DRIVING A CAR FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TO DEER ISLE, MAINE FEELS LIKE EATING A HAMBURGER AS A MAIN COURSE AND CHINESE HOT POT FOR DESSERT. IT WAS QUITE AN AMAZING TOUR ONE THAT OPENED MY EYES TO HOW DIVERSE THIS COUNTRY COULD BE. BEFORE ARRIVING IN THE STATES IN JULY 2013, I HAD PLANNED TO TAKE PORTRAITS OF THE PEOPLE FROM WEST TO EAST, SHOWING HOW DIFFERENT THEY COULD BE FROM PLACE TO PLACE. ALAS, SITTING IN A CAR ALL DAY DIDNT HELP TO REALISE THIS PORTRAIT SERIES, AND I HAD TO ALTERNATIVELY CONCENTRATE ON SOMETHING ELSE THAT I COULD MEET ALONG THE WAY.