In this series Friedlander uses the windscreen or side window as frame within a frame, playing with the composition this simple technique allows Photograph: Lee Friedlander, courtesy Frankel Gallery, San Francisco
The frame of the car window provides a constant in the photographs of vastly different American landscapes. Here, we can also see a reflection of someone in the car, looking out Photograph: Lee Friedlander, courtesy Frankel Gallery, San Francisco
The car's manufactured interior provides an unusual photographic frame for this natural landscape scene – yet it is a viewpoint that will be familiar to almost anyone who has travelled by car Photograph: Lee Friedlander, courtesy Frankel Gallery, San Francisco
While some of Friedlander's photographs depict timeless American landscapes others speak volumes about modern America Photograph: Lee Friedlander, courtesy Frankel Gallery, San Francisco
Friedlander plays with the contrast between the manmade textures and patterns inside the car and those found naturally in the wilderness Photograph: Lee Friedlander, courtesy Frankel Gallery, San Francisco
Reflections from the car's mirrors add to the complex composition of some of the photographs Photograph: Lee Friedlander, courtesy Frankel Gallery, San Francisco
Sometimes the lines, angles and reflections can be perplexing, in this case reflecting the chaos of the city Photograph: Lee Friedlander, courtesy Frankel Gallery, San Francisco
Friedlander used a Hasselblad Super Wide camera for this project, which allowed him to capture a wider vista. It is often bisected by the vertical frame of the windscreen Photograph: Lee Friedlander, courtesy Frankel Gallery, San Francisco
The square format allows the interior of the car to be included in the shot, and the viewer gradually begins to see America from Friedlander's perspective Photograph: Lee Friedlander, courtesy Frankel Gallery, San Francisco
A self-portrait of Lee Friedlander, this time standing outside a car looking in, is the final shot in the series Photograph: Lee Friedlander, courtesy Frankel Gallery, San Francisco
