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Photography: A modern portrait of 26 States of America by Jack Davison

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Date
27 November 2013

Anyone can travel around America with a camera and come back with photographs, but few people can return with an edited selection of images that truly captures the essence of such a vast amount of land. We’re over-saturated with gritty New York portraits of the general public, and we’ve seen enough projects and films about middle America to last us a lifetime, so for Jack Davison to come along and give us a modern, concise window into that vast dreamworld, we are eternally grateful. This man has got an effortless, delicate talent with a camera which is even more exciting when you find out that he didn’t even study photography. He’s available for commissioned work, and if I were you I wouldn’t dawdle unless you want to find yourself at the back of a very long queue.

A person wearing a wide-brimmed black hat and a dark blazer stands against a pale green wall. The hat casts a deep shadow across their eyes, leaving only their mouth and chin visible.
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Jack Davison: 26 States

A black and white portrait of a child looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. They stand shirtless with their arms folded across their chest against a blurred, neutral background.
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Jack Davison: 26 States

A grid of twelve dark rectangular windows set into a plain, light-coloured building facade. Several of the windows contain small, white air conditioning units.
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Jack Davison: 26 States

A person wearing a white T-shirt and a grey baseball cap looks directly at the camera. They hold one hand up to their mouth, with their other arm crossed in front of them.
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Jack Davison: 26 States

A black and white close-up portrait of a person looking directly at the camera. They are positioned against a plain, light-coloured background.
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Jack Davison: 26 States

A red-and-green macaw perches on a wooden branch, looking to the right. A second, darker bird sits behind it against a muted green background with silhouettes of branches.
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Jack Davison: 26 States

A long, winding road stretches through a dry, hilly landscape under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. Small green shrubs dot the sandy terrain as the road disappears into the distant hills.
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Jack Davison: 26 States

A black and white portrait of a person looking down at the camera. They have curly hair and wear a dark hooded jacket against a plain, light background.
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Jack Davison: 26 States

A full, golden moon hangs in a dark night sky. Below, a vast, undulating landscape of snow glows softly in the moonlight.
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Jack Davison: 26 States

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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