Becoming an American
Becoming an American
I thought I had everything figured out. Then I found myself marrying my wife, quitting my job, selling all my possessions and moving overseas. What followed was an adventure that transformed not only who I was, but who I thought I could become. This is the visual story of a journey of becoming.
Softcover, 110 pages, 11x8.5 inches, English
ISBN: 978-1-0878-7006-9
Published in April 2020
Becoming an American is a visual autobiography, covering one of the most transformative periods of my life. After 30 years of comfortable and predictable life in Spain, I quit my job, sold everything I owned, and got on a plane to cross the ocean.
I was to travel thousands of miles in the next few years, but the true journey was happening within. By embracing the unknown, experiencing new places, making new friends, I realized I was able to build a whole new self, from scratch.
These images are the experiences I went through to build a new me. Most of them were neither comfortable nor predictable, but that's what kept me constantly in awe and feeling alive.
I felt free for the first time in my life. I had become an American.
This book was never in my mind when I was capturing those raw moments. Most of the images were never meant for publication, but that's what makes "Becoming an American" so personal for me.