What I’m assuming is a side project of Design Shed’s founder Troy Paiva, the Lost America series is a beautifully retro slice of desolate and abandoned pieces of America’s past. The past in this case is otherwise defined as the time from the 1950s-mid 1970s when everyone drove a Cadillac and people wore hats to work.

North Shore Marina, Salton Sea. All, the letters are gone now. That white crust on the ground? Dead fish. Millions of dead fish. Night, 160T film, 100% full moon / star light, 8 minutes, f5.6.

Inside one of the out buildings at the ghost town Lockhart, CA. Night, full moon, totally dark room, LED flashlight. Canon 20D.

The stars spiral overhead at the massive abandoned mine complex in Grantsville, Nevada. Night, full moon, 6 minutes, f5.6, 100VS film. Available light only.
Lost America: Ghost Towns