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Exploring the Blue Hour With Artist Adam Warmington

“This is a burger joint in Sacramento. I love the lone diners, plywood wall and neon lines. It feels like it’s from another era, a theme that runs through a lot of my images.” (All photos by Adam Warmington)
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I’m originally from Bristol, England, but have lived in the U.S. for the last 20 years. It feels both foreign and like home at the same time. I am not American, but am an American citizen. Because of this, I am afforded a unique way of looking at this country, both removed and from within it. I like to think my photography reflects that.

 

a truck sits in a carport in Fairfax
“This was taken at a car wash in Fairfax. I passed it most days around this time and loved the light. I kept waiting for a cool car, but in the end I asked my pal Bryce to pose with his vintage Ford 250.”

 

All images in this series were shot during my favorite time of day — between daylight and darkness: the blue hour. There is something inherently interesting about this time to me, both in the quality of the light and its place in closing out the active part of the day. Work is over, kids are home, people aren’t out partying yet. There’s a collective exhale. It’s peaceful. Fog-wrapped neon and fluorescents dancing with the last embers of daylight.

 

a man in a cowboy hat watching fireworks at the Marin County fair
“This was taken at the Marin County Fair on July 4th but could just as easily have been a county fair in Oklahoma 40 years ago. It was taken on a Leica and lens made in the 1950s. I love the swirly effect and the reflection of the fireworks on his hat.”

 

Between Daylight and Darkness is an ongoing exhibit at the Warm Gallery (552 San Anselmo Avenue). Visit the newly opened gallery to see new work by Warmington and others.

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