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Life on the rails with train-hoppers and vagabonds by Mike Brodie

24 AUG 2009 | Posted By: Luke

Life on the rails with train-hoppers and vagabonds by Mike Brodie

Mike Brodie (aka the Polaroid Kid) is a self trained photographer who in 2003 left home at the age of 18 to travel across America via the railway network that divides the land. He spent the next 3 years documenting his travels and the fellow train hoppers he encountered on the way. His images reflect an intriguing world and mostly hidden traveling culture of people experiencing absolute freedom of life without ties (and showers).

Unfortunately Mike Brodie the photographer doesn't have a website and mikebrodie.com is oddly enough occupied by a smug real estate agent who specialises in luxury homes in Texas... Go figure. Anyway you can check some examples of Mike's images to the right of this post and below's a little a promo clip (Mexican) from an exhibition.

Camera obscura in abandoned houses with James Nizam

There are "13" comment(s) on "Life on the rails with train-hoppers and vagabonds by Mike Brodie"

who knew that they are all so fashion conscious to dress like the rail hobos during the Great Depression in the 1930's.

NOTORIOUSJAY - about a year ago

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i absolutely love this guy's work. if i recall correctly, he used to run plrds.com, and there was a pretty awesome interview with him on fecalface, however both seem to have been lost in the void... ps: that header image is incredible.

Ryzz - about a year ago

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Amazing, off the rails.

Katie - about a year ago

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what creature is that at 16?

rudy - about a year ago

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rat?

Luke - about a year ago

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Frieght train blues

divkid - about a year ago

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Awesome work. I got the same feeling I had after watching Into The Wild - wanting to drop it all for the ultimate nomadic freedom. But then reality yells "you wouldn't last a week, pussy." Not on those rats anyway. There's more of Mike's work here: http://www.arteven.com/news/07_mike_brodie/

GoldPox - about a year ago

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Into the Wild stayed with me for days after I saw it. Such an amazing story... thanks for the link Gold Pox

Luke - about a year ago

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