American Portraits: Deserts-Rockies, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah
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: ‘Deep’ South
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)
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
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
Surf champion Kelly Slater answers “What’s your Life Philosophy?” on ooamerica.com
Short interview with surfing champion Kelly Slater. Wasn’t planning on posting any more video clips from the USA road-trip but ran into Slater at Pipeline, on Oahu’s North Shore, during the Vans Triple Crown 2012 surfing contest (which was then taking place at Sunset Beach nearby). Slater has won the Association of Surfing Professionals’ (ASP) World … Read more
American Portraits, USA Road-Trip: East Coast, Carolinas
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
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
ooamerica USA Road Trip: Thanks, Portraits, Movie and Photos
Hi, I hope everybody’s doing well, enjoying summer / winter. If it’s your first time on ooamerica, welcome to the road! If not, welcome back! It’s been a fun and wild adventure, and though the full project is not over yet, I’d like to extend Some Thanks: - to the people who contributed … Read more
Travel Drawings: Road sketches, part 2
Sketches from the road including scenes from Little Rock, Kansas City, Denver… or check the ooa revo blog for some post-trip ooaddles.
Travel Photos: ooamerica USA Road Trip, Road Textures
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.









