On visiting some of these areas for the first time, it started a love affair with travelling in the USA. We have returned many times to our favourite “desert” states of New Mexico, Utah and Nevada, where most of my panel images were taken. We discovered old abandoned vehicles preserved for prosperity in the dry desert air, each having their own story to tell. In complete contrast we encountered big American trucks speeding along deserted roads that seem to go on forever.

In my panel, “Roadside USA”, I have tried to portray these rusty and working vehicles in their environment. I have applied a textured and soft treatment to my images which is my interpretation of rusting vehicles and their paint work gradually fading under the brightness of the desert sun.