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The nostalgia-inducing, expansive roadway known as Route 66 has been a pop culture darling in the U.S. for decades. But in photographer Jeff Sonnabend’s latest photo series and upcoming book, The Route 66 Primer, An Uncropped View of the Mother Road, viewers are left with an alternatively more grounded and realistic view of the renowned roadway.

In the boundless sand dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil, photographer Ale Rodrigues was determined to capture the "pureza" (or purity) of the landscape.