Search the Archive

As the archive grows, it becomes possible to search across thousands of photographs at once. These searches reveal recurring subjects, objects and patterns across different journeys.

Every Window

Every building window found across the American archive. Thousands of windows from houses, apartments, factories and shops are brought together into a second archive of windows, all originally photographed through a train window.

Every Sign

Every sign and piece of visible text found across the American archive. Road signs, shop fronts, billboards, warnings, symbols and handwritten notices form a record of the visual language encountered from the railway.

Every Cow

Every cow found across photographs made during 10,000 miles of rail travel across the United States. Cattle are a constant presence across the American landscape, from small farms to vast herds stretching across the plains.

Every Car

Every car found across the American archive. From city streets and suburban driveways to highways crossing the open landscape, the car is one of the archive's most persistent signs of American life.

Every Bird

Every bird found across the American archive. Many are captured in flight, suspended for a fraction of a second as the train moves through the landscape.

Every Wheel

Every wheel found across the American archive. Car wheels, bicycle wheels, trucks, trailers and machinery bring together a recurring circular form across the American landscape.

The Moon Through The Train Window

Every daytime moon photographed during railway journeys across Europe. The same object reappears across different countries, landscapes, seasons and train windows.

Station Masters

Station masters photographed from the train in Bulgaria and Romania, identified by the red caps worn on platforms along the route. At stations across both countries, a uniformed station master steps onto the platform as each train passes, a railway practice that has largely disappeared elsewhere. Across different journeys, the recurring flash of a red cap became a recognisable part of the landscape.

Station Masters