Prada, Marfa

Hot! In Passport

by Matthew Mahon

Uploaded 16 Feb 2007 — 96 favorites

© Matthew Mahon

This Prada store is located on a desolate strip of U.S. Hwy 90 in a very small west Texas town called Valentine, just outside of Marfa, Texas. I came upon it on a west Texas road trip with a friend. It is set to look as if a tornado had picked up a Prada store and dropped it on this remote strip of highway. I wanted to get a dramatic shot of the store, to emphasis its impressiveness, so I went back at sunset, but the sun was setting behind it so I used the headlights of my truck to light its facade.

24 responses

  • Dave Beavers

    Dave Beavers said (9 Aug 2007):

    hahaha awesome

  • Cristina Cocullo

    Cristina Cocullo said (9 Aug 2007):

    i like this photo...so unreal!!! this is a proper passport shot...how can u forget this place?
    yeah! it rocks!!!

  • Lenea Maibaum

    Lenea Maibaum gave props (10 Aug 2007):

    this is a surreal photo...I love it!

  • Alexis Gerard

    Alexis Gerard gave props (11 Aug 2007):

    GREAT Image!

  • Ronnie Mayo

    Ronnie Mayo said (13 Aug 2007):

    Beautiful shot.

  • Mario Arizpe

    Mario Arizpe said (17 Aug 2007):

    Ah man! I got one just like it but i used a smaller digital cam intead of my slr so the pixels werent large enough for jpg. U can check it out on myspace.COM/INDIGOPHOTOGRAY. But ya it rocks!

  • Nick Edens

    Nick Edens gave props (19 Aug 2007):

    It rocks great job!

  • Bim Paras

    Bim Paras said (21 Aug 2007):

    simple + graphic + color + amusing = great photograph!!

  • Burt Youngsters

    Burt Youngsters gave props (23 Aug 2007):

    Very cool. Instant fave

  • Eric Sayah

    Eric Sayah gave props (24 Aug 2007):

    Gorgeous! Voted.

  • Ian Maclellan

    Ian Maclellan gave props (27 Aug 2007):

    That is amazing. Almost humorous as well. Sweet!

  • Jerad DeBoard

    Jerad DeBoard gave props (11 Sep 2007):

    just plain awesome. got my vote!

  • John Colaruotolo

    John Colaruotolo said (17 Sep 2007):

    unreal!

  • Ednaldo

    Ednaldo gave props (19 Sep 2007):

    It really deserves a Yeah!

  • alessandra gerevini

    alessandra gerevini gave props (13 Nov 2007):

    omg!!

  • Alyssa Andrew-Swift

    Alyssa Andrew-Swift said (21 Dec 2007):

    this shot totally pleases the eye- I LOVE looking more deeply into it!
    Excellent work

  • Jaffrey Bagge

    Jaffrey Bagge said (30 Jul 2008):

    hey was this photo in Everywhere??

  • Jaffrey Bagge

    Jaffrey Bagge said (30 Jul 2008):

    very cool. i loved it when i saw it in the mag. :)

  • Sherstin Schwartz

    Sherstin Schwartz   gave props (28 Jul 2009):

    Quite possibly the weirdest thing I've seen today... haha, I wonder how much business they get.

  • Alexander Bussey

    Alexander Bussey   gave props (13 Aug 2009):

    AWESOME

  • Richard Koenig

    Richard Koenig said (20 Aug 2009):

    So simple and clean.

    Untouched.

    Lonely but open.

    Dark but light.

    Very entertaining

    thanks

  • Steve Meddle

    Steve Meddle gave props (9 Sep 2009):

    A bit bloomin good, luv it

  • rory adityawan

    rory adityawan gave props (16 Oct 2009):

    masterpiece... great shot..!!!

  • Sarah Henderson

    Sarah Henderson gave props (25 Dec 2009):

    Your work rocks. Surreal and documentary.

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