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Attractive scenes from the suburbs of Washington, D.C., in 1978 have been compiled into a photobook 45 years after the shooting. Nogami, a photographer who was 31 years old at the time of shoot, describes his Study of Americana as “a visual exploration of my American-ness.” Every weekend, he drove his Honda Civic to places not far from his home in Arlington for shooting. An entire area along Route One, from Baltimore in Maryland in the north to Richmond in Virginia in the south, became the location for his photographic series, Study of Americana. What caught Nogami’s eye and attracted his attention was not a special event, rather the charm of mediocrity. It was the cool America-ness of being on the outskirts of a city that has been left behind. He discovered a fascination with the region and captured scenes that showed that they had aged along with the people there?a clothing store, barbershop, and liquor store that quietly operated in the streets of small cities with low-rise buildings; a small movie theater with its art deco architecture; supermarkets, gas stations, and diners that everyone would drive to and drop in on a daily basis; and the signs, billboards and parking meters found on the street.