A place, its wildlife, and the people connected to both.
The Rangelands is my creative outlet and my work to bring people deeper into these quiet places we cannot afford to lose. I have been walking around ranches, farms and public land with a camera for several years collecting relationships with people who love to share their special places in the Mountain West. Instagram is great to connect with folks, but I need something tangible that I can make with my hands and use to more deeply connect with other people. I’ve started with a box and a journal - keep in mind that if you buy the box the journal is included. The first is from Spring on the Great Plains Prairie, an ecosystem vanishing beneath our feet and a time of year so vibrant with life. Every image was taken on ranches owned by people who love sharing their quiet and wild places of the world. Places that, without these working ranches would likely be developed. We need these places and we need the stories that come from them to remain connected to all that they are. Not all ranches and farms are like these places, but the ones that are deserve to be seen. I am deeply grateful to everyone who has shown support and I am excited to begin consistently creating and dropping new pieces you can touch and feel with your hands, pieces that truly take you into these places and with these people.
I hope you enjoy!
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With gratitude,
Alex
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This box is truly one of a kind. Every image was taken on ranches in Montana from April through June of 2026. I have spent years photographing on working land and The Rangelands is my way of sharing just how wild and important these places can be to conservation. I think it’s critical that more people connect with them if they are to be protected in the future. This box represents what can be seen in these vast empty seeming landscapes when we take the time to step out into them.
One of the fastest declining ecosystems has been and remains the grasslands and prairies of North America. The images and notes in the journal offer a rare glimpse into the quiet parts of these places, places that are driven by more often than they are observed in person. Inside the box you’ll find a journal with my notes and images from three months spent photographing two ranches this spring, two historical artifacts - one that includes a look into the life of one of the great naturalists and photographer’s of the American West, Evelyn Cameron, during the settlement of the frontier. The box also includes two postcards with images from the same ranches featured in the journal, two prints, two informational cards related to the deep beauty of the Great Northern Plains and some other included surprises. All beautifully hand wrapped in paper in colors to match the sage and two track roads I’ve spent so long walking over the years.
Buy this as a gift to yourself and be transported to coyote dens, thunderheads and the light and life that is spring on the Great Northern Plains Prairie. These are also great gifts to a loved one - send them off on a journey to the big wild and wide open country of Montana’s plains from their favorite morning coffee perch.
These journals are also a great read to a kid for the parent looking to bring a little nature into their lives. And grasp an understanding that these are also places where our food comes from.
I hope you enjoy!
With gratitude,
Alex
This journal is truly one of a kind. Every image was taken on two ranches in Montana from April through June of 2026. I have spent years photographing on working land and The Rangelands is my way of sharing just how wild and important these places can be to conservation. It’s what can be seen in these vast and seemingly empty landscapes when we take a step into them. One of the fastest declining ecosystems has been and remains the grasslands and prairies of North America. The images and notes in the journal offer a rare glimpse into the quiet parts of these places, places that are driven by more often than observed in person. This journal comes beautifully hand wrapped in paper in colors to match the sage and two track roads I’ve spent so long walking over the years.
Buy this as a gift to yourself and be transported to coyote dens, thunderheads and the light and life that is spring on the Great Northern Plains Prairie. These are also great gifts to a loved one - send them off on a journey to the big wild and wide open country of Montana’s plains from their favorite morning coffee perch.
These journals are also a great read to a kid for the parent looking to bring a little nature into their lives. And grasp an understanding that these are also places where our food comes from.
I hope you enjoy!
With gratitude,
Alex