Peter Stubbs, Transport in Edinburgh Stubbs has collected historical photographs of transport - both as isolated objects, objects in settings as well as his own studies. There's something quite Bruegel about some of his work, such as this shot from the 'Riding of the Marches' collection, King's Stables Road - there's a sense of positioning and of every figure having a purpose (whether or not that's true) and his Pedestrian series particularly Chambers Street with crisper figures caught in mid-stride and a more blurred background (as if it was Edinburgh's greystone buildings that were hurrying along).
Antony Edwards, freelance photographer
Here is a portfolio of his transport images. These images are taken from a stationery position, such as from a bridge over a freeway, beside the road or looking directly along the road at the form of a bridge.
Paul Chapo, photographer for annual reports
In this portfolio Chappo says he looks for 'motion' and 'awe' in his mundane subject matter. These photos have backgrounds (or foregrounds) with strong formal lines with the object (person or vehicle) blurred in motion. There is also a stunning ariel shot of a freeway road system.
Brian Weatherby, BigLorryBlog
Obviously the featured object is a truck, sometimes in very glossy publicity-style shots, but others in settings, such as bridges - ariel shots going across the curve of a dam (with some kind of sunset filter?) - or stationery on a bridge from a low angle in order to show the dominating frame of the bridges' suspension.
azbillboard, Flickr
A very focused photographer, azbillboard documents freeway billboards, in this photostream the Santan Freeway, Arizona, and logs others who do the same, such as this McDonald's sign by csavage31 in front of the skyline Philadelphia. They are clearly focused, high in colour and very similar in composition, but I cannot tell if the photos are taken in a moving car, or stationery from the side of the road. If the latter, then this photographer spends a lot of time on this road!
azbillboard's Loop 202 is a more general shot of the freeway with an interesting composition of lines within lines - which is moe the type of shot I'd be aiming towards.
iseeeverthing, Flickr
Focuses on roadside graffitti in dusty and abandoned structures. Do I find it 'good' (composition doesn't seem very thoughtful) or 'meaningful' (not sure), but the subject matter potential in both areas.
remo, Flickr
Abroad has a much more subtle effect shot through the windscreen on a wet evening - everything except the map on the dashboard is blurred and reduced to abstract tones.
Aqui_ali, Flickr
On Rain is another subtle shot through the windscreen on a very wet day - a comment mentions tilt shift (I don't understand it technically, but it means that the photo is taken at an extreme angle and this lens stops it looking like the bridge is going to fall over onto the viewer) - with moody cloud above, water spray on the road blow and divided by a silohoutted bridge.
c.Vale, Flickr
skYwaY is a lovely static composition of unclouded sky dominating the frame, low sun and the spaghetti form of the freeway across the bottom of the shot
Kevin Walker, Pixdaus
Freeway sky, I'm not sure if this static or moving - there's a tilt - but the geometry of the freeway spaghetti and the clouds blooming over the top - and the balance between the two without any traffic at all - is very exciting. However, I'm not sure if I like the re-colouring effects - except perhaps the blue freeway sign - I reckon grey tones would work beautifully.
Drive By Shooting pool, Flickr
From the car window pool, Flickr
Infrastructure pool, Flickr
Set of Freeway pools, Flickr.
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