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@williammarksommer ★ Friday Feature

In my hometown, the enduring influence of mining on the land is ever-present, from initial growth and subsequent collapse to modern invention and recent developments. Growing up in the shadow of Sutter’s Mill and the legacy of the California Gold Rush, I observed how the region’s culture was profoundly shaped by mining and its aftermath. As I developed a deeper understanding of mining’s influence on my home, I became charged with addressing this complex history, the discarded people and places, while exploring these ongoing developments and the continued expansion of mining companies across the landscape.

Visit our website to see the project in full. (Link in bio)

Would you like to show your work in our next Friday Feature? Send us your projects through the submissions page on our website: broad.community

#broadmag #photography #photozine

@williammarksommer ★ Friday Feature

In my hometown, the enduring influence of mining on the land is ever-present, from initial growth and subsequent collapse to modern invention and recent developments. Growing up in the shadow of Sutter’s Mill and the legacy of the California Gold Rush, I observed how the region’s culture was profoundly shaped by mining and its aftermath. As I developed a deeper understanding of mining’s influence on my home, I became charged with addressing this complex history, the discarded people and places, while exploring these ongoing developments and the continued expansion of mining companies across the landscape.

Visit our website to see the project in full. (Link in bio)

Would you like to show your work in our next Friday Feature? Send us your projects through the submissions page on our website: broad.community

#broadmag #photography #photozine

@williammarksommer ★ Friday Feature

In my hometown, the enduring influence of mining on the land is ever-present, from initial growth and subsequent collapse to modern invention and recent developments. Growing up in the shadow of Sutter’s Mill and the legacy of the California Gold Rush, I observed how the region’s culture was profoundly shaped by mining and its aftermath. As I developed a deeper understanding of mining’s influence on my home, I became charged with addressing this complex history, the discarded people and places, while exploring these ongoing developments and the continued expansion of mining companies across the landscape.

Visit our website to see the project in full. (Link in bio)

Would you like to show your work in our next Friday Feature? Send us your projects through the submissions page on our website: broad.community

#broadmag #photography #photozine

@williammarksommer ★ Friday Feature

In my hometown, the enduring influence of mining on the land is ever-present, from initial growth and subsequent collapse to modern invention and recent developments. Growing up in the shadow of Sutter’s Mill and the legacy of the California Gold Rush, I observed how the region’s culture was profoundly shaped by mining and its aftermath. As I developed a deeper understanding of mining’s influence on my home, I became charged with addressing this complex history, the discarded people and places, while exploring these ongoing developments and the continued expansion of mining companies across the landscape.

Visit our website to see the project in full. (Link in bio)

Would you like to show your work in our next Friday Feature? Send us your projects through the submissions page on our website: broad.community

#broadmag #photography #photozine

@williammarksommer ★ Friday Feature

In my hometown, the enduring influence of mining on the land is ever-present, from initial growth and subsequent collapse to modern invention and recent developments. Growing up in the shadow of Sutter’s Mill and the legacy of the California Gold Rush, I observed how the region’s culture was profoundly shaped by mining and its aftermath. As I developed a deeper understanding of mining’s influence on my home, I became charged with addressing this complex history, the discarded people and places, while exploring these ongoing developments and the continued expansion of mining companies across the landscape.

Visit our website to see the project in full. (Link in bio)

Would you like to show your work in our next Friday Feature? Send us your projects through the submissions page on our website: broad.community

#broadmag #photography #photozine

@williammarksommer ★ Friday Feature

In my hometown, the enduring influence of mining on the land is ever-present, from initial growth and subsequent collapse to modern invention and recent developments. Growing up in the shadow of Sutter’s Mill and the legacy of the California Gold Rush, I observed how the region’s culture was profoundly shaped by mining and its aftermath. As I developed a deeper understanding of mining’s influence on my home, I became charged with addressing this complex history, the discarded people and places, while exploring these ongoing developments and the continued expansion of mining companies across the landscape.

Visit our website to see the project in full. (Link in bio)

Would you like to show your work in our next Friday Feature? Send us your projects through the submissions page on our website: broad.community

#broadmag #photography #photozine

@williammarksommer ★ Friday Feature

In my hometown, the enduring influence of mining on the land is ever-present, from initial growth and subsequent collapse to modern invention and recent developments. Growing up in the shadow of Sutter’s Mill and the legacy of the California Gold Rush, I observed how the region’s culture was profoundly shaped by mining and its aftermath. As I developed a deeper understanding of mining’s influence on my home, I became charged with addressing this complex history, the discarded people and places, while exploring these ongoing developments and the continued expansion of mining companies across the landscape.

Visit our website to see the project in full. (Link in bio)

Would you like to show your work in our next Friday Feature? Send us your projects through the submissions page on our website: broad.community

#broadmag #photography #photozine

Pics of the day from "A Road Home" by William Mark Sommer

portfolio shortlisted call 'Urbanautica Institute Awards 2025', 2025
Category: Memories and Traditions

Home, is it a place, people, or a feeling? In A Road Home along the Lincoln Highway, I sought to answer my own intrinsic questions about the concept of home. Returning to my hometown after years away, I felt disconnected, experiencing the changes that happened during my absence, from a gradual moving on of locals to the absolute gentrification of rural space. My recollections in this changed space inspired me to seek out what remained, what once was, and what has become of my home. By following the main street of my hometown, The Lincoln Highway, I found the people and places that shaped my concept of home. These reconnections imbued my soul with a new, more profound relationship to the past and helped me understand the concepts of home within people and place. Though home will never be the same as my childhood, this project drove me to find peace in this place as it is.

