DAVID ZAITZ'S RUST BELT TOUR

LOS ANGELES-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID ZAITZ TOOK A SIX DAY ROAD TRIP THROUGH THE MIDWEST RUST BELT IN JULY 2009. THE RUST BELT IS A REGION OF THE AMERICAN MIDWEST THAT THRIVED DURING THE HEYDAY OF STEEL AND AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTION, BUT HAS FALLEN ON HARD TIMES IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO ECONOMIC FORCES.

ZAITZ DROVE OVER 1,900 MILES IN SEVEN DAYS VISITING LEGENDARY RUST BELT CITIES AS GARY, SOUTH BEND, ELKHARDT, YOUNGTOWN, WHEELING, CANTON, AKRON, DETROIT AND FLINT.