Americana — Alexander Missen Tracks Down the Symbols of American Culture | FotoRoom

Gorgeous cars, vast natural landscapes, guns, and of course the American flag: anyone who has only experienced America through films and tv shows knows these are some of the main elements that the visual representation of the United States pivots on. But while traveling across the country to make his Q&A project—which we present as part of our Americana week—British photographer Alexander Missen struggled to find these things as common and visible as fiction would have you believe.