Road trips have long shaped American photography, offering a lens on both continuity and change. As a genre, “road trip” photography spans joy rides, visual poetry, politics, and self-discovery—driven by a deep, westward longing for freedom and reinvention.

In Jharkhand, India, fires smolder on the blackened earth, releasing toxic gases into the air. Amid the fire and smoke, men, women, and children dig with their bare hands for a humble rock—known here as "Black Diamond".