Granite glory for a trio in an entrance to the headquarters of the Canadian National Railway and Central Station, Montreal. I have photographed about 700 phones (I know, I know.) But these are the first I've seen with that extra bezel on the front. (HasselbladSWC, Zeiss38mmf4.5 Biogon, KodakTRIX)

The Madrid 2.0 service centre, Quebec Autoroute 20 near Drummondville. The photo L shows the original Madrid which it replaced in 2012. It featured monster trucks and life size-ish dinosaur statues now replaced by McDonald's, St. Hubert and Couche Tard. (HasselbladSWC, Zeiss38mmf4.5 Biogon, KodakTX)

Chatham, Ontario. It appeared to still be in business. (Leica M Monochrom, 50mm f1.2 Noctilux ASPH)

Windsor Station, Montreal. The doors to the payphones are locked, seemingly permanently. Once the headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Railway, its tracks now end a few blocks west and the building is an office tower and, below, a transit terminal. (HasselbladSWC, 38mmf4.5 Zeiss Biogon, KodakTri X)

For everyone who is wondering how to say "Fuji Film" in Malay. Kuala Lumpur. (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH)

The Central Market, Kuala Lumpur. It's one of the most prominent (and busy) British colonial relics. (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH)

First Baptist Church in Chatham, Ontario. In 1858, the American abolitionist John Brown came here to plan a guerrilla war against slavery in the U.S. and to recruit people to his cause. Their unsuccessful attempt to seize an armory led to Brown's hanging. (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 SummiluxASPH)

Busan, South Korea. As we drove past it, the parking garage appeared to be largely filled with luxury cars (Leica M Monochrom, 50mm f1.2 Noctilux)

I spent just over a week following Canada's prime minister around parts of Asia. I found exactly one pay phone -- and it's kind of a cheat at that. That photo has yet to be developed. But I did find this call box in the former city centre of Kuala Lumpur. (Leica M Monochrom, 50mm f1.2 Noctilux ASPH)

The VIA Rail Canada station, Chatham, Ontario. Signs on the hoarding warn about asbestos, not surprisingly. (Leica M Monochom, the CCD one, 50mm f1.2 Noctilux ASPH, YG filter.

The Belle Vista Motel in Marmora, Ontario in August 2016. Once a highlight of Highway 7, It sat on top of a ridge so it may have had a wonderful view out the back. The motel is now closed. (Leica M Typ 262, 35mm Summicron M ASPH)

And one more payphone form Mexico City, this time outside of a day care center. Someone thought it a good idea to plant a garden in front of the phone. The repair to its wire does not look promising either. (Leica R8, 21mm f4 Super Angulon, Kodak Tri X)

The Canadian National Railway trestle in Parry Sound, Ontario is as busy as it is big. (Deardorf 8x10, 190mm f6.3 Kodak Wide Field Ektar, Kodak Portra 160)

A very sad payphone in Mexico City without a receiver or its cord. I had to break the "no people with the phones" rule. Otherwise I'd still be there waiting for everyone to go away. (Leica R8, 21mm f4 Super Angulon R, Kodak TriX)

Continuing the hunt for payphones in Mexico City: A kiosk in unusually good repair near the National Folkloric Dance school and a dance theatre. (Leica R8, 21mm f4 Super Angulon R, Kodak TriX)

Now some Mexico City phone action. This one earns its keep by propping up a bicycle cafe. (Leica R8, 21mm f4 Super Angulon R, Kodak TriX)

Construction equipment spending the night in the bush along South Portage Road, Lake of Bays, Ontario (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH)

Bayview O Train Station, westbound platform, Ottawa. (Leica M Monochrom, the M9 based original, 50mm f1.2 Noctilux ASPH)

The second payphone at the Wolfe Island Ferry terminal in Kingston, Ontario. It's impossible to tell from the outside if the adjacent new terminal building will boast this feature. Although it seems unlikely. (Leica M Monochrome, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH)

Aboard the Ontario government ferry from Wolfe Island to Kingston. (Leica SL Typ 601, 35mm f1.4 Summilux M)

Île d'Orléans, Quebec. Clearly there was not enough pay phone demand from hot corn on the cob diners. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak Tri-X)

A former schoolhouse in Selby, Ontario, near Napanee. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Orange filter, Kodak TriX)

One of the doomed rest stops on Quebec Autoroute 20 between Quebec City and Montreal. Also the only remaining one with an indoor phone. Why the phone has such a large waste bin is unclear. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak Tri-X)

Another Ontario government ferry-related payphones. The first of two in the soon to be replaced Wolfe Island ferry terminal in Kingston. (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH)

