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In this episode of Capturing the Abandoned, Lex and I had the honor and  pleasure of interviewing Mr. Brian Fuller (@bfullerfoto) who calls Las Vegas, Nevada his home, when he’s home. He has provided us with many wonderful Stories from small town USA from across the country and has offered us quite a different twist on our shadiest place question.

Mr. Fuller has several projects in the works, including plans to open a gallery in Nevada called the Storytellers Gallery and he currently has a crowdsourced art book in the works.  There will be a link to this project in the show notes.

In our visit with Brian, We were happy to learn a couple of new words which includes - Poetography which is what he is a process Brian is currently doing with many of his images, and storyokie which will be making its debut very soon.

We ask Brian our usual questions along with a few others, plus do you have a few people to mention for a shout out?  Of course he couldn’t list them all - @elizabeththorp,  @michaelmazephotography @derekace85 @sierra_winds @jill_koop

Mentioned:

• Gofundme Site for his upcoming book https://www.gofundme.com/f/219060f1mo
  
• Website Home Page - https://www.bfullerfoto.com/
  
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Brian’s Contact Info:

• Best way to reach Brian is via Instagram - @bfullerfoto - https://www.instagram.com/bfullerfoto/
  

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What a Treat! In this episode of Capturing the Abandoned, Lex and Vincent had the honor and pleasure to interview Miss Vivian MacKenzie from Russell, Manitoba Canada. @vivian_lee_mackenzie

Vivian grew up on the Manitoba Prairies where she has always had an appreciation for the backroads and open fields because that is where you could find her playing. She finds repurposing old things always comes  naturally to her, whether it was something found or something she bought at a thrift store.

As stated in her bio, Vivian’s photography is as much about her as an artist, mother, friend and human being as it is about her telling a story about the forgotten, lost, and abandoned. She continues to find herself over and over, as she travels the backroads, never knowing what she will find, but always knowing there is a story to tell.

We ask Miss Vivian our usual questions along with a few others.
Do You have a few people to mention for a shout out? - Jeff Varnaus @jeff_varnaus, Steve @calmamidchaos, Todd Linderman @lindermantodd, Dan @djfowler55, @strange_orbit, Cyndie Conner Smith @technigrime, @shalla_mar and @bugsandyellowrugs

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• Enjoy the Music of Lex Nichols - https://lexnichols.com/home
  

Vivian’s Contact Info:

• Best way to reach Vivian - @vivian_lee_mackenzie via messages on Instagram
  

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Lex and Vincent had the pleasure of interviewing Martin Hogan of Grand Rapids Michigan. Martin’s passion for the abandoned photography started way back when traveling the backroads of Michigan in his youth with his mother and while riding in the school bus to and from school.

Martin currently shoots with a Canon 5D and uses a couple of prime lenses and is an avid and proficient user of Adobe Lightroom and photoshop. Martin has amassed an enormous collection of amazing images over the years over on Flickr - the link is down below to his site there. Martin’s handle on instagram is @niquitaspirit whose name comes from his first two dogs Niquita and Spirit.

We ask Martin our usual questions along with a few others.
Do You have a few people to mention for a shout out? - @fistfulofpowder @samasyava @jill_koop @sierra_winds @history_rambler @kirkbride.girl @ruralrevivals @_bozlo_ @exploring_the_void @rcj82 @teleglamsam & @rnld.jansen

Mentioned:

• Martin’s Flickr Feed - https://www.flickr.com/photos/smartee_martee/albums
  
• Enjoy the Music of Lex Nichols - https://lexnichols.com/home
  

Martin’s Contact Info:

• Martin"s Complete Bio and Questions Answered  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GeAB_1dkyCU0cP6sC6vlVgktpvmCzIAogk99VO4num4/edit?usp=sharing
  
• Best way to reach Martin - @niquitaspirit via messages on Instagram
  

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EP-15 Capturing the Abandoned Vincent St. Xavier

In this episode of Capturing the Abandoned, we have the honor to chat with Vincent St. Xavier, a medical courier out of Castle Rock, Colorado. With his job he has ample opportunities to travel the backroads over a large area of Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas. On his travels he discovers and documents an amazing amount of abandoned locations and shares them on instagram and Facebook. Vincent taps into his past experience in digital advertising, marketing, public relations, along with print and web publishing, and graphic design to bring out the best in his photographic portfolio. Vincent is Married with 3 children and is currently an empty nester. He very much enjoys the abandoned and is an awesome supporter and contributor to the bando community.   In this episode, we have the extreme pleasure to interview Vincent St. Xavier who is @vincentthome on instagram.

