Cemeterio Gerneral, Guatemala City - 2015 /  by Garrett MacLean

I spent an afternoon walking through the main cemetery in Guatemala City. It had huge sculptural mausoleums towards the front of the cemetery, honoring important wealthy families. Towards the back, however, the average and poor were buried in large stacks, their final resting place a coffin-sized cubicle. What really interested me was the population of vultures inhabiting that portion of the cemetery. The funeral stacks backed up to the edge of a hill, with one of the city’s massive garbage dumps existing in the ravine below. The vultures filled the skies and rested on the stacks, seemingly indifferent to the visiting mourners.

Sometimes nature speaks simply (and profoundly) about economic disparities.

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Street Photography #4 /  by Garrett MacLean

Shot during a Boston visit in October.

Street Photography /  by Garrett MacLean

Got a new Fuji X100F, and have been using it for bike ride street photography. This week’s winners.

The One That Brought You /  by Garrett MacLean

This is Cecil, my trusty 1990 Toyota Corolla wagon. I bought him in San Francisco, 2007, to drive across the West and move to Detroit. Ultimately, the salty winter roads here were his rusty downfall.

Today, I am finally seeing him off to the Great Junkyard in the Sky. Pouring out some 10w40 for the one that brought me to the Motor City.

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Inspiration during the Pandemic #1 /  by Garrett MacLean

My amazing friend Jeff Sturges worked with other engineers and Detroit health care frontline workers to design PPEs that could be mass produced to help fill the void at hospitals locally and nationally. These photos were shot during 2 days of that collaboration process. (click on thumbnails to see full image)

OCD in CHI /  by Garrett MacLean

Spent part of a day in Chicago on business, the rest of the day walking around geeking out on lines.

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Detroit Back Catalog /  by Garrett MacLean

I found this image from 2015 while looking for something else. Reminds me of a documentary I saw about the Ukraine. Maybe this becomes an urban norm, if we keep heading down the same road we’re currently on. Hopefully not.

OCD in SF /  by Garrett MacLean

In for SF for a quick 48hrs, but it was oh-sooooo 65 and sunny. My love for San Fran rekindled.

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OCD in BOS /  by Garrett MacLean

Boston wanderings.

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Old Phone Photos /  by Garrett MacLean

I never do anything with my phone photos, because i hate taking photos with my phone. and I don’t have instagram. that said, here are some of the random phone photos I actually dig.

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OCD in LAS /  by Garrett MacLean

Streetscapes from non-mid-day walks around Las Vegas.

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