Contributors

ESTHER BAK, BROOKLYN, USA

Esther is a journalist and translator based in Brooklyn, NY. She’s inspired by the stories that reside within every person she meets. She often misses Sweden, but she loves her life in NY, where she lives on the top floor of a Brooklyn brownstone with her husband and three children.

DONIVAN BERUBE, FLAGGSTAFF, ARIZONA

Donivan Berube has been releasing records and touring internationally for several years, and has been featured on NPR, the A.V. Club, and Vinyl Me, Please. He's worked as an English Teacher in Huaycán, Peru, a Librarian in Big Sur, California, and has ridden his single-speed bicycle across America. He currently lives in Flaggstaff, Arizona. Donivan is also our music editor, selecting the soundtrack for our destinations.

ANNAR BJØRGLI, OSLO, NORWAY

Annar Bjørgli is a photographer and visual artist who lives in Oslo. He works as a photographer at the Nasjonalmuseet Museum in Norway. He has had several exhibitions and done a number of commissioned decoration projects. At the moment, he is working on a large decoration for a new care home in Oslo. Annar supports the idea of a four-day work week, and thinks that Francis Bacon is a greater artist than Picasso.

ENGRID BARNETT, NEVADA, USA

Engrid Barnett is an award-winning cultural geographer, travel writer, and musician who explores America one ghost town, hiking trail, and eclectic bar at a time. In this issue of American Trails she writes about the Psychedelic rock scene at Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada. See page 128. Her work appears regularly in Ripley’s Believe It Or Not and Nevada Magazine.

MARTIN BRUSEWITZ, NEW YORK CITY, USA

Martin Brusewitz is a Swedish freelance journalist and (mostly analog) photographer based in uptown New York City (because of a mysterious textile designer he met at the MOMA five years ago) (he is now her husband and baby papa). Martin – who also has a degree in islamology and is an outstanding basketball player – writes mainly for Swedish newspapers and magazines on a wide array of topics. You can see his analog photos at @janne.lajon.

CECILIA CARLSTEDT, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Cecilia has been working as a full time illustrator ever since she graduated fromLondon Collage of Communication in 2003. She spent several years in London and New York but is now back in her home town of Stockholm. She has worked with a wide range of clients but is essentially linked to the world of fashion. Experimentation is an integral part of her working process and she uses various techniques in her work such as ink, screen printing and collage. See more: ceciliacarlstedt.com

JONAS CULLBERG, NEW YORK CITY, USA

Jonas Cullberg is a freelance journalist, based in Queens, New York. Last year his book En Amerikansk epidemi (An American epidemic) about the opioid crisis was released. In this issue you'll find Cullberg's article about two farmers at Coyote Run Farm in Iowa who have their own ideas on how agriculture can benefit the environment.

LINDSEY DANIS, HUDSON VALLEY, NY, USA

Lindsey Danis is a travel writer based in the Hudson Valley. She’s visited 42 states to date, and when she’s not on the road, she’s working on a novel. In this issue you can read Lindsey's story about the ghost town Centralia in Pennsylvania, where an underground coal mine fire has burned since 1962.

JOHN DELEVA, HAWAII, USA

John DeLeva: John won a college bet in 1995 and became the youngest person to visit every county, borough and parish in America - all 3,086. He hates to see a train leave the station or a plane leave the gate when he’s not on it!

PEDER EDVINSSON, VÄSTERNÄS, SWEDEN

Peder works as an editor, journalist and is the author of two books, the first from 2015 about a butterfly collector Fjärilsmannen and in 2018 a handbook on how to use a wood stove, Elda i vedspis. He used to travel more as an editor for the SAS Eurobonus magazine, but is now content with the weekly trip to his cottage on the coast north of Stockholm.

BRUNO EHRS, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

The photographer Bruno Ehrs has traveled around and across the United States since the late 1970s. Lived next to Nathan's Hot Dogs on Coney Island. Almost seen Woody Allen at Broome Street Bar. And in admiration he studied Edward Weston's waves in Point Lobos. See more of Bruno's photos: brunoehrs.com

PETER ERIKSSON, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Peter has worked with photography in some form or another for the last 25 years, splitting it up between his own projects, freelance work, and teaching. Besides great photography, music is a massive source of inspiration, and especially the introverted Americana in minor, the melancholic guys in flannel shirts. In this issue you get a look at his portraits of musicians. Glitter and Doom in front of the camera, Tom Waits!

