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Shoes

I often wonder why some people just walk off and leave their shoes behind.

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I take photos of odd and unusual things, and I'm intrigued by the unpeopled shoes that I've found all over the world.
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So I'm starting this site off with shoes.

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Abandoned shoes. Lost, unloved shoes. Shoes that have been left behind to lead their own lives. Singly, or in pairs.
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I like to think that a little kid will be back for these. Marquette Park, Mackinac Island MI August 24, 2021
Taken by my daughter in downtown St. Petersburg, FL.
2019 Festival of the Vine, Geneva IL
Rockbridge State Nature Preserve, Hocking Hills, Ohio June 3, 2021
Two perfectly good sandals in Portland ME, July 2, 2021
Goodwill Store parking lot, Kirk Road, Aurora IL, December 27, 2021
Downtown Portland, Oregon. Two people each left one shoe? Were they engaged in a three-legged race?
Pearl District, Portland, Oregon. I almost picked these up. They looked to be about my size.
A field of abandoned shoes. Two pairs found next to a church parking lot in Elmhurst, IL.
One of the blue shoes from previous photo. Some Elmhurst mother is scolding her kid for losing their shoes.
Lyon, France: September 28, 2023
Geneva IL Public Library, September 8, 2023
Chicago, IL, September 17, 2022
Rapid City, SD, May 18, 2024

Sometimes one. Sometimes two.

Picture a woman limping along with one shoe, even though there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the one that she left behind. Was she running from something? Did she escape? What did she do with the one shoe remaining to her?
So many shoes. So many stories.
More to come.

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