HELLO WORLD

@SendCleanPants moves to Substack

Hello. I am not a photographer.

However, I have been carrying around a camera for the last four decades as a way of trying to understand this life, this place.

Over the last couple of years I have logged some 40,000+ miles across the United States along the small roads, through Main Street USA (plus some side quests through some wonderful other places on this big planet.

I started these trips to understand the growing perspective differences between regions, to meet people where they are, and to hear their stories.

Why Substack?

Along the way, I have shared these on various platforms, each increasingly missing part of the “picture.” As the social signal-to-noise ratio has gone mad, this visual and narrative journal has been lost. There is not enough focus to build complete stories on Instagram or Facebook.

Why now?

As Meta joins others in making the concerted move towards pushed propaganda, I am actively seeking to deplatform this content, and content forward into a smaller, but focused community.

What will happen here?

Photo-heavy stories will be shared here on no less than a weekly basis. These will include pieces of larger projects, small stories, difficult questions, probably a shortage of answers. This Substack will also heavily utilize the Notes feature and would encourage a lively Chat community.

Topics?

The Legend and Myth of Main Street USA, Very Small Entrepreneurship, Iconic Small Festivals, Road Tripping, The Spaces That Bind Us Together, Urban Planning, Unique Diners and Food Places.

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