American landscape

PHOTOGRAPHY · AMERICAN WEST

Stories from
the open road.

Quiet towns, endless highways and the people I meet somewhere in between.

Utah, USA 38.5733° N / 109.5498° W

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Recent stories

A visual journal about distance, solitude, landscapes and everyday America.

Desert road 01
Utah Sep 12, 2026

The Long Way Through Utah

Five days, twelve hundred miles and a road that seemed to disappear into the horizon.

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Rocky mountains 02
Montana Aug 28, 2026

Before the First Snow

Late summer in Montana, when the mornings become colder and the mountains start to change.

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Lake and mountains 03
Colorado Jul 19, 2026

Morning at 9,000 Feet

A quiet morning above the tree line, far away from highways and city noise.

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Road through American landscape

FEATURED STORY

Somewhere
in Nevada

There are places where nothing happens for hundreds of miles. That's usually where I want to stop.

ABOUT

Ethan Cole

I'm an independent photographer based in Portland, Oregon, documenting the American landscape and the people who live within it.

This journal is a collection of photographs, field notes and unfinished thoughts from the road.