Statement: Late 2018, the photographer Jake Wright began gathering collections of unwanted photographs and gave them a home; a new place in the world. In possession of over 2000 35mm slide photos, curating an ever-growing project of historic social documentation, it begins to dissect the role of amateur image making in everyday life. The photographs … Continued
Hello Found Mag! I was in a junk store in Brooklyn, NY a few months back and found this letter sticking out of a bin full of random miscellaneous items. The blue and red stripes of the envelope are what caught my eye and so I bought it for a dollar without even reading the … Continued
We found this in our front yard. It looks like someone was planning a pretty fantastic road trip. I can only hope they had a back up copy of this list.
I found this in a used copy of J.D Salinger’s Nine Stories. I had been looking for a copy of the book for an essay I had to write for university and found this tucked in the back with an old bus pass.
I found a roll of undeveloped film at a local thrift store and got it developed. The photos on the roll were from a couple’s trip to Universal Studios.
I found this by a dumpster during move out week at my university.
Found this on the floor at a local grocery store.
I am a photographer of the dying breed, the one that still shoots with film. After I get my film developed and scanned at the lab around my house, I rush back home to look through my images. This one time, though, there was an extra set of photographs which technically I did not find, … Continued
I found this list lying on the ground in a nearby alley.
This was on the back of one of the bills given to me as change this morning. It makes me sad to think of some kid having to use the money they were saving toward their trip to the magic kingdom for other stuff.