We ask Vincent our usual questions along with a few others.
Do You have a few people (Instagram photographers, art influences, etc.) to mention for a shout out? - Misty White @seeksinshadows, Beata Dorota Certo @abandoned_in_nm, Laura S. @thequeenof_rust @diaryof_abandonement, Jean @storyofjeano, Janet Marchbanks @jmarchb, Steve Harvey @steveharvey57, Ron Weathers @abandoned_influence, @detroitunseen, Catherine Harris @captainbattlebabe, @coloquix

Mentioned:
Enjoy the Music f Lex Nichols - https://lexnichols.com/home

Vincent’s Contact Info:

• Email - [email protected]
• @vincentthome - Primary IG feed, #Rurex & #Urbex photos.
• @vincentstxavier - Fine Art projects
• @coloresphoto - Professional Real Estate Photography
• Complete Bio and Questions Answered for Vincent BIO  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GLhxBXaKLmTgphUxgfO3uATMVrWaUYyLaPZPxceAmXE
  

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In this episode, we have the extreme pleasure to interview James Peterman and Kyle Brook of Ruin Road fame on instagram. In this episode, we are honored to have with us Kyle Brooky and Jimmy Peterman, and together they are Ruin Road.

This duo, each is specialized in his own talents, Kyle mostly doing the pictures and works on book publishing, while James is the guy behind the video and their extensive YouTube video portfolio. Together, They have produced 5 books thus far, with the latest one titled, Abandoned Flint, which will be released soon. As with all our guests, Lex and I very much enjoyed our time with these guys and we hope that you will enjoy them as well.

We ask these guys our usual questions along with a few others.
Do You have a few people (Instagram photographers, art influences, etc.) to mention for a shout out? Emily Anderson - @dilapidatedstateofmind, Christian VanAntwerpen - @christianv1978 & Derek Farnquist - @derek.farnquist.tsg

Mentioned:

• Enjoy the Music of Lex Nichols - https://lexnichols.com/home
  
• Email - [email protected]
  
• Ruin Road on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Jf0gHAqwUjq-1k9WR1t5g
  
• Ruin Road on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theruinroad/
  
• Ruin Road on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theruinroad/
  
• Ruin Road on Amazon - Search for Kyle Brooky
  
  1. Abandoned Detroit
     
  2. Abandoned Michigan: Doorways to Decay
     
  3. Abandoned Michigan
     
  4. Abandoned Cleveland: Ruins of the Rust Belt
     
  5. Abandoned Flint
     

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In this episode, we have the extreme pleasure to interview Miss Pattie of @pattiecakes1212 fame on instagram. Pat lives in Austin Texas and due to her employment, where she works for a non-profit that helps put people with disabilities to work, she is afforded the opportunity to travel quite a bit and this allows her to find and capture the amazing images that she posts on her instagram feed. She is a mother and blessed to be the grandmother of two amazing grandchildren.

In this episode we ask our guest Miss Pattie our usual questions along with a few others Plus Do You have a few people (Instagram photographers, art influences, etc.) to mention for a shout out?

Her 2 coworkers Ellen @elthebel and Tiffany @tiffrae15 who travels with her - Her BRV partners Adam @adamkmyers and Mike @tuckmikey and the ladies who keep BRV going @laurasusanphotography, @jennspix, @louanndonovan

And the people that inspire her with every story they capture - Dave @yetirydr_fx, Jill @jillkoop, Jackson @jacksonfaulknernet, Amy @ticondog, Don @drifterdon Fred @broad_brook and so many other talented photographers

Mentioned:

• Enjoy the Music of Lex Nichols - https://lexnichols.com/home
  
• Hub Moderator - 🔸@backroad_visions cofounder 🔸️BRV/VIP member 🔸@renegade_rides moderator 🔸️@raw_community_member 🔸Member TRB Family

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EP-12 Capturing the Abandoned With Jeremy Clodfelter

Jeremy @inthebluffs was born and raised in Las Animas, Colorado. LA (as we like to call it) and is very near the confluence of the Arkansas and Purgetorie rivers. This little town is situated about half way between were Lex lives in Rocky Ford and where I live in Lamar. Jeremy left Las Animas after high school, attended college at UNC in Greely, CO, married his best friend and got to travel around a bit before settling down in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. He operates a thriving Vintage and Antique retail business where he ships his amazing items around the world. He operates an Etsy Shop and has ‘In The Bluffs’

In this episode we ask our guest Jeremy our usual questions along with a few others.

