On the legendary U.S. Route 66 lies one of the longest operating motels on the road. The Blue Swallow, which was built in 1939, is a small 12-unit, L-shaped property in New Mexico that is on the list of the National Register of Historic Places.
Photographer Rick Sammon captured the location in bright and cool tones, which make the hotel look old and vintage– which it actually is. Sammon used HDR photography to snap the image in a 7-stop exposure sequence to also capture the rising sun. According to the photographer, he wanted the viewer of the photo to see into the building and notice the sun.
Image credit: Rick Sammon