been a lil quiet around these parts because i snuck off to the catskills for my first ever artist residency at the perch hotel!!!! makin’ new photos inspired by the quiet magic of the catskill mountains ✨

gonna learn to drive in new york city today so that’s gonna be a blast

spotted off route 66 📍san jon, new mexico 🎞️ kodak ektar

tepee curios off route 66 📍tucumcari, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

blue swallow on route 66 📍 tucumcari, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

i’ll reply to all comments tomorrow. i had a lil medical procedure done this morning and feel too loopy to be online

quality food drive in off route 66 📍 tucumcari, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

ranch house cafe on route 66 📍 tucumcari, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

sitting in frazier’s drowning my sorrows in a modelo (and responding to emails). guy clark just came on the jukebox. i love this damn bar.

she wants so badly to be helpful when i’m working and idk how to tell her she’s actually a massive (and cute) distraction

palomino motel; roadside off route 66 📍 tucumcari, new mexico 🎞️ kodak ektar

friday night i was hanging at the continental club and a guy walks in holding a book… then i realized it was *my* book. he said he took it out one other time and someone told him, “that book is so good!” i’m still in my feelings seeing my little “baby” out in the wild 🥲

bill’s auto service 📍 tucumcari, new mexico 🎞️ kodak ektar

just outside tucumcari 🎞️ kodak gold

not much left of this church in newkirk, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

i am generally unimpressed with the american healthcare system. but i have to admit that i’m overwhelmed with gratitude at the number of docs who are willing to go above and beyond to see me, including skipping their lunch breaks to pencil me in, before my insurance coverage ends in two weeks ❤️‍🩹

another abandoned storefront off route 66 📍 newkirk, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

big cheesin’ because WE BACK, BABY!!!!!! #gospursgo

abandoned on route 66 📍 newkirk, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

abandoned on route 66 📍 newkirk, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

i got friends in low places

just drove three hours to buy stage lights for my dad so he can set them up around his pond and watch the fish at night 😂

a friend recently asked how they could support my photography now that it’s my full time job without buying more books (since they already have ‘em 🥲), so i set up a virtual tip jar. i share about 90% of my work for free online, so if you feel like buying me a beer… buymeacoffee.com/katswanseyphoto

a lil moment of appreciation for wildflowers along a dirt road 📍 cuervo, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

dead end 📍 cuervo, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

abandoned houses in cuervo, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

seen around santa rosa, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

i never understand how to respond when someone tells me my photos would look great in black and white. it’s not black and white because i don’t shoot in black and white…?

rio pecos ranch trucking 📍santa rosa, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

happy motoring! 📍santa rosa, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

scenes from santa rosa, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

abandoned along the highway in tres piedras, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

immaculate conception church in tres piedras, new mexico — built in 1900 🎞️ kodak gold

tres piedras, new mexico on a fall day 🎞️ kodak gold

one of the coolest parts of being self employed is posting up at my local dive bar to send some emails while enjoying a 3pm beer and they’ve got dr. john blasting on the jukebox 😮‍💨

the mills mansion in springer, nm 🎞️ kodak gold

proof of life after a rough month. feelin’ better and realizing… no job, no man, no problems, baby!!!! 🌺

i feel like i’ve seen this first photo in my dreams though i don’t exactly remember 📍 mount dora, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

been a little MIA — got laid off after 13 years + went through a breakup. i didn’t have it in me to keep up with one more thing. feeling more like myself again + getting back to scanning film. new prints are up if you wanna support me: katswansey.com/shop 💐 these would look real good on your wall!

abandoned in mount dora, nm 🎞️ kodak gold

huge life update: i was laid off from Vrbo last week after 13 years. surreal to even type. feeling a lot, but mostly grateful for the friends + experiences. i’m pursuing photography full time now. if you like my work, *please* consider buying a print, zine, or book to support me katswansey.com/shop

seen around folsom, new mexico side note: bummed to have missed the volcano nearby 🎞️ kodak gold

an abandoned church in grenville, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

more from grenville, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

seen around grenville, new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

a few more from a ghost town in new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

seen around a ghost town in new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold

my birthday was a few days ago, and the new year brought the urge to sell everything and focus on new projects. so all my prints and zines are heavily marked down! get ‘em while ya can: www.katswansey.com/shop

a fun update no one asked for: we had a great time at my art show, he broke my f'n heart three days later, and has been begging for me back ever since. as a full blown lover girl, I hate love, man.

a few photos from a secret spot i found on accident — some of my favorite photos i’ve taken in the last couple years 📍 new mexico 🎞️ kodak gold