Water tower and telegraph pole at sunset, Louisville, TN

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Les Jones

I remembered this shot after following Jason Kottke’s link to the work of Brend and Hilla Becher. The couple photographed industrial equipment as art, devoting entire books to a single subject, such as water towers or grain elevators. The Bechers used black and white film because of the era in which they did most of their work, but these sorts of pictures cry out for black and white even when color is available.

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2 Responses to Water tower and telegraph pole at sunset, Louisville, TN

  1. Lizzie says:
    July 27, 2009 at 9:56 am

    What a great shot! It just makes me want to sip on a cup of coffee in the morning on my front porch and see that :)

    I stumbled upon your blog while doing research about the eastern TN area. I am thinking of relocating to Chattanooga next year.

    Have a great day.
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  2. Les Jones says:
    July 27, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    Thanks! If you’re ever this way look us up.
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