There's no doubt that America is defined primarily by its people. It is a deservedly positive view of our nation, because we have managed to take a melange of people and cultures and make of them something approaching a unified whole—or at least a population that gets along well enough most of the time.
But to be an American is also to occupy a particular place on the planet, a landscape that shapes who we are. Our nation's natural topographies and imposed geometries tell a lot about us, and they resonate within us when we look across this land.
all photographs © 2009 Susan Mitchell
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Your comment is more apt than you know. I began by including text with each photo, but found it more difficult to say what I wanted to say that way. So I got out of the way and let the photos do the talking :)
Not my favorite planes either. Well that't not entirely accurate. I love them. My stomach doesn't.
Oh, the sacrifices we make for our art! Hee hee.