Ghosts of the Highway features 16 photo amalgams of abandoned buildings in and around the Ottawa Valley, and old black and white photographs of people that Deachman has collected while \u0022junking\u0022 at thrift stores and antique shops.
For years, Postmedia journalist Bruce Deachman has been finding and telling stories in the pages of the Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun. This month, the veteran writer and photographer invites you to find your own stories at his one-man photo exhibit at Perth’s Concave Gallery.
Deachman studied commercial photography before joining the Citizen in the mid 1990s, first as a freelancer for the arts section before being hired full time as a senior reporter. He began photographing abandoned buildings more than 12 years ago. Several featured in the show are near Norway Bay, Que., McDonalds Corners in Lanark County and along Ontario’s Highway 2 in the St. Lawrence Valley. One is an exterior of Gibbs Gas Station on Highway 7, featured in the 2014 documentary The Lost Highway.
The idea to combine the two images came to him one hot and humid Canada Day about six years ago when plans with a friend fell through.Article content “As soon as I saw them, I knew he had something going,” Busher said. “They’re really fascinating pieces. Just combining the two creates these stories and you can’t help but put yourself right into the picture. They’re absolutely beautiful. They’re fascinating. They’re intriguing. I said, ‘We have to do a show.’ ”
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