APRIL FRAME, ALASKA, USA

April Frame is a cinematographer based in Anchorage, Alaska. For this issue she went oyster hunting in her favorite bar. April also did the fab video This is American Trails, check it out on our site.

OLIVIA HALL, SEATTLE, USA

Olivia Hall is a writer whose work has appeared in Seattle Times, Elle.com, Racked, Refinery 29 and Donimo. She has lived throughout the United States but has laid down her roots on Bainbridge Island, a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle. She livesin a small double-wide traile with her fiancé and a chihuahua. She also happens to be extremely good at macaramé.

PIETER TEN HOOPEN, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Pieter is an international acclaimed photographer and filmmaker based in Stockholm. Transitioning between editorial work, personal projects and commercial assignments, he has a wide range of returning clients such as The New Yorker The New York Times Magazine, Le Monde, and Plan International. If you want to see more of Pieters work go to: pietertenhoopen.com

JOHANNES HUWE, WUNSTORF, GERMANY

Johannes is a German photographer who is passionate about two things: analog photography and desert landscapes along the west coast of America. Well, three things actually, can't forget that he is cruising through said landscapes in his Porsche 911 from 1975. We welcome the prize winning Americana Photographer here to American Trails. See more at: Instagram @americana.mag, @johanneshuwe Webb: johanneshuwe.com

CHRIS HYTHA, PHILADELPHIA, USA

Chris Hytha is a 22-year-old student, professional, and freelancer based in Philadelphia. While finishing his final years at Drexel university, and working at an architecture firm in Philadelphia, Chris finds time to pursue his passion of visual arts and photography. In this issue Chris shot the cover of Geno’s famous steak house. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

LAURA KINIRY, SAN FRANCISCO, USA

This freelance travel and food writer have called San Francisco her home for 22 years.The New Jersey native has traveled thoroughly thoughout the USA. She has also traveresered the country by nearly every Amtrak train route imagninable. In addition to American Trails magazine, she writes for Smithsonianmag.com, O – The Oprah Magazine, Mbuhay several AAA pubs and many others. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

DEAN KLINKENBERG, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA

Dean Klinkenberg, the Mississippi Valley Traveler, writes about the history and culture of places along the Mississippi River. He has published six travel guides for different parts of the Mississippi Valley, as well as three Frank Dodge mysteries set in places along the river. His work has also appeared in publications such as Smithsonian Magazine, The National, and GoNomad.com. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

ROBERT LINDHOLM, BROOKLYN, USA

Robert is a Swedish photographer who usually works as a fashion photographer in New York. When he is not doing that or hanging out at Do or dive (see page 134) in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, he is out looking for the US that we at American Trails like. See Roberts and Donivan Berube's absolutely incredible music-historical journey in the classic South in issue10. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

MATTIAS LUNDBLAD, NEW LONDON, USA

Mattias Lundblad bought a Pentax in the city of Linköping as a fifteen-year-old and began to take pictures of musicians, people and nature. Later in life at a photo shoot in the US he met his American love. Now he calls New London, in between New York and Boston, his home. From here he sends pictures and texts to newspapers and magaszines in Scandinavia. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

ANDREW MUNZ, JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING, USA

Andrew is a writer, director and actor from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. As a novelist he is represented by Bradford Literary Agency. His first book, "I Can Ski Forever" will be released in Winter 2018/2019, and is currently at work on his first young adult novel. An avid traveler, he splits his time between Wyoming and Iceland. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

LENA MÄCS, INSJÖN, SWEDEN

Lena Mäcs is a designer and has worked as a freelance designer to a majority of well-known companies within fashion, textile and the jewelry industry. (presently she is broadening her knowledge on design ceramics). She is also a fan of line dancing and considers that it is wrong that there is not enough cowboy fashion in circulation. She is also a proofreader, and ideologist for American Trails, and boasts that she is one of very few proofreaders who saw Carl Lewis with his upper body in reality. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

EMIL NORDIN, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Emil Nordin has been working as a freelance photographer for ten years, producing documentary stories and portraits for some of Sweden’s leading magazines and newspapers. Apart from his passion for visual storytelling, Emil is also a huge fan of the outdoors. When he’s not working, he’s usually trying to find a mountain to climb or some other excuse to leave the city. emilnordin.com hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

