Michael Mauldin

Michael Mauldin is an American documentary photographer whose work explores everyday life, small towns and the changing visual landscape of America. Working primarily while traveling by road, he photographs places and moments that are easily overlooked: aging commercial districts, roadside environments, public spaces, local events and the details that give communities their individual character. His photographs favor observation over nostalgia. The work is concerned less with documenting landmarks than with recognizing the unexpected, humorous and…

Michael Mauldin is an American documentary photographer whose work explores everyday life, small towns and the changing visual landscape of America. Working primarily while traveling by road, he photographs places and moments that are easily overlooked: aging commercial districts, roadside environments, public spaces, local events and the details that give communities their individual character. His photographs favor observation over nostalgia. The work is concerned less with documenting landmarks than with recognizing the unexpected, humorous and sometimes contradictory moments found in ordinary surroundings.