sanchez music shop in van vorn. i’ve heard lots of interesting tales about this place but i know only one thing to be true: it’s one of my favorite buildings to photograph because that sign is so dang good 📍 van horn, texas 🎞️ kodak portra 160

self-serv 📍 van horn, tx 🎞️ kodak portra 160

there’s always a dang dollar general there to get in the way of your photo 📍 van horn, tx 🎞️ kodak portra 160

bud's die(sel) 📍van horn, tx 🎞️kodak portra 160

found in crockett, tx 🎞️ kodak portra 400

what's left of a baptist church outside alto, tx 🎞️kodak portra 400

there’s a 21 year old kid seeing john doe with his mom tonight and i cant help but wonder if my kid(s) would be this cool if i ever had one 🥲

pioneer memorial grove outside alto, tx 🎞️ kodak portra 400

seen in the ghost town of dextra, tx 🎞️ kodak portra 400

these useless interns smh

seen in sacul, tx 🎞️kodak portra 400

i spent years wanting to visit bugscuffle, texas — mostly because of the gas pump and the bright & early coffee mural on the side — only to show up and discover someone knocked over the gas pump. i've since been told that someone stole it 🥲 🎞️ kodak portra 400

sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name 🎶

i started a lil postcard club recently, and each month i send a postcard with a new photo. sign up by tomorrow to get this month's secret pic 🤠 www.postal.photos/kat-swansey

i will miss every single speed limit sign on a road trip but can spot an abandoned church buried in a forest with no problem, like this church. anyone else like this? 😂 📍 cushing, texas 🎞️ @kodak portra 400

what’s left of the dialville store and post office 📍 dialville, texas 🎞️ kodak portra 400

I really wanna share some big news but I guessssss I gotta wait to sign the contract first so I'm going to exercise some patience 🥲

a few more from neches, tx as seen in my book, texas textures vol. two 🎞️kodak portra 400

i wrote and recorded some audio about my first visit to the iconic roy's sign in amboy, ca, where i got to light up the neon (ahhh!!) 🤠 plus my experience trying to drive and photograph route 66 in rare, rainy california weather! hit the link: open.substack.com/pub/katswans...

mcdonald & son mercantile as seen in my book, texas textures vol. two 📍neches, texas 🎞️ kodak portra 400

New year, slow return to social media. I’m Kat, a Texas based photographer. I’ve loved cameras since I was a kid, sneaking into my grandpa’s office and getting busted for pressing buttons. Nearly 30 years later, I’m still shooting on film. My work is rooted in rural Texas. Hope you'll say hi.

the color of night, it’s a few drops of blood in the parking lot dirt i catch a hard right, i roll with the impact no matter how bad it hurts

tomorrow (wednesday) is the *last day* to get your orders in for delivery by christmas. and i only have like two books left, so get 'em fast! www.katswansey.com/shop

hey y’all, i’m running *very low* on books. if you want one for christmas, get it ASAP. www.katswansey.com/shop wednesday is the last day to order to receive it by christmas!

the next group show i’m part of is called “permission to experiment” and the idea is to do something different than i normally would. only problem is i’m torn on what to do — expired film in a holga or polaroids? help!

santa’s in a giving mood 😉 buy both volumes of texas textures and i’ll tuck a FREE copy of way out west—my west texas zine—into your order. treat yourself (or someone else)! www.katswansey.com/shop/books

my uber driver said he went on a date today and he was nervous about how it went. then he said it lasted seven hours 💀 SEVEN HOURS, dawg that’s how much time you spend with your coworkers, i think she likes you

sadly, the scanner was a bust. still sorting it out, but it appears the seller gave the wrong zip code to the courier who delivered it to.... who knows where. unfortunately I had to file a claim with eBay to get my money back, but the refund is pending and I'm still on the market for another V850 🥲

i made a lil holiday gift guide for the homesick texan or roadtrip aficionado on your list! 🤠 i’ve got discounted prints and free ‘way out west’ zines when you buy volumes one & two of texas textures. get yours: katswansey.com/shop *place order by 12/16 for delivery by christmas*

been working really hard on this marketing campaign at work and we're two days in and shit hit the fan LOL gotta love it

i made a lil holiday gift guide for the homesick texan or roadtrip aficionado on your list! 🤠 i’ve got discounted prints and free ‘way out west’ zines when you buy volumes one & two of texas textures. get yours: katswansey.com/shop *place order by 12/16 for delivery by christmas*

ho ho ho… or something like that! i’m running sales for the holidays 🧑‍🎄 get a free zine when you buy both copies of texas textures + prints are marked down to $25! great gifts for lone star aficionados, homesick texans, or people who love abandoned sh*t katswansey.com/shop

my new scanner is coming in today (after nearly two months in shipping) and I'm torn on whether or not I should sell my v600. I don't need a backup scanner, right?

ho ho ho… or something like that! i’m running sales for the holidays 🧑‍🎄 get a free zine when you buy both copies of texas textures + prints are marked down to $25! great gifts for lone star aficionados, homesick texans, or people who love abandoned sh*t katswansey.com/shop

some favorites from my recent road trip through southern cali (part two) 📍 abandoned water park in the mojave desert

just kicked on the heater for the first time this year. good mornin’ texas

feels good to be “home” 💘

some favorites from my recent road trip through southern cali 🌧️

TSA at the palm springs airport is so damn nice and friendly 🥰

I’ve got the flu for the first time ever

seen around ledbetter, tx 🎞️fuji 200

an abandoned house in ledbetter, tx. i love the chair that's been sitting on the porch for decades now (though i can't find any of my earlier photos of it) 🎞️fuji 200

good morning to everyone except nico harrison, who is having the day he deserves 😌 (and i ain't even a mavs fan)

cruising though ledbetter, tx 🎞️fuji 200

nothing hits like that first sip of a mexican coke

hey austin folks! I'm doing the austin studio tour for the first time ever -- yay! i'll be at hangar art studios all weekend from 12 - 6. come see some of my work in real life and say hi!

ain’t got shit to eat in the condo so i guess i’m having buttered tortillas 😋

seen around downtown ranger, tx 🎞️ lomography 100

suuuper excited to share that i’m showing work at the austin studio tour for the first time! ✨ i’ll have several photos hanging (and for sale) at hangar gallery in austin on nov 8-9 + 15-16. stop by and say hi or i’ll cry (not really, i just felt like rhyming). see yall there!

seen around downtown ranger, tx. shortly after these were taken, an arsonist set fire to the second baptist church 🎞️lomography 100