At the height of one of the worst financial crises in American history, photographers James Frank Tribble and Tracey Mancenido-Tribble went to truck-driving school, earned their commercial driver's licenses and hit the highway.  Tribble & Mancenido set out on a journey across America to explore and illuminate the trucking subculture that drives our economy. Spending a full year on the road, the couple drove their 18-wheeler over one hundred thousand miles and spent over two thousand hours delivering loads.  "Hurry Up & Wait" is a personal and poetic meditation of an industry and a way of life and will be exhibited at the Sasha Wolf Gallery from Sept. 9-Oct. 23. www.sashawolf.com

Belgian photographer Nick Hannes spent a year travelling through the fifteen former Soviet republics in search of traces of the past and signs of social transition. Red Journey uncovers the various ways in which former Soviet countries are trying to redefine their national identity after the disintegration of the communist imperium. Hannes shows a region of contrasts by photographing extreme wealth amid heart-rending poverty, unrestrained urban renewal that makes deprived neighbourhoods all the more visible, new dictator’s gilt cult images in a decor of faded glory.

Revered by some and abhorred by others, the Spanish bullfight has been the stage of mortal combat for centuries. In Yucatan, Mexico, the Toreros confront veteran bulls who can predict the fighters' maneuvers. In Daylight Multimedia's latest release, Swiss photographer François Schaer focuses his lens on the Toreros' vulnerable existence.

In "Down These Mean Streets" Will Steacy wanders through battered urban areas with a wrench in his back pocket. Barney Kulok and Paul Graham come to mind when looking through these images of abandoned buildings, burned-out cars, neon signs and local residents. The city glows, strangely beautiful but vaguely threatening, as a picture of urbanity and its attendant vices - it is not a forgiving portrait. This podcast produced in conjunction with the Michael Mazzeo Gallery for Steacy's show on view June 10 - July 23rd 2010. Read an exclusive, in-depth piece about "Down These Mean Streets" at Conscientious Extended.