Steven Menendez pays homage to the dream motels of the past
"On Miami, Florida's Biscayne Boulevard, between 59th and 79th street, there's a strip of fabulous mid-century roadside motels. In these roadside accommodations, during the 1950s and '60s guests could find free postcards with photos of the motels in bright technicolor that they could mail to friends and family while on vacation. Often these were images of the motels without people (or just a couple or a single family). As a photographer, I wanted to give an homage to these classic motel postcards while also adding an '80s hunk to the photos. Although many of these motels had been run down for decades they are now being restored to their former glory."
The model in these images is Calum Winsor (Follow on Instagram @calumwinsor)
Award-winning photographer Steven Menendez (Follow on Instagram @steven_menendez_official) presented his latest exhibition at the Leslie Lohman Project Space in New York City on December 6.
Knoxon Motel Miami
Vagabond Hotel Miami
Read more about the Vagabond.
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The photographer feels that being naked we can feel completely free and lay bare in the beauty of our true selves.
South Pacific Motel
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South Pacific Motel
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South Pacific Motel
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Sinbad Motel Miami
Shalimar Motel Miami
Miami Gold Dust Motel
Motel South Pacific
Motel South Pacific
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