12 dreamy photos of people who left it all behind for a nomadic existence traveling the world in a van

After Foster Huntington left his corporate job in Manhattan, he spent three years living in a van.

He traveled the US, backpacking, surfing, and connecting with a nomadic community who'd left their own stationary lives behind for something different.

In his fourth book, "Van Life: Your Home on the Road," Huntington gathers photos from the community, and interviews some of its members to learn more about their lives - and their vans.

Here, see 12 of the photos featured in Huntington's dreamy depiction of van life, a world unto itself.