The Adolphustown, Ontario dock of the Glenora ferry that crosses the Bay of Quinte. A crew member told me that the phone booth is slated for removal. Apparently local youth have been make prank 911 calls from it late at night. (Chamonix 45N1, Schneider 180mm f5.6 APO Symmar, Kodak TXP320)

Aboard the ferry between Kingston, Ontario and Wolfe Island in the St. Lawrence River. (Leica SL Typ 601, 35mm f1.4 Summilux M)

The parking lot of the extremely popular (at least when I passed by) La Frite à Brigitte in Coteau du Lac, Quebec. The phone had a dial tone. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak Tri X)

This phone is trapped inside an abandoned Ontario Tourism Centre on Highway 401 West near the border with Quebec and the end of Autoroute 20. My efforts to clean the very dirty window weren't wholly effective. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak Tri X)

Southwest Detroit. Everything about it is a mystery. Particularly why and how the graffiti gets painted over on the exterior but not inside. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Light Yellow filter, Kodak TriX)

The only payphone I've found within the City of Detroit. But I've not given up. It has many obvious issues, starting with its wires being cut. Near the border with Canada, phone's now useless coin slot says "U.S. Coins Only". (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak TriX)

Deep in the heart of Quebec City's tourist zone, the Fairmont Château Frontenac looks down upon its kingdom. (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH)

Another of the phone booths and rest stops along the westbound lanes of Quebec Autoroute 20 between Montreal and Quebec City that are no longer with us. 2023. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak TriX)

Prime Minister Mark Carney vanishing into an SUV after meeting with Canada's premiers at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario on July 22. (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux)

The only gas station on the Ice Fields Pkwy at the Saskatchewan River Crossing Resort. It links Lk Louise, Alberta in Banff National Park with Jasper in the national park of the same name. 2023. Much of Jasper was burned by wildfire last year. (Chamonix57N1, 203mmf7.7 Kodak Ektar, Ektar100 +1 stop)

Early evening, South Portage Road, Lake of Bays, Ontario (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH)

The final phone in the collection of five payphones that can be found in the Jean Talon station of Montreal's Métro. It suffers the indignity of being next to a new device that makes it even more obsolete. (Leica M Monochrom, 50mm f1.2 Noctilux ASPH)

This pair, with an aging transit map for handyl reference, are in the Jean Talon station of Montreal's Métro (Leica M Monochrom, 50mm f1.2 Noctilux ASPH)

From 2023: a rest area along Autoroute 20 between Montreal and Quebec City with two payphones, so no waiting. It was largely demolished when I last saw it in June. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak Tri X)

Independent Grocer, Belleville, Ontario. The store was closing at the time so this was shot during a brief interlude when the sliding door opened. (Leica M Monochrom, 50 mm f2.8 Summicron M "bear claw")

Two of the five payphones dotted around the Jean Talon Métro station in Montreal. I have no idea if the mirrors replaced glass that once looked into display cases. (Leica M Monochrom, the first version, 50mm f1.2 Noctilux M ASPH)

Triplets, now removed, in a small terminal at Montreal's Trudeau airport that's way out in the runways and reached by an aged moving walkway that seems to be under repair more often than not. The terminal is for propeller planes. (Mamiya 7ii, 50mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

There were remains of a Toronto White Pages phone book in that case. But the covers and opening pages vanished long ago so it's anyone's guess when they date from. The last Toronto white pages was produced 15 to 17 years ago. Brookfield Place. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak TriX)

Montreal Trudeau Airport in 2023. Its once impressive collection of payphone was carted away at some point during the following year. (Makina 67, 80mm f2.8 Nikkor, Kodak TriX)

Another pair of phones in the Guy Favreau federal government office complex in downtown Montreal. The recycling and trash bin asks the eternal question: "Why is recycling so confusing?" (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

Early morning fog off of Lake of Bays in Ontario's Muskoka region mixing with wildfire smoke shortly after sunrise. Spot the tiny sun in the sky. (Chamonix 57N1, 300mm f9 Nikkor M, Kodak Portra 160)

A lonely phone in the lowest level of Montreal's Jean Talon market. Unlike many phones in Montreal, it's in pristine condition. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

Ogdensburg, NY, just across the St. Lawrence River from Eastern Ontario. The large number of wires sticking out from the kiosk suggest that the phone was stolen rather than officially removed. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Orange filter, Kodak TriX)

Angelo's Truck Stop on the remaining stub of Ontario Hwy 16 just north of the St. Lawrence River. I shot this in June 2023. The phone booth is now gone. The R is still missing. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak Tri X, orange filter)

Triplets in shopping mall under the Guy Favreau Complex, a federal government office building in downtown Montreal. Like many such relics of the 70s and 80s, it has more empty than occupied shops despite relatively recent renovations. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

Along Ontario Highway 417 which, with one other exception, is a payphone wasteland between Ottawa and the Quebec border. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)