Almost every kilometre of Route 66 (US66) is worth a photo. The original road has disappeared in many places. U.S. Route 66 is a historic highway (U.S. Highway) in the United States, which began in Chicago and ended at the Pacific Ocean beach in Santa Monica near Los Angeles. Its total length was 3940 km. US66 runs through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.
The compositions in the work of Gerard Oonk are highly stylized. The main subject of the photographs is immediately recognizable. "I don't want to distract the viewer and that requires making choices and leaving out a lot". The emphasis in the photographs is on beauty and optimism. Even our transience.. Read more…