American Portraits, USA Road-Trip: The ‘North’ Glaciers

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Eighth set of American ‘portraits’ featuring interviewees during the USA road-trip(s): the ‘North’ including Idaho, Montana, Wyoming. Two more to go! For more information on these portraits and the project read previous posts in the series. Featured here, and special thanks to them (city corresponds to where I met them, not always where they’re from): … Read more

American Portraits: Deserts-Rockies, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah

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Happy holidays / Happy New Year, best wishes for all your resolutions and endeavors! 2013 promises to be an exciting year for ooamerica.com, with the final posts of the American Portraits series, the upcoming release of the movie / documentary, a fully revamped website, and a brand new adventure to another part of the world. … Read more

American Portraits, USA Road-Trip: Midwest and Heartland

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Sixth set of American ‘portraits’ featuring interviewees during the USA road-trip(s): two ‘regions,’ the Midwest and Heartland including Indiana, Chicago IL, northern Kentucky, Iowa, Kansas City and Kansas. Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays to all! The following blurb of text is the same for other posts in this American portraits series, spare yourself the second … Read more

American Portraits, USA Road-Trip: ‘Deep’ South

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Fifth set of American ‘portraits’ featuring interviewees during the USA road-trip(s): second post of the South, dubbed ‘Deep,’ including Atlanta GA, Alabama, Mississippi and Memphis, and Arkansas. The following blurb of text is the same for other posts in this American portraits series, spare yourself the second read and please share! These will serve as … Read more

American Portraits, USA Road-Trip: ‘Old’ South (Georgia)

Martinez, Savannah

Fourth set of American ‘portraits’ featuring interviewees during the USA road-trip(s): Divided the South in two regions so here’s the ‘Old South’, including Savannah and Athens, Georgia. The following blurb of text is the same for other posts in this American portraits series, spare yourself the second read and please share! These will serve as … Read more

American Portraits, USA Road Trip: Florida and Gulf

HipHopartist2, Miami

Third set of American ‘portraits’ featuring interviewees during the USA road-trip(s): I’ve chosen to group together Florida and the Gulf (New Orleans). The following blurb of text is the same for other posts in this American portraits series, spare yourself the second read and please share! These will serve as way of introduction for some … Read more

American Portraits, USA Road-Trip: East Coast, Carolinas

1-Carolyn, Chapel Hill

Second set of American ‘portraits’ and largest from a given region visited during the USA road-trip(s): East Coast and Carolinas (list of names at bottom). + I ran into a ‘celebrity’ who was willing to answer the question “What’s your philosophy in life?” so will be posting a surprise ‘Epilogue’ video very soon. The following … Read more

American Portraits, USA Road-Trip: Northeast

Christie, Washington DC

And we are back so let’s hit the ground driving with the first set of American ‘portraits’ from the USA road-trip(s): first off, the Northeast. These will serve as way of introduction for some of the interviewees featured in the movie and hopefully give viewers an idea of the demographics encountered – and through that … Read more

Travel Photos: ooamerica USA Road Trip, Road Textures

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Some last ‘road textures’ from part 2 of the USA road trip. If you’d like to see more I’ve created a page featuring most of them from part 1 and part 2.

Travel Photos – Los Angeles’ Angels

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A few pictures from LA. Will shortly be posting some last textures from the road.

Travel Photos: San Francisco, San Franciscans

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Travel Photos: Portland summer, Oregon beaches

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Photos from Portland and Oregon.

Travel Photos: Seattle Market, Needle, Snow

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Just a few pictures; next up, Portland and the Oregon coast.

Travel Photos: Glacier National Park

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Some photos from Glacier Park, although the ‘Going to the Sun’ road was closed, and on to Washington and Oregon.

Travel Photos: Through Utah and Idaho to Montana

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A few pictures from Utah, then Blackfoot, Idaho, and through Butte and Missoula, Montana, heading towards Glacier Park.

Travel Photos: Colorado Rocks and Dinosaurs

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A few photos of Colorado’s rocks and landscapes, including Dinosaur National Monument:

Travel Photos: Kansas City, Kansas Country

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Photos from in and around Kansas City, and into Kansas.

Travel Photos: Through Arkansas to Branson, Missouri

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A few photos after flying through Arkansas, Little Rock, then past the Ozarks and into Branson, Missouri:

Travel Photos: A Beale view of Memphis

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Photos from Memphis, Tennessee. Beale street, Corvette meet.

Travel Photos: Alabama, through Carbon Hill

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A few photos from an all-too-short and grey stay in Alabama, through Birmingham and old mining town Carbon Hill.

Travel Photos: Past Athens, present Atlanta, and onwards

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Pictures from Athens and Atlanta, GA (and one from near St. Augustine, FL).

Travel Photos: Miami Nikki Beach club, Lil’ Havana

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Photos from a night out in Miami South Beach, and area. “Warning”: explicit skin content.

Travel Photos: Savannah area to Fernandina, Florida

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Photos from near Hilton Head, South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia and into northern Florida. Hasn’t been easy to update lately while on the road, more stories, videos and photos soon!

Travel Photos: Palms and Allendale

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Travel photos from Isle of Palms, SC, a touristic beach, and Allendale, SC, what was once a town of passage for travelers (next up: video and story).

Travel Photos: UNC, Duke, and on to South Carolina

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Travel photos after a visit to Duke University and University of North Carolina, next up the video from the Research Triangle, and other stories.

Travel Photos: Washington D.C., Alexandria, the gaze of history

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Travel photos from Washington D.C. and the surrounding area, short stay – more soon! Pictures from ooamerica part 2 will be posted on a new page in the Photos tab

Travel Photos: Last glimpses of NYC, Brooklyn

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Very last pictures from New York City… Departure is imminent, please fasten your seat belts, tell your friends, share the road! Also included the intro picture for ooamerica part 2 – this is not part of the ooamerica picture series, a longer-term project, though similar in style.

Travel Photos: Harlem Heights, NY

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A few photos from Harlem / Washington Heights / Jackson Heights Thanks to everybody for your support and sharing this adventure, and more particularly Rebekah Burgess and Martin Lack (see this unbelievable comment about ooamerica.com!) for their amazing nomination of ooamerica to the ‘Versatile Blogger Award’. There are a few ‘requirements’ including sharing 7 things, … Read more