Hit And Run
I grew up in Illinois, where the landscape is largely flat, defined by open plains and cornfields. While suburban development has replaced much of the farmland in this once rural region, roadkill remains relatively rare due to the openness of the terrain.
That changed when I moved to Westchester, just north of New York City, where I encountered a starkly different reality. As road networks multiply, natural habitats are carved up into smaller, disconnected fragments. As wild areas are increasingly displaced, animals struggle to meet basic biological and migratory needs, pushing many species toward the brink of extinction. These disruptions don’t exist in isolation—they weaken entire ecosystems, interrupting predator-prey relationships, diminishing biodiversity, and unsettling the balance that allows these systems to function.
As a driver, I’m familiar with the sense of insulation that comes from being inside a car. Through these photographs, I aim to offer glimpses that rupture that illusion—grounding us in the reality we so often overlook.