Do you have a few people (Instagram photographers, art influences, etc.) to mention for a shout out? God, Wife and Kids plus @rosswill3 – Ross Wilkinson @beardontheroad – Christopher @kfrush – Kelly Frush @by_the_auer – Aaron Auer  @denisewyo – Denise Hawkins @will_payovich – Will Payovich

Mentioned:

• Jeremy’s Website - https://www.inthebluffs.com/
  
• Jeremy’s Etsy Shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/InTheBluffs
  
• Jeremy’s Email  - [email protected]
  
• Upcoming Interviews - Pat of @pattiecakes1212
  
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EP-11 Capturing the Abandoned With Kelly Gomez In this episode we sit down and interview the multi-talented and busy Kelly Gomez @theforgottensouth. Kelly currently calls North Carolina her home base where she works as a Digital Entrepreneur & Gypsy of sorts. She says she an avid historian first and a photographer second, but you sure can’t tell that from the beautiful images she creates and shares across her social media platforms. Kelly teaches an online class called Chasing Tin, and she is planning a historical podcast for the near future. In this episode we ask our guest Kelly our usual questions along with a few others. A little background and 411 How did you get into this type of photography? What is your favorite subject(s) to shoot? What equipment do you use? What’s your favorite utility, software, or photo editing trick? How long have you been doing this? What is the shadiest place you have been? Best place? What is your favorite story you like to share from your adventures? Best Shot & Why? Do you have a few people (Instagram photographers, art influences, etc.) to mention for a shout out? Shout Outs! - @dixiegypsy @brianbrownphotography @rust.devil @abandonednorthcarolina @ashleymdoty @itsbrandoyo @southern_ruins @richkern @johnplashalphoto @southern_girl_dreaming Mentioned: Gina’s personal Photography Website - https://www.farenoughphoto.net/ The Forgotten South Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/theforgottensouth/ Possible Book(s) coming in the near future  A podcast for abandoned historians coming soon Upcoming Interview - Jeremy of @inthebluffs & More to Come! Enjoy the Music of Lex Nichols - https://lexnichols.com/home Follow our Podcast You should be able to find this podcast wherever podcasts are served, including – Apple podcasts, Spotify, Google podcasts, Anchor, and more. You can follow for FREE, no charge, nada, zip! Visit and Like our Capturing the Abandoned Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/capturingtheabandoned/ Please visit and sign up for our Facebook Group - Capturing the Abandoned-International at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/262763911285835/ If you are a new or old listener we would love to hear from you. Please email us at [email protected] Check Out More Abandoned Programming Visit the Colorado Abandoned Website at: https://coloradoabandoned.com/ Give us a follow on the Colorado Abandoned FB Page at: https://www.facebook.com/coloabandoned/ Fun times, exciting Guests and Abandoned Content are Up Ahead! So Please Stay Tuned! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vince-gearhart/message

EP-10 Capturing the Abandoned With Gina Simonetti

In this episode we have the distinct pleasure to interview and feature the young and talented Miss Gina Simonetti of @ruralrevivals who hales from Lockport Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Gina thoughtfully shares with us, her love and passion for the abandoned. She enjoys her road trips to the country to explore and capture more images for her gallery, takes in a car show when she can and runs a photography business on the side, Gina is also a Moderator for the @abandon_seekers Hub and,  she still finds time to work on her growing collection of antique Knick knacks, pictures, and books.

In this episode we ask our guest Gina our usual questions along with a few others.