MIRIAM PARKMAN, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Miriam Parkman may live in a small apartment outside Stockholm, but in her dreams she is on the open plains in the US or where she grew up along the northern shores of Sweden. She is a member of the weaving community Studio Supersju, hold classes in vintage hair styles, she eats pancakes for breakfast every weekend and she doesn't say no to a beer or to dance lindy hop or two step. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

DEIDRA PEACHES, FLAGSTAFF, USA

Deidra Peaches is a Navajo documentarian and photographer. After the successful screening of her short film at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, she co-founded the independent media company Paper Rocket Productions. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

KIM RAFF, SALT LAKE CITY, USA

Kim Raff is a freelance documentary, editorial and reportage photographer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her craft has drawn her into people's living rooms, pulled her onto mountain tops, and humbled her at gravesides; from the Deep South to the American West. For more of her work: kimraff.com hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

CHRISTINA JOHN-ROCKET, LONDON, UK

Film photographer and Graphic Designer Christina John-Rockett finds a 7 hour long open road and country radio the most relaxing way to spend her time. She calls London her home and spend her days plotting out fictional/ future road trips and researching what weird and wonderful roadside attractions and scenic byways the satnav would normally fail to register. Instagram: driveby_shooting_ hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

ANETTE ROSVALL, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

A dinner, some glasses of wine, leads to the deep questions in life. In such instances, you’d be hard pressed to find better company then Anette Rosvall. She is working with social media here at American Trails. She is an author, art director and spokesperson for Stellagalan, and in 2019 she was appointed to one of Sweden’s Super Communicators. Instagram @anetterosvall. Website anetterosvall.se hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

JAN SALOMONSSON, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Jan Salomonsson is a translator, editor, and writer working out of Stockholm. He counts a variety of government agencies, art galleries, museums, and authors among his clients. When he’s not busy messing about with words, he plays board games or picks the banjo (he is the proud owner of three Buckeye banjos, see issue #1). He also enjoys a nice glass of Scotch and a good read. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

TANJA SCHULT, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Tanja is an associate professor and senior lecturer in Art History at Stockholm University. One of her research interests is memorials, in all senses of the word. Whether it be something monumental like in Montgomery, or something unseen but rather heard, like in the audio collage Audioweg Gusen. In this issue you can read about The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which Tanja visited for American Trails. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

CALLE STOLTZ, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Calle lives in Stockholm with wife and two children. He started his career as an assistant at the age of 18. After three years, Calle began to work as his own and at the age of 23 he joined the photography agency Lund Lund. Now at 45 he is represented by Mink MGMT. Calle works both editorially and with commercially for H&M, Volvo, Indigofera, Eton, Camel Active, and American Trails. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

MATT BEN STONE, LONDON, UK

As a freelance photographer Matt spend a lot of time on the road. He is very fortunate to get to travel and see some incredible places for his work. One of his latest ventures was an amazing assignment at the Bonneville Salt Flats. When at home in London, he can be found drinking far too much coffee or escaping to the countryside to ride his bike. See more: @mattbenstone och mattbenstone.com hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

MIRA SVANERED, FORSA, SWEDEN

Between photography projects, Mira Svanered works as a costume designer for film, or works on her farmhouse in Hälsingland. She’s passionate about analogue photography and vintage aesthetics. Dancing to American Country & Western music, ideally at a honky-tonk in Texas, makes her as happy as can be. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

SIMON URWIN, LONDON, UK

Simon Urwin is an award-winning travel photographer whose work has been recognized by the likes of Nikon, Taylor Wessing and National Geographic. Based in London, he’s passionate about getting on a plane somewhere else as often as possible, then taking the road less travelled when he gets there. See more: @simonurwinphoto and simonurwin.com hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

HENRIK WALSE, STOCKHOLM, SVERIGE

Henrik Walse is a graphic designer, ex-skater, collector of rare 60s 7-inch records, and record cover designer. He used to live with his family in a brownstone in Bedstuy, Brooklyn, but currently resides in Stuvsta, Stockholm. Already has two Chevrolet Corvairs in his yard, and intends to get more. hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.

EMIL WESOLOWSKI, NEW YORK CITY, USA

Emil Wesolowski is a Swedish not yet acclaimed photographer based in New York City. He works with many of the largest Swedish magazines and newspapers and he is constantly chasing that perfect life with bases on both sides of the Atlantic. See more: emilwesolowski.com hythacg.com. Instagram @hytha.cg.