When “Americana” is mentioned, you might think of small-town parades, high school football games, Fourth of July fireworks, our beautiful flag, apple pie, country fairs and other iconic themes that make up America’s rich cultural heritage. When we at UIG think about “Americana”, we think about Joe Sohm and his wonderful and ever-evolving Visions of America project.
Joe’s work integrates the three primary lifetime interests that he has professionally groomed over 40 years – music, imaging and American History – into a comprehensive multi-media theme entitled “Visions of America”:
Joe’s mission of photographing the 50 states in still photographs has been amplified to reshoot the 50 states in 4K Drone, 4K Timelapse, 4K Video, Go Pro & of course stills – in advance of the 250th Anniversary of America, July 4, 2026. In combining this new imagery with original music by Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy winning songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman (“The Way We Were” by Barbra Streisand) and renowned pianist Roger Kellaway, with vocals by Patti Austin, Shelea, and Judith Hill, and narration read by Clint Eastwood and William Shatner, “Visions of America” is a multi-media journey through America’s back roads, small towns, big cities, Presidential campaigns – everything one associates with “Americana”.
California Poppy fields outside of Lancaster shows dirt roads and California Aqueduct 
Term limits for Politicians road sign, Oklahoma. 
Historic 100 year old Vernon AME Church, Commemorating Black Wall Street Massacre in 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 
Sunset on St. Louis, Missouri skyline on Mississippi River, shot from East St. Louis, Illinois 
February 16, 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada – Democratic Candidates appear at “Infrastructure Moving America Forward Forum, features former Vice President Joe Biden 
Grammercy Veterans Memorial Bridge crossing Mississippi River, Louisiana. 
Stone Lagoon one-room school house Northern California off Route 101. 
Bald Eagle sits in morning light on tree branch in Lake Martin Swamp, Louisiana 
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area shows Multnomah Water Fall, East of Portland, Oregon 
Santa Monica Pier with Ferris Wheel and neon lights at sunset, Santa Monica, CA. 
City of Angeles, Los Angeles Skyline framed by San Bernadino Mountains and Mount Baldy with fresh snow from Kenneth Hahn State Park. 
Multi-cultural citizens vote on Super Tuesday Presidential Primary at the Iman Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA. 
Vintage Pickup Truck with Halloween Display at Milford, CT. 
Pennsylvania Ave to US Capitol with Streaked lights going towards US Capitol in Washington DC. during rush hour PM. 
Sept 13 2018, Arizona – US Flag waves in blue sky in Arizona 
Sept 13 2018, Monument Valley Tribal Park, Utah, USA – Monument Valley at sunset, Navho Tribal Park Utah/Arizona border 
September 18 2018 – Colorado, USA, Molas Lake, South of Silverton, Route 550 
March 13 2019 – Joshua Tree National Park, CA, USA -Joshua Tree National Park in Spring, Southern California 
October 12 2018, Paris Texas, USA – Star Spangled Banner performed. Paris Texas Wildcats defeat Celina, Bobcats 54-7 in High School Division 4 Football Game 
Silhouette of photographer Joe Sohm shooting Mt Redoubt Volcano at Skilak Lake, sunset, Alaska, the Aleutian Mountain Range.
Published more than 1 million times, Joe can likely claim he has seen and photographed more of America’s stunning beauty than anybody alive. His images have been featured in all major news media worldwide (NY/LA/London Times, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, advertising, and countless books including educational textbooks). In 2009-2012 Joe produced a multi-media Symphony concert with the Boston and Philadelphia Pops where his images were projected to original music composed by the Bergmans and Roger Kellaway.
Buckle your seatbelts and let Joe Sohm do the driving. The video linked below features “An Open Road”, an original song he recently produced and played bass guitar on, as well as wrote the narration and took all the images for. Enjoy the ride…
For more information about Joe Sohm and his Visions of America projects, please contact UIG or visit http://joesohm.com/ and https://www.visionsofamerica.com/index.html
All images: Joe Sohm/Visions of America
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