These American States
Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
Seeking God, spreading hatred and racism, and destroying the American landscape. These American States, as they are sometimes called, are individual and, at times, as violently divided as the people who live in them. Whose America is it? Jim Lo Scalzo looks at his home country from an outsider’s perspective, traveling the United States to document the extremes of American culture and the poisoning of natural beauty and of American towns and citizens.
Jim Lo Scalzo
Since joining European Pressphoto Agency two years ago, Jim Lo Scalzo has tried to look at his home country from an outsider’s perspective, to reveal elements of America’s cultural patchwork–racial division, religious zeal, environmental degradation–that may be surprising to the rest of the world. He is especially drawn to the Deep South and Appalachia—two areas that are culturally rich, but that don’t receive much news coverage. Prior to joining EPA, Lo Scalzo spent 16 years as a staff photographer with U.S. News & World Report. He has a master’s degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and is the author of the memoir “Evidence of My Existence.” He is also a professor of photojournalism at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
These American States – Jim Lo Scalzo
From september 1st to september 21st
Couvent des Minimes
Rue François Rabelais
66000 Perpignan – France
