The West | LENSCRATCH

Christopher Russell: The Explorers by Aline SmithsonMarch 8th, 2018

©Christopher Russell Mountain XXVIII 2017 Pigment print scratched with a razor 24 x 32 inches (60.96 x 81.28 cm) / Two panels, each measuring 24 x 16 inches (60.96 x 40.

Luis Fabini: Cowboys of the Americas by Aline SmithsonMarch 2nd, 2017

It was terrific to meet Luis Fabini recently and spend time with his rich new monograph, Cowboys of the Americas, published by Greystone Books.

Karoliina Paatos: The American Cowboy by Aline SmithsonDecember 6th, 2016

©Karoliina Paatos

What compels a photographer from Finland to make work about the American West? Seven years ago, Karoliina Paatos began to make photographs in Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon i

Greta Pratt: A Cloud of Dust by Aline SmithsonFebruary 18th, 2016

©Greta Pratt, John Ford’s Point

History is never one-sided. It is multi layered, multi sided, complex. It is personal and it is communal.

Alia Malley: Captains of the Dead Sea by Aline SmithsonOctober 26th, 2015

©Alia Malley

“At this point in history, our common experience is mediated by the way in which the material world has been previously filmed or photographed.

Gabriela Herman: Rodeo Queens by Aline SmithsonNovember 29th, 2014

When photographer Gabriela Herman isn’t working on editorial assignments, she is a an acute observer of social groups.

Rina Shapira: The Ghosts of 395 by Aline SmithsonNovember 25th, 2014

Los Angeles photographer Rina Shapira has been driving Highway 395 for many years – it’s a significant stretch of California that borders the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Victory Tischler-Blue: Of Beauty and Ruin by Aline SmithsonOctober 7th, 2014

“There’s always a minor chord running through my work and everyone has a story. Some are just darker than others.

Jef Russell: Rebirth of Cool by Aline SmithsonFebruary 23rd, 2014

Texas photographer, Jef Russell, has returned to his roots to photograph the world he grew up in.

Lara Shipley: Coming, Going and Staying by Aline SmithsonMarch 23rd, 2013

Today Lenscratch celebrates the work of Lara Shipley who just opened her her MFA exhibition, Coming, Going and Staying, on March 19th at the Northlight Gallery at the Herberger Institute