Grays the Mountain Sends

​This project 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.

​This project 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. ​Equipped with a large format view ​camera, and inspired by the poetry of Richard Hugo, I’ve aimed ​to hint at narratives ​and relay the experiences of strangers ​met in settings that spur my own emotions. Ultimately, this body of work ​is a ​meditation on small town life, the landscape, ​and more importantly, the inner landscapes of common men.

© Bryan Schutmaat - Idaho, 2011
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Idaho, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Philipsburg, Montana, 2010
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Philipsburg, Montana, 2010

© Bryan Schutmaat - Near Tombstone, Arizona, 2011
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Near Tombstone, Arizona, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Silver City, New Mexico
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Silver City, New Mexico

© Bryan Schutmaat - Tonopah, Nevada, 2012
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Tonopah, Nevada, 2012

© Bryan Schutmaat - Cascade, Montana, 2011
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Cascade, Montana, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Gallatin National Forest, Montana, 2011
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Gallatin National Forest, Montana, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Bisbee, Arizona, 2011
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Bisbee, Arizona, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Red Mountain Mining District, Colorado, 2011
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Red Mountain Mining District, Colorado, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Clark's Fork, Idaho, 2011
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Clark's Fork, Idaho, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - near Kellogg, Idaho, 2011
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near Kellogg, Idaho, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Butte, Montana, 2011
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Butte, Montana, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Golden, New Mexico, 2011
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Golden, New Mexico, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Goldfield, Nevada, 2012
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Goldfield, Nevada, 2012

© Bryan Schutmaat - Big Timber, Montana, 2011
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Big Timber, Montana, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Bozeman, Montana, 2011
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Bozeman, Montana, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Murray, Idaho, 2011
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Murray, Idaho, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Philipsburg, Montana, 2010
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Philipsburg, Montana, 2010

© Bryan Schutmaat - Goldfield, Nevada, 2012
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Goldfield, Nevada, 2012

© Bryan Schutmaat - Tonopah, Nevada, 2012
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Tonopah, Nevada, 2012

© Bryan Schutmaat - Troy, Montana, 2012
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Troy, Montana, 2012

© Bryan Schutmaat - Bozeman, Montana, 2010
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Bozeman, Montana, 2010

© Bryan Schutmaat - Tunnel, Globe, Arizona, 2011
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Tunnel, Globe, Arizona, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Goldfield, Nevada, 2012
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Goldfield, Nevada, 2012

© Bryan Schutmaat - Lead, South Dakota, 2011
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Lead, South Dakota, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Nevada, 2012
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Nevada, 2012

© Bryan Schutmaat - Moorcroft, Wyoming, 2011
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Moorcroft, Wyoming, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Rawlins, Wyoming, 2011
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Rawlins, Wyoming, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Gallatin National Forest, Montana, 2011
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Gallatin National Forest, Montana, 2011

© Bryan Schutmaat - Goldfield, Nevada, 2012
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Goldfield, Nevada, 2012

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