Heath Davis is a guy who would probably shun being called an artist which possibly makes him an even better one. He lives in the Northwest United States between an RV and his van when he’s not working as a lumberjack, at a gym, or on a wildlife preserve.

I first met Heath when I was 14 in Tupelo, Mississippi. I would hang out at a place downtown called The Main Attraction and he would skateboard around the block. We became better friends over the years and it became apparent that Heath had a way of thinking about things that was much more intense than most of the people I knew. He would become fixated on things such as 80’s hair metal, collectible toys, working out, antique furniture, and cartoons. He turned his apartment into what was known among friends as ‘The Museum’ where he curated his life according to his current obsessions. 

After a nervous breakdown and turning 30, Heath decided that working five days a week in a factory and living in Tupelo wasn’t what he wanted in life, Heath sold many of his possessions and bought a van. He took off on a cross country trip to document rural America in photographs and live in Wal-Mart parking lots. When his van broke down near Astoria, Washington he decided to stay longer.

For the past few years Heath has taken amazing pictures in his world and made a few videos as well. ‘New Shoes’ was made prior to leaving Tupelo on the steps of The Museum.