• A little background and 411
• How did you get into this type of photography?
• What is your favorite subject(s) to shoot?
• What equipment do you use?
• What is your favorite utility, software, or photo editing trick?
• How long have you been doing this?
• What is the shadiest place you have been?
• Best place?
• What is your favorite story you like to share from your adventures?
• Best Shot & Why?
• Talk about Hubs and Moderators - @abandon_seekers_ (Gina is a Mod for this one) rubex_revolution (no longer active) and @abandonedafterdark
• Do you have a few people (Instagram photographers, art influences, etc.) to mention for a shout out? Shout Outs!
  • @non.extant @jessicaleedoran @fistfulofpowder @Jill_koop @lostamericana @cyndee_urbex  @mike.wil @ohiorelics @richkern @j.meade.images @abandoned_appalachia @rutledgelandon  @mymoodyview @ashleymdoty @theforgottensouth
    

Mentioned:

• Gina’s personal Photography Website - ginamariephotography.co
• Desert Oracle Radio Podcast - https://www.desertoracle.com/radio/
• Software/Apps - Lightroom and Mextures
• Upcoming Interviews -  Kelly from @theforgottensouth, and Jeremy of @inthebluffs & More to Come!
  

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EP-9 Capturing the Abandoned With Miss Jill

We are truly honored to feature and interview Miss Jill of @alluring_epiphany She was born and raised in Historic Roebling New Jersey where she still calls home. Jill has a wonderful sense of humor and a keen eye for the unusual which she shows us via her beautiful images on instagram. She is an Electrical Designer by day and a Hub operator by night. Jill is an artist as well, where she draws in prismacolor pencils and most of her artwork is either for her home or her family. You can tell that being a Moderator for her Hub is her real passion and one she along with her other moderators do a most excellent job of curating the abandoned on the @urbex_utopia Hub

In this episode we ask our guest Miss Jill our usual questions along with a few others.

• A little background and 411
  
• How did you get into this type of photography?
  
• What is your favorite subject(s) to shoot?
  
• What equipment do you use?
  
• What is your favorite utility, software, or photo editing trick?
  
• How long have you been doing this?
  
• What is the shadiest place you have been?
  
• Best place?
  
• What is your favorite story you like to share from your adventures?
  
• Best Shot & Why?
  
• Talk about Hubs and Moderators
  
• Do you have a few people (Instagram photographers, art influences, etc.) to mention for a shout out? Shout Outs!  - @kevin1169 @imagosensus @yetirydr_fx @lostplacesphotos @carlibra_fx @cate2113_fx @detroitunseen @jill_koop @sunmadcat
  

Mentioned:

• Software/Apps - Snapseed, Handyphoto, Enlight and Quickshot
  
• Upcoming Interviews -  Gina from @ruralrevivals, Kelly from @theforgottensouth, and Jeremy of @inthebluffs & More to Come!
  

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EP-8 Capturing the Abandoned With Messmore

We are honored to have Amy Messmore from Peoria Illinois with us on this episode of Capturing the Abandoned. Amy currently works as a steamfitter (think pipefitter) and her instagram handle is @ticondog

In this episode we ask our guest Amy Messmore our usual questions along with a few others. 

• A little background and 411
• How did you get into this type of photography?
• What is your favorite subject(s) to shoot? 
• What equipment do you use?
• What is your favorite utility, software, or photo editing trick?
• How long have you been doing this?
• What is the shadiest place you have been?
• Best place?
• What is your favorite story you like to share from your adventures?
• Best Shot & Why?
• Talk about Hubs and Moderators
• Do you have a few people (Instagram photographers, art influences, etc.) to mention for a shout out? Shout Outs! 
  • @backroad_visions @pattiecakes1212 - Adam @adamkmyers - Michael @tuckmikey • @fx_hdr Mary @momfrantz_fx • @everything_transport Sheri @skydragonfotomaine - Rick @twowhls4me • @raw_abandoned - Fred @broad_brook • @abandonedafterdark - Jon @n0wherreman • @ipulledoverforthis Sally @sallycooperphotography • Dave @Yetirydr_fx • Teri @terithelibrarian • Brian @bmf136 • Milcah @journey.05-Milcah •  Lyn @justlinz-Lyn • Justin @justindanielnungesser • Francesca @sierrawinds • Marla @marlymack • Jackson @jacksonfaulknernet • Shannon @shannon.e.photographe • Jiayin @Myintermezzi • Jane @asisteredliving • Janet @jmarchb • Amy @zaedah.urbex • Kelly #kellycarverphotography

Mentioned:

• Software/Apps - Snapseed - TouchRetouch - Darkroom Photo Editor- Reflect mirror camera (IOS Apps)
• Upcoming Interviews - Jill of @alluring_epiphany & her hub @urbex_utopia, Gina from @ruralrevivals, Kelly from @theforgottensouth, and Jeremy of @inthebluffs & More to Come!
  
  

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