springs, CO, 2014

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H&R Block, 2014 | Memphis, TN, 2014

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KFC, 2014 | Memphis, TN, 2014

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Cedar Street, 2015 | Laramie, WY, Image 1.

Cedar Street, 2015 | Laramie, WY, 2015

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ICE, 2015 | Laramie, WY, 2015

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Rnchers Supply, 2015 | Rock River, WY, Image 1.

Rnchers Supply, 2015 | Rock River, WY, c. 2015

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a, 2015 | Laramie, WY, 2015

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UPPR, 2015 | Laramie, WY, 2015

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Victorian House, 2015 | Saratoga, WY, Image 1.

Victorian House, 2015 | Saratoga, WY, 2015

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EX450LC, 2015 | Laramie, WY, 2015

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No Parking 2015 | Laramie, WY, 2015

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Augs Are Human, 2015

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33, 2016 | Jeffrey City, Wyoming by Susan Moldenhauer, Image 1.

33, 2016 | Jeffrey City, Wyoming, 2016

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LEXION, 2016 | Jeffrey City, WY, Image 1.

LEXION, 2016 | Jeffrey City, WY, 2016

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Miller Lite Racing, 2016 | Shoshone, WY, Image 1.

Miller Lite Racing, 2016 | Shoshone, WY, 2016

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The Bunkhouse, 2016 | Jeffrey City, WY, Image 1.

The Bunkhouse, 2016 | Jeffrey City, WY, 2016

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STA, Laramie, WY by Susan Moldenhauer, Image 1.

STA, Laramie, WY, 2017

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About A Passenger's Gaze (or I80@80)

My work in the panorama format began one day in 2014 while traveling between Laramie and Jackson Hole, WY. Overnight the speed limit on Interstate 80 changed from 75 to 80 mph. What would happen if I set my iPhone on “panorama” and pointed it out the passenger window as I was moving at 80 mph? The first image was interesting, the second intriguing. It led to an ongoing exploration of image-making made from the passenger’s seat wherever I travel, whether into town, across the state or beyond. For me, these panorama images are dense, compressed expressions of time and place. Embedded in digital capture are artifacts of bumps in the road that contribute to the image’s compositional undertone, or digital staccato, repetitions of technical clutter that contribute a rhythmic gesture to the composition. Fundamental to the image-making process is the element of chance which begins with the click of the shutter. What is captured cannot be anticipated and is influenced by such factors as speed, road conditions, light, and the vagaries of the iPhone panorama-stitching process. The painterly, lyrical, and poetic, sometimes narrative, images are uncropped and unaltered in post-production.