Stranded is a meditation on the tension and desolation found on the shoulders of America's highways and interstates. My photos challenge the viewer to slow down and witness scenes of futility playing out in an uneasy and alien space. Within these photos we see the faces of people stranded and evidence of lives broken down on the side of the road. These moments occur in full view of hundreds of people speeding past, yet the images tell a solemn story of personal detachment and individual isolation from the broader society. The work functions as a statement on the political and social realities of contemporary America and the tenuousness of the faith we place in government, technology, community, and traditional institutions of support.

For this series I spend weeks at a time driving across America photographing stranded motorists.