Following the trail of two dusty riders making their way from Los Angeles to New Orleans, Klipfel's Zen camera presents a unique personal vision of the American landscape, and introduces a refreshingly authentic perspective to the world of fine art photo books. 
 
From the introduction to Without Purpose by philosophy professor James V. Martin:
 
"How can art be done without purpose? How can a photographer, in particular, aim his camera without aiming at something else?
 
Klipfel lays out the simple facts of his life without artifice or aim to make extraordinary, but at the same time he manages to grip us with the intensity of his honesty and attention to detail. It may be that this way of looking without looking for is what allows the world, as Knausgaard suggests, “to step forward from the world” when art “happens” and also what allows art to be created without purpose.
 
The images in this collection place a world before us without comment and aim to invite us into this world without calculation. The everyday has been allowed to speak for itself and let us know that it can be extraordinary without further sprucing."
 
Featuring 68 color images over 103 pages shot on 35mm and 120mm Kodak film,
with an Introduction by James V. Martin.
 
Each 8x10 inches softcover book is handmade, sewn, and expertly printed
on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California by Paper Chase Press.