Kat Swansey Photo

07/02/2026

Discount Liquor off Route 66

🎞️ Portra 160
📍 San Fidel, New Mexico

🏷️ New Mexico film photography, New Mexico abandoned places, rural New Mexico, small town New Mexico, abandoned buildings in New Mexico, Southwest film photography, Route 66, Mamiya 645 1000s, Texas, abandoned places in Texas, Texas photography, small towns in Texas

06/30/2026

I was cruising the side street around Vaughn and found this industrial area I’ve never seen photographed before. And that’s why you get off the highway, pals 🥲

🎞️ Ektar and Portra 160

🏷️ New Mexico film photography, New Mexico abandoned places, rural New Mexico, small town New Mexico, abandoned buildings in New Mexico, Southwest film photography, Route 66, Mamiya 645 1000s, Texas, abandoned places in Texas, Texas photography, small towns in Texas

06/25/2026

Abandoned in Vaughn, New Mexico

🎞️ Ektar

🏷️ New Mexico film photography, New Mexico abandoned places, rural New Mexico, small town New Mexico, abandoned buildings in New Mexico, Southwest film photography, Route 66, Mamiya 645 1000s, Texas, abandoned places in Texas, Texas photography, small towns in Texas

06/24/2026

Living the dream, baby

06/23/2026

Ranch House Cafe in Vaughn, New Mexico

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🏷️ New Mexico film photography, New Mexico abandoned places, rural New Mexico, small town New Mexico, abandoned buildings in New Mexico, Southwest film photography, Route 66, Mamiya 645 1000s, Texas, abandoned places in Texas, Texas photography, small towns in Texas

06/19/2026

this juneteenth, i wanted to share a project that i've been quietly working on over the last decade.

for 15+ years, i've photographed small towns all across texas, and i always find myself returning to freedom colonies -- communities founded by formerly enslaved texans after emancipation. many of these places have disappeared or continue to fade into history, but their stories remain an important part of our history.

this post brings together photographs i've made over the years, along with some of the history behind each place. i hope you'll take a few minutes to read it. 👇

Some of Texas' most important stories are hidden in plain sight. This Juneteenth, I'm sharing photographs and the history of Freedom Colonies.

06/19/2026

Abandoned along the highway in Vaughn, New Mexico

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🏷️ New Mexico film photography, New Mexico abandoned places, rural New Mexico, small town New Mexico, abandoned buildings in New Mexico, Southwest film photography, Route 66, Mamiya 645 1000s, Texas, abandoned places in Texas, Texas photography, small towns in Texas

06/17/2026

Scenes from Petra de Luna, a ghost town in New Mexico

🎞️ Ektar

🏷️ New Mexico film photography, New Mexico abandoned places, rural New Mexico, small town New Mexico, abandoned buildings in New Mexico, Southwest film photography, Route 66, Mamiya 645 1000s, Texas, abandoned places in Texas, Texas photography, small towns in Texas

06/16/2026

A couple of abandoned restaurants off Route 66

🎞️ Ektar
📍 Santa Rosa, New Mexico

🏷️ New Mexico film photography, New Mexico abandoned places, rural New Mexico, small town New Mexico, abandoned buildings in New Mexico, Southwest film photography, Route 66, Mamiya 645 1000s, Texas, abandoned places in Texas, Texas photography, small towns in Texas