Simple Life and Americana Photography: Photographs celebrating Americana, traditions, and the treasures akin to a simple life.

rusty washboard on a wall — #S004 – Rusty Washboard on a Wall

country store rural missouri — #S005 – Country Store Rural Missouri

handmade bird houses — #S006 – Handmade Bird Houses

#S018 – Country School House Highland Illinois

Farmer's Market — #S019 – Farmer’s Market

#S021 – Mingus Mill Miller Smoky Mountain National Park Tennessee

Broom Maker's Shop Window Kentucky — #S023 – Broom Maker’s Shop Window Kentucky

Nuts for Sale Farmer's Market — #S027 – Nuts for Sale Farmer’s Market

#S028 – Peppers Apples and Oranges Farmers Market

#S029 – Green Bench Building Ste. Genevieve Missouri

#S033 – Cades Cove Methodist Church Smoky Mountains Tennessee

Blacksmith's Hands and Anvil — #S034 – Blacksmith’s Hands and Anvil

#S037 – Coffee Grinder Scale and Skillets

Blacksmith's Tools of the Trade — #S038 – Blacksmith’s Tools of the Trade

Grandma's Pantry — #S040 – Grandma’s Pantry

Spinning Wheel and Woman's Hands — #S042 – Spinning Wheel and Woman’s Hands

#S044 – Antique Coffee Cans Red and Blue

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About this Portfolio

The world moves fast, sometimes way too fast for me. As a society, we’ve lost touch with a simple life and a slower pace. To cure some of our ills, I think we need to re-connect with simplicity and end our obsession with consumption.

Contained in this gallery are images that I’ve captured at historical villages, small towns, flea markets and other places where forgotten treasures of the past still exist. I consider all of these subjects important and worthy of celebration. I believe they reflect simpler times.

I hunt for these images. When I find one, particularly if it is an object, I never touch it or move it. I try to capture it exactly how it is sitting in relation to the place it’s in. The people around me, however, see a quirky guy with a camera dancing around something… and I’m sure it makes for quite a sight!

If your home is decorated in a country, Americana style and you have an appreciation for the past and all things simple, I’m pretty certain you’ll find some images here that speak to you. I’ve had many people buy a series of these images and cluster them together to display on a wall in a kitchen, hallway or foyer. I think they would great as country restaurant decor.

Simple Life and Americana Photography: Photographs celebrating Americana, traditions, and the treasures akin to a simple life.

#S001 – Antique Coffee Cans

#S002 – Rusty Truck Rural Missouri

#S003 – Gossip Chairs

#S004 – Rusty Washboard on a Wall

#S005 – Country Store Rural Missouri

#S006 – Handmade Bird Houses

#S007 – Antique Candlestick Telephone

#S008 – Old Truck Old Glory

#S009 – Ball Jars

#S010 – Antique Steam Tractors

#S011 – Antique Phonograph

#S012 – Amish Gentlemen in Conversation

#S013 – Farmall Tractors

#S014 – A Country Clothes Line

#S015 – Cabin with Table and Chairs

#S016 – Stanley Steamer Antique Car

#S017 – Antique License Plate

#S018 – Country School House Highland Illinois

#S019 – Farmer’s Market

#S020 – Old Time Service Station

#S021 – Mingus Mill Miller Smoky Mountain National Park Tennessee

#S022 – Red Chili Peppers Drying

#S023 – Broom Maker’s Shop Window Kentucky

#S024 – Farmers in Discussion

#S025 – Coffee Grinder and Jar of Beans

#S026 – Old Time General Store Shelves

#S027 – Nuts for Sale Farmer’s Market

#S028 – Peppers Apples and Oranges Farmers Market

#S029 – Green Bench Building Ste. Genevieve Missouri

#S030 – Brownie Hawkeye Camera

#S031 – Old Coca Cola Machine

#S032 – Vintage Roller Skates

#S033 – Cades Cove Methodist Church Smoky Mountains Tennessee

#S034 – Blacksmith’s Hands and Anvil

#S035 – Diner Stools Checkerboard Floor

#S036 – Orange Soda Bottles and Crate

#S037 – Coffee Grinder Scale and Skillets

#S038 – Blacksmith’s Tools of the Trade

#S039 – Antique Spinning Wheel

#S040 – Grandma’s Pantry

#S041 – Pumpkins Gourds and Hay Bales

#S042 – Spinning Wheel and Woman’s Hands

#S043 – Old Typewriter on Desk

#S044 – Antique Coffee Cans Red and Blue

#S045 – Vintage Coffee Advertising Sign

#S046 – Antique Coffee Can Stack

#S047 – Indian Corn Cluster