Birthday Kids

“Party time. Excellent!” Abandoned photos, memories of strangers, are my favorite finds.

Slow Dance

A favorite from a discarded photo album found in a dumpster.

Merry Christmas, 1922

A friend gave me her grandmother’s antique bureau, and told me to look for old notes, as the grandmother had the habit of writing down the history of her furniture, and placing it somewhere on them. I didn’t find any notes, but I did find this old photo of a gentleman and his dog. The … Continued

Must Love Cats

I found an old photo album in a dilapidated shed behind a house I used to rent. (2007) This guy must have been a cousin of the main characters featured in the album; there are only a couple of pics of him. He looks like a cool guy.

Lovely Ladies

It’s an amazing feeling to look into someone else’s life by holding in your hand something they have thrown away or lost. I treasure these items as fragments of true humanity. In finding and keeping these things I am helping to keep memories alive.