American Dream
In search of a better understanding of my own culture and inspired by Robert Frank’s The Americans, my sister Cynthia and I bought a VW van and explored the big cites and backroads of United States for three and a half months.
This selection of images was made during that odyssey. Using a Widelux 35mm panoramic camera I photographed individuals in their environments, ranging from small towns to big cities. Short video interviews were also conducted at that time.
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![Laena Wilder, Widelux, Panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1316,706,1316,700/0-0-0/473b8aa2-6df3-4996-8720-d36e29d8f78f/1/1/3_1.5_wusa01_38_16_vwoq5w.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401494~hmac=90c3cd51741b151d2de5ad532112a3016df4773a8654acc8065f1fd917b1007a)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, Panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1378,706,1378,700/0-0-0/6bdf006e-95b3-405e-b305-7f7f3b606f12/1/1/3_1.5_w06usa46_23_n2sqm0.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401494~hmac=fe5a0e5443b08817ecbdad4c28fdf91c37ac344aa39f04db665868a46f4242a7)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1305,706,1305,700/0-0-0/e5de227f-26e2-47e9-aaeb-610b20a927af/1/1/3_1.5_wusa10_05_12_y12acx.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401494~hmac=ba1693b0efb64d4d6e6e0cd0309dc550c5792142856ac590f7eea2dbbce2694a)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1305,706,1305,700/0-0-0/18929951-c1a3-4e86-9dcc-a2fd58f3110c/1/1/3_1.5_wusa07_32_15_ejyqbv.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401494~hmac=ba1693b0efb64d4d6e6e0cd0309dc550c5792142856ac590f7eea2dbbce2694a)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1305,706,1305,700/0-0-0/2eaf3a3a-3ff0-4d4a-9a37-92b644b8bf82/1/1/3_1.5_wusa08_18_34_tuhgqs.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401495~hmac=4ad08bb7e64aa68f065ed012828080479d3c3467db0845894374aeb73a0cc534)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1310,706,1310,700/0-0-0/d39d00db-4513-4a24-84db-4b39b9f43789/1/1/3_1.5_wusa05_53_18_d6aaeo.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401495~hmac=435d297030f5202c41910b657c14f6b3ded0482c7aa2dd373f6c25b6bac07a45)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, Panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1304,706,1304,700/0-0-0/51741f40-c596-4c02-b66c-0184d33b3bcc/1/1/3_1.5_wusa02_12_15_q7vpzv.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401495~hmac=4e4f4fa2d7d1aac9647fe6c9f84e02bcdfebe558a0e5b620d2e1717386a4eea1)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1306,706,1306,700/0-0-0/1f540ea1-ef37-4361-ad4c-da16d7702dbb/1/1/3_1.5_wusa04_33_23a_lljtqn.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401495~hmac=3053f4d603a5b4ff3cf6ba4ed45f7dc8ce996fc7816051bc0c99e0c1686b3fff)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1319,706,1319,700/0-0-0/8751c7da-349c-4144-b312-ca2a36af76d7/1/1/3_1.5_wusa03_57_36_y27s2l.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401495~hmac=14996634259b8f8424b2fe32793172b0e407b728f5ab974ad730022dc730f1c6)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1313,706,1313,700/0-0-0/da832151-579f-4849-8db7-926d96994132/1/1/3_1.5_wusa09_46_14_ssarfm.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401495~hmac=c982143e8cff4de51fec4ca2a5c8a619cfe57283ceeb10a25fe954afbb1921e1)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1312,706,1312,700/0-0-0/df3bc2c5-1b23-4716-8416-701f8b24f15d/1/1/3_1.5_wusa11_18_35_y2du1d.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401495~hmac=479912625cc92a979fa8ae25148987baf8f703372b969103e0bdbc3d3fa0072e)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1307,706,1307,700/0-0-0/26d83cab-fc70-46ac-b842-7a0214b66f42/1/1/3_1.5_wusa13_07_35_sz9zlj.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401495~hmac=f2c3206c86b0f93eb500a0066fa6a9743126b3445f7630a3fe3923dcee344272)
![Laena Wilder, Widelux, panoramic photography, USA, American Dream](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,1309,706,1309,700/0-0-0/b3f21610-8a16-4875-a15d-1896e8b4e9a9/1/1/3_1.5_wusa14_32_18_zinlqm.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037401495~hmac=319bb4d848dd8b1f58f6a53d551bb4c4f128cb14c988fbd8cc9391cc5f234ecd)