Photographer Benita VanWinkle stumbled upon a lifelong photography project almost by accident. When her professor asked the class to practice long exposure photography, she went to the darkest place she could think of: the movie theater. What happened next sparked a 44+ year journey to photograph classic movie theaters before the vintage theaters were replaced by modern multiplexes.
Benita VanWinkle (@brvanwinkle), who is now a professor herself, has photographed more than 1,200+ movie theaters, a journey that has taken her to all 50 states, plus Washington DC. The photographer's journey spanning four decades and the transition from film to digital will soon be featured in a photo book, America’s Hometown Movie Theaters: Please Remain Standing.
