From Interstate 25, north edge of Denver 1973

Robert Adams made this photograph somewhere along Interstate 25, on the north edge of Denver. There's something quietly haunting about the view. I imagine Adams, setting up his camera, carefully framing the houses and billboards. It’s a slice of suburban life, seen from the highway. He's noticing things that are not supposed to be noticed. The mundane beauty of the ordinary, I guess. It feels like a painting because he’s trying to catch a fleeting moment of light and shadow. Adams’s photos always make me think about Walker Evans, and the Bechers, their work a constant reminder that beauty and meaning can be found in the everyday, overlooked corners of our world. Artists keep looking, reminding us to see more than we think.