Check my look in the mirror

Lipstick: check, hair: check
Umbrella, I don't think so
Knock, knock, hurry up

The broken umbrella photography concept was started by observing abandoned umbrellas in the most curious of places. As if the owner just gave up wherever they were at that moment, realizing they were better off without this horrid piece of failed construction. We believe this capture, from veteran submitter Meghanmay be the showcase example.

Reporting for duty

Reader Meghan from Charleston, South Carolina, tells us that it's been raining for the better part of the week, except the evening that this hard-working soldier was abandoned by its owner at the Carolina Yacht Club. Look at the stance: tall, proud, waiting to be called up for duty, while the owner ties one on at the bar. The forgotten umbrella is one of my favorite captures.



Let's hope when someone sobered up this morning, they called the lost and found. With so many shitty umbrellas out there, we can't afford to lose the good ones so easily. (Full disclosure: I've left at least 3 umbrellas at bars in the course of my life)

Snapped and submitted by: Meghan, Charleston