American Landscapes
After finishing my undergraduate in 2008, when our economy crashed, I began saving. I wanted to see my county for what it was. I wanted to do it from an American made vehicle, in the most American way possible: camping and patronizing RV parks. I didn’t want help, I didn’t want granted access to anything: I wanted to approach our country with my own will and devices. And so I set out in mid September with little goal in mind, a map under my seat, and a trunk full of cameras and film.
I learned quickly that there is something unique about America. The land on which we live is vast, lush, and plentiful. It has been shaped by our success in industry: in short, by our ability to harvest. We have purpose and intent, but it does not include the consideration for our surroundings, only the advancement of our kind. We are a greedy population. We take for granite the wealth we have.
These images have come to represent a young nation. They construct an archetype of how we as a nation perceive and interact with land.
Selected photographs from the series, shot in 2009
