Tous les amoureux de road trips, d’errance et d’images de cette mouvance trouveront dans ce One Summer Accross America de quoi rêver un moment. Quant au propos justifiant le projet, il fera sans aucun doute écho à vos propres impressions de précédents voyages :

"Mona Lisa must have had the highway blues, you can tell by the way she smiles..." sings Bob Dylan, and I know exactly what he means. Since I’ve been back from my trip there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t have to fight the urge to pack my bags and leave again. The call of the open road seduces me. It promises a complete escape from life’s daily struggles and responsibilities. It grants absolute freedom and anonymity. On the road there are no worries about what people think or expect. There’s no future - or past - no family or friends. Nothing exists anymore except the moment.

For three months during the summer of 2001 I wandered America. Alone and free. Wandering and searching for quiet moments to photograph that reflected my own mood. Meeting and photographing people in the most public places of the country - in the streets - at parades - in public parks - at barber shops and beauty salons - in bus stations and on buses.

Photos © Bobby Abrahamson - 2002