Whispering Hope (2017) is a self-published photo book by Chikara Umihara. Umihara, based in Yokohama, lends fresh eyes to a familiar American photographic tradition with this road trip book made over the course of 5 years (2011-2016). Relinquishing control of the wheel, and settling into the patterns and flow of the Greyhound Bus, Umihara made pictures within the confines of its trodden path. Structured as the bus’ course was with its predetermined path and mandatory stops, Chikara presents us with pictures of a nation that are equal parts open to interpretation and distinctly personal in their point of view.

See more of Umihara’s work, and order copies of Whispering Hope, here: chikaraphotography.com