In America
In America is a series of black-and-white photographs that explore and capture the essence of America’s vibrant communities and diverse landscapes. Each image tells a story of discovery, highlighting the people I’ve met, the small towns I’ve slept in, and the intricate beauty and complexity of traveling in this vast country.
Photographs made in New Jersey, New Mexico, Arizona, New York, Route 66, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, California • 1981 - 2026
September 11, 2001 Eagle Rock Reservation, West Orange NJ Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
September 11 2026 Eagle Rock Reservation West Orange NJ Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
New Jersey Teen USA Montclair, NJ 2007 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
Rodeo Boys AZ 2017 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
Street Preacher Consoling Man December 2021 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
Rachel and Barbara Montclair 1981 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
Defending the American Table New York City, NY, June 2013 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
Be Careful What You Vote For Montclair, NJ 2018 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
I'll Keep my God..Guns..Freedom RT 66 AZ 2012 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
Paul selling Guns RT 66 Ash Fork, AZ 2012 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
Wedding Parade New Orleans, LA 2025 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
Hitsville USA Motown Detroit, MI 2016 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
Poor Monkey Juke Joint Merigold, MS 2013 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
The Green Spot Motel Barstow, CA 2012 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
Woman Waving the Flag Unknown Location 2007 Archival pigment print Available in limited editions
About the
series
In America is an ongoing exploration of the people, places, and everyday details that reveal something about life in this country. From the streets of New York City to small towns and rural communities, I am drawn to places that are often passed by—the local diner, an aging storefront, a quiet main street, a hand-painted sign, or someone I meet along the way.
I photograph what I encounter rather than what I expect to find. Sometimes it is a person or an intimate moment; other times, it is a building, an object, or a landscape that carries the imprint of the people who have lived there.
There is beauty in these places, but also complexity. Economic decline, changing communities, questions of identity, and the traces of America's past exist alongside resilience, humor, pride, and connection.
In America is not an attempt to define the country. It is my continuing observation of it—one person, one place, and one unexpected encounter at a time.
Available for Acquisition
Fine-art archival pigment prints
35 × 47 inches • Edition of 3
17 × 22 inches • Edition of 12
Signed and numbered by the artist
Certificate of authenticity included
Different places. Different lives. Shared humanity.
In America is part of Jay Seldin’s
four-decade exploration of people and the worlds they inhabit.