the silhouettes of people, including a child in a stroller and a family with a small child, observing various fish, including sharks, swimming in a large aquarium tank.

An older fisherman stands knee-deep in the gentle surf, patiently holding his rod and facing the vast ocean horizon under a soft blue sky with wispy clouds.

Person in a pool with water falling on their face, sitting against a wall of blue tiles.

a cherry tree is blossoming in the spring

A canoe outdoors

a cluster of vibrant yellow sunflowers, some in full bloom and others with drooping heads, reaching towards a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds, with a utility pole and power lines visible on the left and green tree foliage on the right.

A man playing the piano at home, illuminated by the sunlight.

A man’s head, wearing blue-rimmed sunglasses, is partially buried in the sand, with their face visible and a slight smile, surrounded by the textured, light-colored grains of the beach.

A person sits facing away from the viewer in a wicker chair, looking out through three large windows that show a view of distant hills and bare trees.

A deflated red mylar balloon is tied to a wooden mailbox post in a suburban neighborhood.

A black cat's silhouette is framed by a window as it rests on a perch, looking out onto the porch in a black and white photo.

A well-kept suburban front yard with a red mailbox surrounded by yellow flowers, manicured shrubs, and a concrete driveway.

A red mailbox stands at the corner of a driveway, nestled within a large bush of blooming yellow flowers and surrounded by lush green landscaping.

A single-story house with green siding and red shutters stands on a large grassy lawn surrounded by trees.

A person orders food from a retro roadside diner with a vintage pickup truck parked outside on a sunny day.

Steve's Place, a jewelry and watch repair shop, occupies an old white building on a quiet urban street corner.

A lone fan watches a baseball game from the stands as the bright sun sets over the stadium field.

A professional baseball game is played on a lush green field as the sun sets, casting a golden glow over the stadium.

A fan records a live soccer match on their smartphone from the stands of a crowded stadium at night.

Silhouetted fans in the foreground cheer as a soccer team huddles on the field of a packed stadium during a match.

An overhead view of a professional soccer match in a massive, crowded stadium at night, with fans cheering from their seats.

A lone patron wearing a hat sits at a table in an eclectic, chandelier-lit restaurant.

A rustic garage with peeling blue paint and a basketball hoop above the door, surrounded by plants.

Glass pane shows several jellyfish swimming through the water.

Child watches fish swimming in a large blue aquarium tank.

Two silhouetted figures, an adult and a child, are kneeling at the bottom of a large, bright blue aquarium tank that is filled with various fish and sharks swimming over a sandy, rocky floor.

a double rainbow has the appearance of ending behind a home

Traffic moves along a busy street passing the downtown skyscrapers.

A tall shelf in a kitchen contains a number of ceramic bowls as well as numerous jars of pickles.

Colorful baskets filled with peaches on a checkered tablecloth.

Some cabinets in a kitchen

A view of a house in a rural area

a kitchen view through a pass-through window, revealing a rustic stone pillar, open shelving with various items, a white refrigerator, and wooden cabinetry, all seen from behind a wicker chair with floral cushions.

A black and white, worm's-eye view captures a cluster of vintage Edison bulbs, creating an abstract pattern of glowing filaments and reflections.

a canoe is up on the bank of a lake

A classic, two-tone Dodge pickup truck is sidelined on the road by a completely flat rear tire.

a room with a lot of boxes in it.

a tire swing hanging from a tree in a backyard with a shed through a chain-link fence

A small white hut in a place with white earth on the ground and a forest behind

A bouncy toy leaning against the outside wall of a wooden house

a vineyard of some sort

a ladder placed against a blue house with plants in the yard at midday

A small wooden enclosure on top of a grassy grandstand and a metal fence in front

A classic house with a balcony, rocking chair and red door.

A bicycle is standing on a porch of a wooden house with a blue door in front

A woman with long brown hair smiles while seated indoors at an event with a brick wall, floral table settings, and blurred guests in the background.

Man leans on the rail next to a drink across the water from a bridge leading to downtown.

a person reading a book in a park next to their bike

A man pushes a cart down a city sidewalk, walking through a construction tunnel whose supports are decorated with large American flags.

A large grassy pasture where cows are grazing is enclosed with an old fence.

Glowing green drawings of UFOs and planets are superimposed over an image of a dilapidated, overgrown prison guard tower.

In a black and white photo, numerous pairs of sneakers hang from power lines in front of a two-story house, framed by out-of-focus tree leaves.

