
The Americans I Met is a photographic and oral history project that collects portraits of and conversations with people that photographer Hübner encountered during a series of cross-country hitchhiking trips in the United States. With only his camera, audio recorder, and a few provisions, he covered 41 states and over 16,000 miles (26,000 km).
Throughout Hübner’s travels, he embraced chance encounters and relied daily on the hospitality of people he met. As a result, the foreign traveler became an eye-witness to many Americans’ practical and spiritual lives and the bearer of many confidences. This project focuses on the people Hübner met on his travels, their words, their experiences, and, by extension, the Trump Era in which they lived.
Hardcover
Dimensions: 22,5 x 28 cm
248 pages, 71 colour pictures
Language: English/French
Publisher: André Frère Éditions
Price: EURO 49,00
Released: November 9, 2022
ISBN: 978-2-492696-07-7
More Informations about The Americans I Met book here.














Lectures, Exhibitions and Workshops
Upcoming:
April 2026
The Americans I Met Solo Exhibition Gallery Haus der Kunst Jakob-Engels-Straße 2A, Nümbrecht, Germany
Past events
2025
German-American Institute Saarland Artist Talk Campus der Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
AmerikaHaus NRW Artist Talk, Altes Pfandhaus in Köln, Germany
2024
FINT Artist Talk, Tromsø, Norway
FREELENS Gallery Artist Talk, Hamburg, Germany
German-American Institute Saxony Artist Talk, Leipzig, Germany
The Brooklyn Rail Live-Podcast: The New Social Environment, New York City, NY, United States
Paris Photo Book Signing hosted by André Frère Éditions, Paris, France
Goethe-Institut Live-Podcast, Oslo, Norway
Fulbright feat Journalism Lecture, Berlin, Germany
Les Rencontres d'Arles Book Signing hosted by André Frère Éditions, Arles, France
Eddie Adams Workshop XXXVII Candidate, Jeffersonville, NY, United States
Head On Photo Festival Group Exhibition The Americans I Met, Sydney, Australia
2023
Paris Photo Book Signing hosted by André Frère Éditions, Paris, France
Hard Rock Cafe Artist Talk, Tromsø, Norway
Full Steam Artist Talk, Tromsø, Norway
Tromsø Fotoklubb Lecture, Tromsø, Norway
Les Rencontres d'Arles Book Signing hosted by André Frère Éditions, Arles, France
Fulbright Art Week Artist Talk, Berlin, Germany
2022
Paris Photo Book Signing hosted by André Frère Éditions, Paris, France
Somfy Award Exhibition, Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Book Release The Americans I Met hosted by Fulbright Berlin, Clinker Lounge, Germany
Fulbright Berlin Artist Talk, Germany
2020
Reading Room Lecture Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2019
Griffin Museum of Photography Artist Talk, Winchester, MA, United States

The Americans I Met is a photographic and oral history project that collects portraits of and conversations with people that photographer Hübner encountered during a series of cross-country hitchhiking trips in the United States. With only his camera, audio recorder, and a few provisions, he covered 41 states and over 16,000 miles (26,000 km).
Throughout Hübner’s travels, he embraced chance encounters and relied daily on the hospitality of people he met. As a result, the foreign traveler became an eye-witness to many Americans’ practical and spiritual lives and the bearer of many confidences. This project focuses on the people Hübner met on his travels, their words, their experiences, and, by extension, the Trump Era in which they lived.
Hardcover
Dimensions: 22,5 x 28 cm
248 pages, 71 colour pictures
Language: English/French
Publisher: André Frère Éditions
Price: EURO 49,00
Released: November 9, 2022
ISBN: 978-2-492696-07-7
More Informations about The Americans I Met book here.














Lectures, Exhibitions and Workshops
Upcoming:
April 2026
The Americans I Met Solo Exhibition Gallery Haus der Kunst Jakob-Engels-Straße 2A, Nümbrecht, Germany
Past events
2025
German-American Institute Saarland Artist Talk Campus der Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
⋅
AmerikaHaus NRW Artist Talk, Altes Pfandhaus in Köln, Germany
2024
FINT Artist Talk, Tromsø, Norway
⋅
FREELENS Gallery Artist Talk, Hamburg, Germany
⋅
German-American Institute Saxony Artist Talk, Leipzig, Germany
⋅
The Brooklyn Rail Live-Podcast: The New Social Environment, New York City, NY, United States
⋅
Paris Photo Book Signing hosted by André Frère Éditions, Paris, France
⋅
Goethe-Institut Live-Podcast, Oslo, Norway
⋅
Fulbright feat Journalism Lecture, Berlin, Germany
⋅
Les Rencontres d'Arles Book Signing hosted by André Frère Éditions, Arles, France
⋅
Eddie Adams Workshop XXXVII Candidate, Jeffersonville, NY, United States
⋅
Head On Photo Festival Group Exhibition The Americans I Met, Sydney, Australia
2023
⋅
Paris Photo Book Signing hosted by André Frère Éditions, Paris, France
⋅
Hard Rock Cafe Artist Talk, Tromsø, Norway
⋅
Full Steam Artist Talk, Tromsø, Norway
⋅
Tromsø Fotoklubb Lecture, Tromsø, Norway
⋅
Les Rencontres d'Arles Book Signing hosted by André Frère Éditions, Arles, France
⋅
Fulbright Art Week Artist Talk, Berlin, Germany
2022
⋅
Paris Photo Book Signing hosted by André Frère Éditions, Paris, France
⋅
Somfy Award Exhibition, Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht, The Netherlands
⋅
Book Release The Americans I Met hosted by Fulbright Berlin, Clinker Lounge, Germany
⋅
Fulbright Berlin Artist Talk, Germany
2020
Reading Room Lecture Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2019
Griffin Museum of Photography Artist Talk, Winchester, MA, United States
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