We Saw You — a new video series hosted by yours truly — debuts today. For the series, I’ll be visiting interesting Memphians and Mid-Southerners in their homes. Viewers will get to see where and how these people live, as well as their workplaces and, at times, their favorite haunts.
The series begins with a visit with Jamie Harmon, the man in the cap most people know as the owner/operator of the Amurica Photo booths. These are the little trailers stocked with mannequins and all sorts of bizarre props that he brings to parties and other events.
Harmon also is known for his Memphis Quarantine photo book, compiled from a series of portraits he shot during the pandemic. He took photos of people, most of them behind the windows of their homes, peering into the new normal, as they sheltered in place.
For this interview, Harmon and I sat on the front porch of his Midtown home over a not-yet-completed jigsaw puzzle as a giant ice cream cone hovered over us.
We then walked through the house, eclectically furnished with art and other possessions. He tells me at one point about an interesting collection — fingernails and toenails in jars.
A trip to his office in Crosstown Concourse was next. This is where he let me know about the postcards with unusual photos he sends friends without letting them know he’s the sender.
Harmon’s life is as interesting as his Amurica rolling photo booths. Check it out.
And God bless Amurica.