COLORS OF PORTUGAL

AN ISLAND

SEA LIFE, South of France

JOSHUA TREE

DESERT PALM

BERMUDA

CARTAGENA

CALIFORNIA DREAM

On empty beaches, fog and surf in California.

ACROSS AMERICA BY TRAIN - part III

After crossing the US by train from Coast to Coast last fall aboard the California Zephyr and from Chicago to Seattle this winter aboard the Empire Builder, I recently traveled from Dallas to Los Angeles aboard the SUNSET LIMITED, through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California along the Mexican border.

Another fantastic journey across the United States, exploring the beauty and the myth of the land, meeting all these incredible people going away or coming home, while being in motion yet without moving. The long hours, the tracks, the sound, the romanticism of the train ride make it a very fascinating trip, totally out of time. This ongoing photo project explores the idea of "slow travel" and the theme of frontier as a limit between spaces, time and people, and as a quest for new territories.

LIFE ON A TRAIN

Who takes the train in the US? Why? And where to?
The dining car is the train social life's heart. For each meal, passengers are assigned a random seat by the dining car attendant and and get to share a booth with other passengers. Countless faces, stories, and amazing -sometimes weird- people.

ACROSS AMERICA BY TRAIN - part II

Aboard the EMPIRE BUILDER, 
from Chicago to Seattle

After crossing the US by train from Coast to Coast last September, I went this winter on a  journey aboard the Empire Builder, between Chicago and Seattle, right below the Canadian Border.
52 hours, 40 stops, 2200 miles through Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the wide plains of North Dakota and Montana, Idaho, and finally Washington state. The long hours, the tracks, the movement, the sound, the romanticism of the train ride gives a particular intimacy with the American landscape, allowing oneself to be in motion, yet without moving.
This ongoing photo project explores the idea of "slow travel" and the theme of frontier as a limit between spaces, time and people, and as a quest for new territories. An incredible journey, a real leap in time, a fantastic human experience and such an interesting way to get to know this country. 

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Life on a train
 

Who takes the train in the US? Why? And where to? The dining car is the train social life's heart. For each meal, passengers are assigned a random seat by the dining car attendant and get to share a booth with other passengers. Countless faces, stories, and amazing -sometimes weird- people.
 

You can click here  to take a look at my previous cross-country by train from San Francisco to New York.

SUMMITS -Into the white

APRES-SKI

POOLSIDE

ACROSS AMERICA BY TRAIN - part I

Abord the CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR and LAKESHORE LIMITED,
from San Francisco to New York

 

This ongoing photo book project portrays my journey across America by train.
It took me 5 days, 4 time zones, 3397 miles across 11 states to travel from San Francisco to New York. The long hours, the tracks, the movement, the sound, the romanticism of the train ride gives a particular intimacy with the American landscape, allowing oneself to be in motion, yet without moving, exploring the idea of frontier as a limit between spaces and time, and as a quest for new territories.
I ate a lot of burgers, took tons of pictures and met countless amazing people. 
One of the most incredible journeys, a real leap in time, a fantastic human experience and such an interesting way to get to know this huge country. 

Life on a train
 

Who takes the train in the US? Why? And where to?
The dining car is the train social life's heart.
For each meal, passengers are assigned a random seat by the dining car attendant and and get to share a booth with other passengers. Countless faces, stories, and amazing -sometimes weird- people.