In 1982 we were living in San Angelo, Texas. Recently married, we had no savings and relatively small incomes. But we had cameras, a car and a roadmap and on days off from our jobs, we started roaming the countryside, stopping at each small town on the map and photographing what we saw. In 1982 we had no idea these expeditions would turn into a forty year endeavor.
Our photographs are documents through the eyes of artists. We see beauty in the obvious signs of the passage of time. Our images seek out subtle, close-in things that are easily missed --- small visual secrets that are all around us. The photos undoubtedly evoke a sense of nostalgia, but more than a yearning for that which no longer is, we wish to acknowledge what once was. We have a curiosity for other times and other experiences.
John Mattson
Karen Zimmerly