Brad Armstong's Phoenix Carnival

Medium: 35mm film

I was driving Westbound on I-17 between 24st and 7th street when looked to the north. I saw a early morning Monsoon dust strom blowing across a dirt field. I didn't think much of it until I saw what appeared to be an abandoned carnival. It was such a surrel site I immediately exited the freeway and drove to the site to get a better look.

I had a 35mm film camera with me at the time so I quickly got out of the car and shoot about five or six frames. In the matter of a short minute the dust storm suddenly passed by. I have always considered this image to be a one in a lifetime image. The blowing dirt gives the image a painterly effect that I love. You can see downtown Phoenix in the background on the left side of frame.

The countdown to

Best of Phoenix

continues!

Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we'll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix. No scope or requirement on medium or size -- we'll include photography, painting, sculpture, video, installation, literary, and more. What do you see when you Imagine PHX?

Imagine PHX, so far:

100:

Steven Revering's Westward Ho

99:

Jon Ashcroft's Suspended in Geography

98: William LeGoullon's Table
97. Jason Hill's Phoenix Financial Center

96. Kyle DeWitt's Tempe Center for the Arts
95: Allison Elliott's Walls of Downtown Phoenix
94. Fausto Fernandez's Grid City
93. Chikara Kakizawa's Ship Out of Water
92: Dayvid LeMmon's Process / Gentrification

91. Irma Sanchez's Phoenix Rising
90. Eduardo Rivera's De Colores

89.

Arnold Guerrero's Camelback Mountain

88.

Sean Deckert's Ginae vs. the 12th Street Gang