I got serious about photography in my late teens. Then I went through a long stretch of snapshooting. Then I got serious again. Then I went through another snapshooting phase. A few years ago I discovered photo blogs, which refueled my passion. In short order I got a digital camera and started my own photo blog (now euthanized).
My return to passionate photography wouldn't have happened without the incredible inspiration offered by my flickr friends. Thank you all. And great thanks, also, to those who visit and comment. Your interest is incredibly stimulating and encouraging.
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- French Quarter (New Orleans) 1305 photos, 112 members
- New Orleans 31783 photos, 2253 members
- Pigs 4688 photos, 1381 members
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- Street photography, hardcore 6882 photos, 439 members
- workin' at the car wash 189 photos, 81 members
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 58459 photos, 4887 members
- packaged 4039 photos, 1116 members
- Decisive Moment 46580 photos, 10893 members
- Walker Evans influenced... 2716 photos, 201 members
- Vitrolite Obsession! 617 photos, 131 members
- Canon Rebel XT 4087 photos, 231 members
- Ann Arbor 15302 photos, 969 members
- The Decisive Moment 7313 photos, 636 members
- Movie Theatres 4846 photos, 363 members
- Sartorialism 58 photos, 14 members
- Adult Books & Video (exteriors) 276 photos, 514 members
- URBAN New York 27165 photos, 2777 members
- San Francisco 96807 photos, 7206 members
- Older Cairo 1454 photos, 250 members
- Railroad Photographer USA/Canada 8379 photos, 209 members
- Colour/color street pix 611 photos, 72 members
- Mid-Century Modern Art & Design 5435 photos, 942 members
- Old bars, clubs & cocktail lounge exteriors 1382 photos, 206 members
- New Albany, Indiana 786 photos, 41 members
- Chicago... 63796 photos, 5706 members
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- Vintage Home Movies 68 photos, 44 members
- Street Performers 15847 photos, 2870 members
- Videos on Flickr 11386 photos, 9294 members
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- forgotten, forsaken, forlorn 312 photos, 317 members
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- Night Images 606795 photos, 69189 members
- International style architecture 457 photos, 82 members
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- Eerie, creepy or spooky places 42238 photos, 4274 members
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Testimonials (7)
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URBAN PHOTOS says:
"Joey, I hope you're organizing all the signage you've captured into some sort of a book. There are quite a few sign people out there, besides me! You've really done an amazing job of finding these fragments of 20th century America, which are long gone..."
23rd April, 2009
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Tom Spaulding says:
"Joey Harrison is the Flickr person that I wish I had the patience, persistence, and skill to be. An abandoned, decrepit, and decaying building in a bad neighborhood with a "NO TRESPASSING" sign is an invitation, rather than a deterrent, to Joey. But once he gets great shots from such a subject, he doesn't rush them onto Flickr. He saves up a number of photos of similar subjects to post at once, giving greater impact than if he had posted them individually, or he gets someone knowledgeable on the subject to provide commentary before posting.
If he could just recognize the photogenic qualities of cheeseburgers, he would be my perfect Flickr contact."11th November, 2007
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loungelistener says:
"My hero. Joey was the first person I contacted on Flickr, since he was also the first photostream I ever really looked at. He was helpful & willing to answer all my newbie questions. Not only did his photos inspire me to do more, his Mother's photos (also in his stream) just flattened me like a steamroller. I awed by them. Photographic talent runs in this family. I've since met Joey in person a few times, and I can say he's just as interesting and humorous person as he is here. A great guy, and someone I gladly consider a friend."
17th May, 2007
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chalkdog says:
"It wouldn't be flickr to me without the consistently involving photos of Joey Harrison. Joey was one of the first people here who became increasingly real to me as a photographer with a complex personality, a great eye, and a perpetually satisfying revelation of American artifact. I'm a bit less blind to things as a result of Joey's smart photos, his humor, his attention to his world. Thanks, Joey"
28th January, 2007
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Dania Hurley says:
"Joey has been a friend, a mentor, and an inspiration to me almost since I joined Flickr. Directly, he's taught me about perspective correction, and indirectly, he's taught me all kinds of things about what's worth pointing a camera at and how best to do it. (He's also responsible for my newfound interest in painted brick buildings.) I find not only his talent inspiring, but the fact that he's so prolific as well.
Thanks, Joey, for your friendship, for making me laugh so often, and for showing me how to grow as a photographer."12th December, 2006
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Newleaf says:
"I can't believe no one has written a testamonial for Joey. Well, then, let me be the first. I stumbled into his photostream through...Signs, I think, and rapidly got lost. You know how you go to the dictionary for one word and end up spending the night in the Rs? That was what it was like. First the signs, then the southwest photos, then the Detroit photos, then Gas Station Museum and on and on. And not only are Joey's tastes eclectic, but his skills are both varied and vast. He captures candid motion shots of his dog (and others) as well as stationary building fronts and collections of people, places and objects in his own unique and fabulous way.
Plus, he seldom (if ever) makes punctuation errors."2nd August, 2006
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LarryB says:
"Joey's pictures range far and wide and have a special focus on the traces of bygone days, sometimes vibrant, sometimes fading, but always with a sense of wonder. He's given me a totally new perspective on the American Heartland.
Thanks, Joey, for one of the finest photostreams on flickr."28th June, 2006











