David Plowden, Who Photographed a Disappearing America, Dies at 93

Deeply saddened to learn that David Plowden, one of American's finest photographers, has died. His photographed things that were fading away, from steam trans to rural ways of life, viewing the world with compassion, yet without sentimentality. A true gentle man. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/a...

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www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/a... no paywall.....remember some great photos of trains and such from David Plowden....shared his vision with us all....

“Wal-Mart has taken over Main Street,” said Plowden. “I’m really trying to show what Wal-Mart has destroyed. We all know what these marts have done.” He worries that we're losing our sense of place and community. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/a... #photographyinspiration #DavidPlowden #filmphotography

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Another exceptional photographer has passed & here is his life & some of his works. Enjoy! Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/a...

David Plowden, Who Photographed a Disappearing America, Dies at 93 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/a...

"that other dimension...the architecture of light"

Read the New York Times obituary of David Plowden (1932—2026), a photographer "renowned for his haunting black-and-white paeans to steam trains and other relics of a fading industrial age." wwnorton.com/author/plowd... www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/a...

Read the New York Times obituary of David Plowden (1932—2026), a photographer "renowned for his haunting black-and-white paeans to steam trains and other relics of a fading industrial age." wwnorton.com/author/plowd... www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/a...

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I’ve encountered some of Plowden’s work in exhibitions but there’s a lot more to see. What a wonderful career.