A white water tower in front of a forest and a beige grass field

Three green warning signs with white writing in front of a field with a lake in the background

A field with several sunflowers with yellow petals in an outdoor environment with a white sky

A classic car with a gleaming chrome bumper is parked in front of a tattoo parlor in a high-contrast, black and white street scene.

A yellow house with white pillars and black windows and trees in front surrounded by a small black metal fence

An abandoned prison guard tower with a broken window stands behind a chain-link fence, slowly being reclaimed by overgrown trees and vines.

A light pole on a small wall of a parking lot illuminating the ground in an outdoor, nocturnal environment.

A large wooden pier extending into greenish sea water with a few people on the beach

empty black stadium seats below a red and white press box

Sunflowers grow in a fenced garden in the backyard of a quiet neighborhood.

White pickup truck is parked at the end of a dirt road surrounded by trees and vegetation.

a person on a bicycle riding down a sunlit road, with a tall building featuring a prominent "PONCE" sign and an "O BEAM" sign on an overhead structure in the background, all framed by urban elements like sidewalks, trees, and power lines.

In striking black and white, harsh sunlight illuminates two massive ivy-covered pillars that frame a shaded porch with large windows.

Felt hat rests on the dusty steering wheel of an old pickup truck, parked in the middle of tall grass.

A view of an American flag in a suburban area

Sunlit green fig leaves cluster together with soft shadows.

An elegant house with a symmetrical façade, a well-kept garden and floral decoration.

A tower outdoors

An old truck parked in front of a house surrounded by vegetation.

An old white VW Beetle parked next to a house surrounded by vegetation.

A wide hay field with scattered round bales leads to a small red barn at the base of rolling hills covered in colorful autumn foliage.

Two fashionably dressed individuals pose dramatically against a clear blue sky.

A vast green pasture stretches across a gentle hill, dotted with numerous black cattle grazing under an overcast sky, with trees lining the horizon.

Abandoned auto parts store with faded signage and cartoon murals, overgrown with tall grass and vines, surrounded by trees under a cloudy sky.

Illuminated facade of Radio City Music Hall at night, with red and blue neon signs standing out against the darkening sky and surrounding buildings.

An old gold Cadillac parked beside a modern metal-clad building with weeds growing through cracked pavement on an overcast day in an urban area.

A vintage, gold-colored American car with prominent chrome bumpers is parked on a paved area with weeds growing through cracks, in front of a modern building with horizontal siding and a red brick building in the background.

A young woman stands beside a tree in the woods at midday, carrying a backpack and looking around the natural surroundings.

A shopping cart is lying in the middle of the street on a sunny day.

A rich layer of chocolate frosting is being spread with a metal spatula.

A skyscraper illuminated in the middle of the city at night, in black and white.

Brick wall with a window displaying potted plants and a neon “OPEN” sign.

An old black pickup truck sits in tall, dry grass in front of a brick building under a clear sky.

A simple wooden step ladder leans against a light blue horizontally paneled wall, with lush green bushes in the foreground and a rustic wooden fence to the right.

Black and white nighttime panorama of illuminated skyscrapers.

A hand-painted roadside sign with religious message stands by a rural field scattered with large hay bales under a pale sky on a sunny day.

the grass is growing high and has gone to seed in a field

A man wearing a hat and pink swim shorts stands waist-deep in the ocean as gentle waves roll onto the shore under a bright, partly cloudy sky.

A man's legs and black sneakers with white laces are lifted against a blue sky with faint clouds, seen from below in daylight.

used furniture has been put on the curb in front of a house

Lily pads with white flowers blanket the surface of a rain-soaked pond, surrounded by greenery.

A vintage RV outdoors in a city

A rusty vintage Chevrolet parked on a grassy yard during fall.

White cloth is hanging and spread out on a line in the yard in front of a house at midday.

A Chevrolet Camaro is parked on the driveway in front of a closed garage under the midday sun.

A basketball hoop installed next to a brick wall in a residential yard.

A cobbled street between old houses with moss-covered trees.

A series of rainbow umbrellas is flying in midair during the day.

Kelsey Smith

A collection of previously overlooked 35mm, medium format and some digital images, revisited with fresh eyes. These frames sat untouched for years, waiting for the right moment to resurface.

Shot across the American South, they capture quiet corners of suburban streets, rural backroads, fading signs, and the in-between spaces that often go unnoticed. There’s a mix of color and black and white, but the throughline is atmosphere. Memory, mood, and a sense of time folding in on itself.

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