


Roadside Sign, Mississippi
Binhammer Photographs, Photoblog, Roadside America Photo SeriesSometimes there is no story...a sign on Highway 278, Clarksdale towards Oxford. Alone and on the road

The Sound at the Drive In Movies
Binhammer Photographs, Photoblog, Roadside America Photo SeriesWhat is: the Drive In movie sound system
What was: The concept for the first drive-in movie business originated with one man in the late 1920s. Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr. came up with the concept of watching movies from one’s car. He…

Teepee Curios, Route 66, Tucumcari, NM
Binhammer Photographs, Photoblog, Roadside America Photo SeriesWhat is: Teepee Curios, Route 66, Tucumcari, NM. A concrete wigwam fused into the front of a souvenir shop.
What was: Part of the magical tapestry of Route 66, the Teepee Curios building opened as a Gulf gas station in 1944. In 1948 it was…

Mound Bayou and Cotton
Binhammer Photographs, Photoblog, Scarred Places Photo Series
What is: Cotton Gins at Mound Bayou, Mississippi
What was: Mound Bayou, in the Mississippi Delta was founded in 1887 by former slaves, with a vision to be a self-reliant, autonomous, all-black community. For decades, it thrived and…

Beauty in photographs and the positive impact on our lives
Binhammer Photographs, PhotoblogDug deep into the photo archives for images for the monthly newsletter published today. In this edition, I took a look at beauty in photography and the benefits those images can have on our lives. You can read more here. You can also subscribe…