Book Week: William Mebane and Martin Hyers: Empire

I have been a long time fan of the work by  photographers Martin Hyers and William Mebane and had the great pleasure of attending a photo festival in China with William, so got to see first hand where his smart approach to photography springs from.  This

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From 2004 to 2007,  Martin and William made a series of road trips across the United States to create a photographic archive of objects. They photographed inside the homes, work places and in public spaces of average Americans