roadside america

- Written and photographed by Lucinda Lewis, this book is almost like a calendar of travelling around America to find the best vintage cars. Even though I am not that into cars, this is one of my favourite books. The photography in it is just insane, its so good! My copy has been used so much that some of the pages have had to be stuck in with cellotape.                                                  

- The combination of cars and their setting is what makes this book a lot more interesting than your other car buff books. The neon lights of the roadside diners and especially those photos taken in Las Vegas are amazing. 

- I also love the images where Lewis has just focused on a certain part of the car, be it the badge, the door handle of part of the engine, as these then become so interesting and I wouldn't even know what car it is from...but you see, car knowledge is not needed to enjoy this book. Anyone who likes photography would love this book. I always flick through it when I am stuck for ideas, even just to look at the compositions, or combinations of colours. The layout of the book is pretty simple. The photographs take up the right page and any copy on the left is kept to a bare minimum, with a calendar line running along the top of each to keep continuity. 

- It does take a while to really look at every page in this book, but it is so worth it.