Self-portrait, Uvalde, Texas

French photographer Rémi Noël captures stories at a glance with a miniature Batman figurine as his only companion. Inspired by works of Jack Kerouac, Edward Hopper and Robert Frank, Noël's tongue-in-cheek references to "timeless America" captured the lonely life of a superhero in the American west.

The miniature Batman, who was "borrowed" from his son, began as one photo and gradually became a quirky and fun series of its own. Working with black and white film, using the same camera and the same 50mm lens, Noël shot in daylight or ambient artificial light, letting the landscape and surroundings inspire him.

Nice try, Houston, Texas

Non-stop beautiful ladies, El Paso, Texas

You talkin' to me? Waco, Texas

Third Avenue, New York City, New York

Laundromat, Ozona, Texas

A Dirty Job, Uvalde, Texas

Dirty Truck, Galveston, Texas

Sweet dreams, Hilsboro, Texas

Beyond the seas, Galveston, Texas

Adventures in Microwave Cooking, Provence

Reminds me of someone, California

Mount Batman, Midland, Texas

Swimming Pool, Blythe, California

Pickwick Arms Hotel, New York City, New York

Perched on a tree, Waxahachie, Texas

Malboro Light, Galveston, Texas 

 Miss you too, Galveston, Texas

Horizons, California

See Rémi Noël's other work here.

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