Photos by Alexander Missen
Flags, Cars, Desert — Alexander Missen Surveys The Symbols of American Culture
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There’s a precise range of symbols in which lie the fundamentals of American culture. In his series Q&A, British photographer Alexander Missen has captured many of them: the omnipresent American flags, the big cars, the scenic desert landscapes, the multiethnicity of its population.
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