Kenny Rogers’ America : Twenty-Two Years on the Road Have Shaped the Musician’s View of the Country. : A Selection of His Recently Published Photographs.

Bridge, Duluth, Minnesota “The bridge had just opened the day before, and my impression was that local authorities were expecting a traffic jam. I decided to take my chances. There were police officers on hand to make sure everything went smoothly. And it did. Only two cars drove across the bridge the entire time.”

Farm, La Crosse, Wisconsin “From a distance I had been drawn to the unusual shapes and stacking arrangement of the domed silos and triangular rooftops. But close up, I was just as fascinated by the weathered advertisement for WKTY radio. With its bold comic-book character and the sun-bleached paint curling off the shed’s siding, this sign was a classic example of rural Americana.”

Lighthouse, Pemaquid Point, Maine “Pemaquid Point, near the end of the Bristol peninsula, is one of the most photographed spots on the Maine coast. A heavy surf breaks almost constantly against the ledges here, and the firs and spruces grow to the high-tide line.”

Crystalline Formation, Mono Lake “It was a rainy day at Mono Lake. I was shooting in the middle of bizarre crystalline formations called tufa, which, millions of years ago, had been submerged beneath the lake’s surface. After eons of geological wear and tear, the receding waters have etched intricate patterns into the rock. There was something about this setting that suggested the lost city of a fabulous kingdom.”

Jail Hands, Lexington, Georgia “I saw this pair of hands coming through the bars of a jail cell. There was something almost comfortable about the way this man had placed the cigarettes and lighter on the crossbar of the cell. These pieces of personal property told a story. They seemed to say: ‘This is where I am. This is my home, at least for now.’ ”

Farmer, Lexington, Georgia “I tend to look for people who have strong faces. I have always believed the eyes are the key to photographing people--that’s where the drama shows.”

The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco “This photograph was shot from the Sausalito side of the Golden Gate Bridge, and the early morning fog is just dense enough to conceal all traces of San Francisco’s bustling urban civilization. The rock in the foreground combined with the weather conditions to give the Golden Gate the appearance of being a bridge to nowhere.”