The American flag feels as familiar and meaningful as ever. It appears everywhere: at street festivals, on porches, in parades, on trucks, in shop windows, along roadsides, and in neighborhoods across the country. I am drawn to photographing it on my trips across the USA because the flag acts as a shared visual language. It is instantly recognizable, but personal to each place and person who displays it. In my photographs, the flag is not one thing. It can suggest celebration, memory, pride, history, decoration, identity, and hope. Seen through travel, public life, and everyday places, the flag becomes less of a fixed symbol and more of a reflection of the many ways Americans express belonging. It is a familiar image, but one that continues to change depending on where it is seen, who is holding it, and what moment we are living through. How do you see the flag today?
