Power Pool, Selkirk Yard, New York 3 - 1991

"Power Pool, Selkirk Yard, New York" (1991) is a black and white photograph by James Welling that captures a line of diesel locomotives parked in a railyard. The image, which is typical of Welling's work, highlights the stark beauty of industrial landscapes through the interplay of light and shadow. The lines of the trains, the tracks, and the power lines create a geometric pattern that emphasizes the powerful presence of this industrial site. Welling's photographs challenge traditional notions of beauty by finding the aesthetic in the mundane and the overlooked.