Natural Order : The West -- at Her Best

For centuries, the stories, images and ethos of the American West have been dominated by men — the lone cowboy, the hardworking rancher — with women too often relegated to romantic ingénue or rodeo queen. Women’s roles and responsibilities in the West are (and were) significant, but rarely documented or celebrated. That blind spot is surprising considering the history of photography and settling of the American West are inextricably linked. In “Natural Order”, I seek to shift the balance by telling a different story — one with women of the West in their rightful place, front and center.