Could it happen to you? Meet the average Americans forced into poverty by accidents, ill-health or tragic misfortune in searing photo essay exploring the crisis of the country's hidden poor Danish photographer Joakim Eskildsen grew up with mythical ideas of 'Coca-cola and American culture' But he found the American dream persisted within the US as well, serving as a dangerous set of ideals He visited poverty-stricken regions of the US for seven months to capture the reality for 45million people He acknowledged his subjects' unique stories and said: 'I had the feeling anybody could fall into hardship'
Like many others, Ronald Major (pictured) lost his home to Hurricane Katrina. He now lives under the Claiborne Avenue Bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana, and waits for free food that volunteers hand out on the weekends. Major often uses a wheelchair because he suffers from a heavy limb
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