Mike Brodie

From from 2004 to 2008, Brodie freighthopped across the US and photographed people he encountered, largely train-hoppers, vagabonds, squatters, and hobos.

He has published A Period of Juvenile Prosperity (2013), Tones of Dirt and Bone (2015), Polaroid Kid (2023), and Failing (2024).

He photographed his experiences including the people he encountered, largely train-hoppers, vagabonds, squatters and hobos.

[1] His first cross-country trip brought him to Oakland, CA where he met Paul Schiek, founder of TBW Books.

"[6] A Period of Juvenile Prosperity was included in lists of best photobooks of 2013 by critic Sean O'Hagan in The Guardian,[7] Clinton Cargill in The New York Times,[8] photographer Alec Soth in The Telegraph,[9] Dazed,[10] Mother Jones[11] and American Photo magazine.