uk666 5,298 Report post Posted July 26, 2018 Pittsburgh's parking lot attendants - in pictures Given Pittsburgh’s poor public transport, many commuters choose to drive. Tom M Johnson photographs the city’s parking attendants in the confines of their booths 1. Kenny: 2nd Avenue & 10th Street Bridge Tom M Johnson: “On a chilly late December afternoon as the purple sky gave way to the city lights I was struck by the isolation of a parking lot attendant sitting in his booth. Through the booth’s weathered Plexiglas I sensed his melancholy, alone with nothing other than his thoughts to keep him company.” 2. John: 8th Street & Fort Duquesne Boulevard “Like this man I am often alone and isolated. I felt a connection to him. I am drawn to the architecture of the booths because they fit nicely within my preferred format: square.” 3. Adam: Fort Pitt Boulevard & Market Street “I photograph [the booths] not as obscure structures; rather I take their portraits as I see them as animate objects with a unique character developed from years of harsh climate and from hosting multiple tenants.” 4. Ali: Boulevard of the Allies & Stanwix Street “This project is an equal study of both the booth and the attendant. Their relationship is symbiotic: the attendant needs the booth for comfort and function; the booth needs its occupant for significance.” 5. Alex: Andy Warhol Museum 6. Ron: Exchange Way & Liberty Avenue 7. Molly: First Avenue & Wood Street 8. Dave: Fifth Avenue & Miltenberger Street 9. Kenneth: Forbes Avenue & Pride Street 10. Weylin: Boulevard of the Allies & Wood Street 11. Frank: 4th Avenue & Ross Street 12. Phil and Clinton: 9th Street & Penn Avenue 13. Sue: Third Avenue & Grant Street 14. Taylor: Penn Avenue & 20th Street 15. John W: Smallman Street & 21st Street 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites