With its fast-paced nature, California was no longer cutting it for San Diego photographer Rob Hammer. In 2010, he decided he wanted to see what America was like behind the glitz and glam.
Taking to Arizona and New Mexico for the next year, Hammer, 38, began his journey capturing the local charm of barbershops throughout the United States.
However, it wasn’t until he took to the streets of Spanish Harlem in New York City, where he met an old Italian barber named Claudio, that he truly found the inspiration for his project.
For 60 years,