A place that I find public but also personal to myself is located in my hometown which is Janesville, Wisconsin. Through my route back to my hometown I see this specific place and through photography I have linked a relationship to it. This place is located on a highway road and has been much apart of my photography since high school and I have continued photographing it throughout college.
Ever since the occurrence of 9/11 the word “Pray” has been spelled out on this abandoned gas station’s sign. I also thought that it was appropriate to use this location as we just passed over the 10th year anniversary of that day. As I found it peculiar in existence I have chosen to photograph it throughout the years as documentation of the appreciation I have for it. Still to this day the sign says the word “Pray” and I feel that it is particularly important to me not only for its original meaning but for the continuation of it. I have found through conversation that not too many people recognize that it still displays this, though I still do. This is why I feel that this particular public place is unique and personal to me. I appreciate it and through documentation I hope more people come to realize its importance as well.
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