american-way/bliss-utah

American Way

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In the months after 9/11, the U.S. was saturated with punditry on 'what America means'. I decided to find out for myself. This project is the result of a 3 month cross-country journey, living out of my truck and making images along the way. It ended up being a very personal and transformative experience.

A child aims a toy gun at a game booth while other children and adults observe
Three white sweatshirts with
A street view of a parking lot with a sign displaying
Colorful
Woman in pink attire walking past a teal panel wall
A solitary white house in a grassy field under a cloudy sky
Black and white image of a roadside diner at night with illuminated signs and empty streets
A clown in colorful attire waves beside a black car on a leaf-covered roadside
A small white trailer marked
Worker holding a strike sign in a construction area with traffic cones and caution tape
Reception area with a
An elderly man walking past a wall with red stripes and writings in English and Chinese
Two young men holding a tethered tire while children play at a fair
Two people standing on a balcony framed by a large open structure against a clear blue sky
A clown in colorful attire holding a pink balloon under a festive canopy
A black-and-white view of an elevator shaft with an American flag visible above
A woman walks past a textured red and teal brick wall
Black and white image of railway tracks stretching into a distant landscape under a cloudy sky
Man walking past a blue building with a sign that reads
Colorful flower bed behind orange safety fencing
A vendor at a market stands next to bags of snacks and a display of yellow rubber duck balloons
A large bomb on display beneath an aircraft in a museum setting
A life-sized cardboard cutout of a soldier stands next to a potted plant in an indoor setting
Chain-link fence foreground with a view of an empty pool area and buildings in the background
A person wearing a vibrant orange and beige outfit stands next to a blue door in a casual indoor setting
A man in a blue shirt stands on the sidewalk while a woman with blonde hair walks past a storefront
A man wearing a patriotic shirt walks past modern glass skyscrapers
Interior of a room featuring a flag, two portraits on the wall, minimalist furniture, and a potted plant
Model walking on a runway with an audience watching
Woman in a black suit running across the street holding a bunch of colorful balloons
A shiny white alien figurine sitting on a glass table in a retro living room with old televisions and decorative pillows
A calf in a pen near a baby stroller and people in a park
A small clearing in a forest with a wooden cross and colorful wreaths surrounding it
Burned straw field with smoke rising from charred remains
Black and white photo of a twisted, bare tree branches against a rocky landscape
Reflection of skyscrapers in a convex street mirror
Two young girls dressed in white examine artwork at a street artist market
A person in a black hoodie pulls a cart with boxes while others walk by on a busy street
A person walks beside a busy road with traffic and visible exhaust smoke from trucks