Madonna photographed by David McGough at the opening of video club Private Eyes in New York City, 1984

Tomy Armatron // Robotic Toy (1984)

Thorn EMI // Wren Executive System // Luggable Computer (UK, 1984)

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Another Thursday, another old scan.

This one was snapped on August 1984 somewhere in the Mojave Desert. Not quite a Stephen Shore shot, but I tried.

My dad and I were in California for the Los Angeles Summer Olympics. After attending a few events, we rented this Lincoln Town Car and explored the desert for a couple of days. It was the epitome of American luxury cars at the time. The seats were softer than your nan’s well-worn sofa. It contained more red velour than a Wild West bordello. It had the turning radius of a city bus. And it averaged 12 miles per gallon … downhill… if you were lucky.

After overheating twice in the middle of nowhere, we still made it back to the airport.

My dad and I used to take these sorts of holidays on our own. We also did family trips with my mum and sisters, but I especially relished these adventures with dad.

And I suppose it’s telling that I am still shooting photos like this.

Markt op Binnenrotte, met in de achtergrond de nieuwe Centrale Bibliotheek aan de Hoogstraat, Rotterdam, 1984 en 1985

Bron: stadsarchief Rotterdam

1984

I still have a bunch of them and they all work perfectly

Keith Haring spray painting a mural near PPG Place in Pittsburgh, 1984.

Photos by Tseng Kwong Chi

Madonna (1984-04) from Record Mirror