Equipped with a large format view camera, and inspired by the poetry of Richard Hugo, Bryan Schutmaat combines portraits, landscapes, and still lifes in a series of photos that explores the lives of working people residing in small mountain towns and mining communities in the American West.

Short-listed for the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation First PhotoBook Award in 2013.

Silas Finch, September 2013. 11.5x13.5 inches. 102 pages | 42 full color plates.