Before Elvis there Was Nothing

Fifty years after Robert Frank's "The Americans," the German photographer AndrA(c) LA1/4tzen sets off on his own odyssey through everyday life in America. His road trip takes us from Colorado to Mississippi. The series radiates LA1/4tzen's own singular style: documentary photography that derives its vitality from atmosphere and movement while also evoking aspects of self-imposed solitude. The mood here is a strange mix of poetic tranquility and aimless restlessness. Focusing on commonplace things, these images unflinchingly expose the depths and shallows of the American dream.

AndrA(c) LA1/4tzen's work has received several awards and has been shown at numerous international festivals.