Jesse Chehak is a freelance photographer living in Brooklyn. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Fortune, Entertainment Weekly, and others. He spends a majority of his time cruising America, working from the back of his jeep.

These seven photgraphs are extracted from an ongoing body of work entitled “American Images.” View more of Jesse’s work at www.jessechehak.com .

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