Joel Sternfeld influenced many generations of photographers with his road trips cliches. Sternfeld is the ordinary American life storyteller. Thanks to his work, he drawn a portrait of American identity by travelling through the country looking for true stories to tell. His works are available in American Prospects, a fundamental book to understand USA photography. Sternfeld opens a window on small towns life, far from big cities, between boredom and freedom.
Kansas City, Kansas, May 1983
Red Rock State Campground, Gallup NM, September 1982
Wet’n’Wild Aquatic Theme Park, Orlando, Florida, September 1980
Grafton, West Virginia, February 1983
Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington, June 1979
Near Ketchum, Idaho, October 1980
USS Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, September 1980
USS Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, September 1980
Member of the Christ Family Religious Sect, Hidalgo County, Texas, January 1983
Agoura, California, February 1988
