photography – On Land

A small herd of cows walk across a drying stream bed near tall mountains. Two women on horses ride next to and behind the line of cows.

a man in a cowboy hat sits atop a bay-colored pony in a pasture, looking up at the stars.

Two women ride horses in an open field in front of a small mountain. Black cows walk in front of the horses.

A man in a black cowboy hat rides a horse with a herd of cattle in the background. His dog walks next to the horses rear feet. Tall mountains are in the background.

A long line of black cows winds into the distance across a broad grass valley. One cowboy on a horse rides toward the line from the right.

A woman wearing a winter hat with a brim lifts a snow-covered square bale of hay toward a pile of hay bales while a dog sits on the bales, watching.

A herd of black cows walks down a sloping field of grass. A cowboy on a horse rides next to them in the background.

A herd of cows and sheep graze together in a high mountain meadow under the bright summer sun.

Voices, Western Art

Oh sis, would you look at those clouds!

By Carolyn Quan

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Legendary western photographer Barbara Van Cleve reflects on how wonderful it was to be raised on a ranch. Interview conducted in March 2024 by Kelly Bennett and Carolyn Quan. Kelly Bennett

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Country Bookshelf

Finding Homeground

By Louis Wertz

October 24, 2023

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Documentary photographer Sally Thomson transports us to the people and places of the western range For a landscape so mired in drought and known for its dryness, the rangelands of the

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book review, holiday gifts, photography, Quick Read, volume 7, Women in Ranching

Photographing the Cowgirl Life with Barbara Van Cleve

By Amber Smith

August 19, 2021

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For our 6th episode of the On Land podcast, Amber Smith hosts a conversation with renowned Western photographer and fifth generation Montana rancher Barbara Van Cleve. Barbara has spent her

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audio, photography, Women in Ranching