Vera Lee Westwood at The Jerry Lewis Theatre, Loch Sheldrake NY
midwest + northeast apparitions
1. sky-vu drive in, russell KS
2. london’s varsity shop facade, kingston NY
3. ashover motel, cresco PA
4. sky-vu reprise
Audience views 🎭
Kutsher’s Country Club, Monticello NY
Homowack Lodge, Spring Glen NY
Brown’s Hotel, Loch Sheldrake NY
blue motels
panorama motel, breezewood pa, 2025
timberline motel, hale eddy ny, 2026
town and country motel, mount pocono pa, 2025
The Chalet
@veraleewestwood wearing @topshelfjewelry
Lighting / Photo by @isaacjeffreys
Assisted by @residentevyl
Alone in love
@veraleewestwood in the Pompeii Pool
Lighting/photo by @isaacjeffreys
Assisted by @residentevyl
Roto-Sphere No. 160, built in 1964
Of roughly 234 Roto-Spheres ever made, only about 20 survive and four still spin. This one hovered above the Catalina Motel in Lexington KY, and is now preserved in Indiana. ⚛️
Divatown Headquarters
Starring @veraleewestwood
Lighting / Photo by @isaacjeffreys
Assisted by @residentevyl & @bootleggerbungalow
The Chanteuse
Starring @veraleewestwood
Photographed by @isaacjeffreys
Assisted by @residentevyl and @bootleggerbungalow
Mosquito Bites with @tyevansofficial
A magical August evening I’ll never forget, shot in the long-neglected Rosemond Hotel pool in Woodridge NY
Assisted by @daramanzi & @jconstantinx
Photo + Lighting by @isaacjeffreys
Vera at The Chateau Bleu
Starring: @veraleewestwood
Vintage: @topshelfjewelry
Lighting / Photography: @isaacjeffreys
Celeste, Mirrors, & Chandeliers | 2025
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Starring: @dadspecialfriend
Dress: @collinastrada
Heels: @amiss.online
Fashion: @emceestudios
MGMT: @suprememgmt
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Creative direction by @isaacjeffreys and @dadspecialfriend
Pocono Palace
A last look inside The Applause Nightclub, mere days before the resort’s demolition, featuring @theangelnati
Moments from 2024…
I: Facing the audience at The Stevensville Hotel’s Starlite Room, Swan Lake NY, May ‘24
II: Nati at Pocono Gardens Lodge, Cresco PA, July ‘24
III: The Unisphere, Queens NY, August ‘24
IV: Vera Lee Westwood & Amanda Lepore, Manhattan NY, April ‘24
V: The Holiday Motel sign, Howes Cave NY, March ‘24
VI: Love Bailey at The Saga, Pasadena CA, June ‘24
VII: Jordon backstage at The Villa Roma, Callicoon NY, October ‘24
VIII: The Pines Hotel post-fire, South Fallsburg NY, October ‘24
IX: Scarlett Strauss, May Happs, & Mackenzie, Provincetown MA, June ‘24
X: Barkev & The Cotillion, Wichita KS, May ‘24
I’m always grateful for the ability to create images that are inspired by so many different, yet similar things—history, architecture, pop culture, people, music, to name a few…It’s felt transformative bringing people into my photographs even more this past year (all who deserve a huge thank you for bearing with my ideas)! I love illustrious, fabulous places, and as long as they exist, I will be photographing them—and people in them!
More to come in 2025…and yes, a photo-book is still in the works! 💜
Love at The Starlite Drive In, 2024
Shortly after we shot these photos this sign was leveled and will be replaced with a replica. The original sign dates back to 1950s 💫
Love’s ensemble comes from her massive collection of vintage showgirl costumes from Las Vegas & Hollywood’s golden ages - the stars in particular were tdesigned by Bob Mackie.
Starring: @loveisbailey
Hair: @fantasies.only
Styling: @garrett.blatt
Lighting Assist: @barkev