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my name is Jordan Petteys—i am a tactile storyteller.

Send me a Postcard

This postcard collection features different film photos from a road trip out west and uses the metaphor of the red thread to connect two people together, regardless of circumstance. Where technology hinders deep connection and distance makes keeping in touch feel impossible, this collection encourages Americans to re-invest in analog activities like writing to each other by mail. 

Thanks to the rampant digital age, genuine travel experiences appear more artificial and romanticized now more than ever. While social media perpetuates an unrealistic expectation for a glamorized life, these images find beauty in the less than perfect experiences. Even the act of sending a postcard invites people into unhurried exploration rather than restlessness for the next “mountain-top” moment.

Back of postcard

Postcards in repeat

The Red Thread Publication

The Red Thread Publication

Four Corners Camera Straps

Four Corners Camera Straps

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