About the Daytona Beach 1980 series

I can’t remember why I ended up in Daytona Beach but I did. I had a day to myself with no particular plans. I loved days like that. These were the days where you get the cameras out and go exploring. I certainly wasn’t interested in sitting on the beach all day, baking in the hot sun. What I was intrigued by was the small community that over looked this particular spot on the Florida coast line. This community did not have the fancy hotels and condos of South Beach. This was paint on paint. The motels had a worn out feeling - they looked tired. I knew for those who lived here year round this was their retirement dream home. 

The bright sunlight seemed to bounce off the building and push the colors forward. I was shooting at the time of day where the hard overhead sunlight is unforgiving. The light in this case, worked for me. I was able to capture a real portrait of this beach front oasis.

The images in this series were captured on film - 1980.