Abandoned
Nov 10, 2009
Mike Heintz's photos of abandoned cars and trucks are featured in our Nov/Dec 2009 issue.
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"My images are about the West - the dreams, the struggles and finally the rust," said Mike. This photo is titled Trails End. -
Heintz is a jewelry-maker and designer in Dana Point, Calif. He hopes someday to make a book from his Abandoned series. "All of them have a mystery," he said. "They are about a different time when things were easier to understand and easier to love." -
TRAIL HAND - "This picture was hard to title. I just kept getting the feeling that the car was herding the cows. I like the bright blue sky with the black cows. It's a 1937 Ford south of Harrold." - Mike Heintz -
BAD RIVER DAYS - "The town of Capa has one man and his dog, a few houses and this truck." - Mike Heintz. -
OLD PAINT - "This was shot west of Pierre at Hayes Garage. Of all the photographs in the collection, it is among my favorites." - Mike Heintz. -
THE CORN SHELLER - "Two brothers from Harrold, the Gallants, kind of Rube Goldberged their corn sheller onto the back of this truck. They would drive around the country and shall corn for people." - Mike Heintz -
OTTO'S TRACTOR - "This was my friend Otto's tractor. It was loud but it was a thrill at night. In 2007 Otto died the day after I came home. The tractor is an International and sits by a country school that he and his wife used as the house on their farm." - Mike Heintz -
THE HOMESTEAD - "South of Harrold I saw this rare Plymouth pickup. The owners had torn down the buildings and shoved everything on a pile. It looked like they'd placed the Plymouth carefully on top." - Mike Heintz -
JOE'S AT 20 BELOW - "Mostly I'm proud of this picture because it was 20 below zero and blowing as I walked down the hill to get the shot. It's a Ford from the 1930s." - Mike Heintz. -
BLACK GIRLS - "I was flying in a Piper Cub with a friend when we saw this. You could never see it from the road. I revisited it a half dozen times; the last time, the cows were there and that's what made the picture happen." - Mike Heintz. -
COYOTE HUNTER'S CAR - "When I was taking a photo near Hayes, an old guy told me about this car. He'd cut the back end off and made it like a pickup and he had a bunch of cages for dogs. He'd go out and turn out the dogs and chase coyotes." - Mike Heintz -
DEADWOOD TRAIL - "The old Deadwood to Fort Pierre Trail parallels Highway 34. This truck is parked along the trail at Hayes." - Mike Heintz
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