Pics of the day from "A Road Home" by William Mark Sommer

portfolio shortlisted call 'Urbanautica Institute Awards 2025', 2025
Category: Memories and Traditions

Home, is it a place, people, or a feeling? In A Road Home along the Lincoln Highway, I sought to answer my own intrinsic questions about the concept of home. Returning to my hometown after years away, I felt disconnected, experiencing the changes that happened during my absence, from a gradual moving on of locals to the absolute gentrification of rural space. My recollections in this changed space inspired me to seek out what remained, what once was, and what has become of my home. By following the main street of my hometown, The Lincoln Highway, I found the people and places that shaped my concept of home. These reconnections imbued my soul with a new, more profound relationship to the past and helped me understand the concepts of home within people and place. Though home will never be the same as my childhood, this project drove me to find peace in this place as it is.

Pics of the day from "A Road Home" by William Mark Sommer

portfolio shortlisted call 'Urbanautica Institute Awards 2025', 2025
Category: Memories and Traditions

Home, is it a place, people, or a feeling? In A Road Home along the Lincoln Highway, I sought to answer my own intrinsic questions about the concept of home. Returning to my hometown after years away, I felt disconnected, experiencing the changes that happened during my absence, from a gradual moving on of locals to the absolute gentrification of rural space. My recollections in this changed space inspired me to seek out what remained, what once was, and what has become of my home. By following the main street of my hometown, The Lincoln Highway, I found the people and places that shaped my concept of home. These reconnections imbued my soul with a new, more profound relationship to the past and helped me understand the concepts of home within people and place. Though home will never be the same as my childhood, this project drove me to find peace in this place as it is.

Pics of the day from "A Road Home" by William Mark Sommer

portfolio shortlisted call 'Urbanautica Institute Awards 2025', 2025
Category: Memories and Traditions

Home, is it a place, people, or a feeling? In A Road Home along the Lincoln Highway, I sought to answer my own intrinsic questions about the concept of home. Returning to my hometown after years away, I felt disconnected, experiencing the changes that happened during my absence, from a gradual moving on of locals to the absolute gentrification of rural space. My recollections in this changed space inspired me to seek out what remained, what once was, and what has become of my home. By following the main street of my hometown, The Lincoln Highway, I found the people and places that shaped my concept of home. These reconnections imbued my soul with a new, more profound relationship to the past and helped me understand the concepts of home within people and place. Though home will never be the same as my childhood, this project drove me to find peace in this place as it is.

Pics of the day from "A Road Home" by William Mark Sommer

portfolio shortlisted call 'Urbanautica Institute Awards 2025', 2025
Category: Memories and Traditions

Home, is it a place, people, or a feeling? In A Road Home along the Lincoln Highway, I sought to answer my own intrinsic questions about the concept of home. Returning to my hometown after years away, I felt disconnected, experiencing the changes that happened during my absence, from a gradual moving on of locals to the absolute gentrification of rural space. My recollections in this changed space inspired me to seek out what remained, what once was, and what has become of my home. By following the main street of my hometown, The Lincoln Highway, I found the people and places that shaped my concept of home. These reconnections imbued my soul with a new, more profound relationship to the past and helped me understand the concepts of home within people and place. Though home will never be the same as my childhood, this project drove me to find peace in this place as it is.

Pics of the day from "A Road Home" by William Mark Sommer

portfolio shortlisted call 'Urbanautica Institute Awards 2025', 2025
Category: Memories and Traditions

Home, is it a place, people, or a feeling? In A Road Home along the Lincoln Highway, I sought to answer my own intrinsic questions about the concept of home. Returning to my hometown after years away, I felt disconnected, experiencing the changes that happened during my absence, from a gradual moving on of locals to the absolute gentrification of rural space. My recollections in this changed space inspired me to seek out what remained, what once was, and what has become of my home. By following the main street of my hometown, The Lincoln Highway, I found the people and places that shaped my concept of home. These reconnections imbued my soul with a new, more profound relationship to the past and helped me understand the concepts of home within people and place. Though home will never be the same as my childhood, this project drove me to find peace in this place as it is.

Pics of the day from "A Road Home" by William Mark Sommer

portfolio shortlisted call 'Urbanautica Institute Awards 2025', 2025
Category: Memories and Traditions

Home, is it a place, people, or a feeling? In A Road Home along the Lincoln Highway, I sought to answer my own intrinsic questions about the concept of home. Returning to my hometown after years away, I felt disconnected, experiencing the changes that happened during my absence, from a gradual moving on of locals to the absolute gentrification of rural space. My recollections in this changed space inspired me to seek out what remained, what once was, and what has become of my home. By following the main street of my hometown, The Lincoln Highway, I found the people and places that shaped my concept of home. These reconnections imbued my soul with a new, more profound relationship to the past and helped me understand the concepts of home within people and place. Though home will never be the same as my childhood, this project drove me to find peace in this place as it is.

Pics of the day from "A Road Home" by William Mark Sommer

portfolio shortlisted call 'Urbanautica Institute Awards 2025', 2025
Category: Memories and Traditions

Home, is it a place, people, or a feeling? In A Road Home along the Lincoln Highway, I sought to answer my own intrinsic questions about the concept of home. Returning to my hometown after years away, I felt disconnected, experiencing the changes that happened during my absence, from a gradual moving on of locals to the absolute gentrification of rural space. My recollections in this changed space inspired me to seek out what remained, what once was, and what has become of my home. By following the main street of my hometown, The Lincoln Highway, I found the people and places that shaped my concept of home. These reconnections imbued my soul with a new, more profound relationship to the past and helped me understand the concepts of home within people and place. Though home will never be the same as my childhood, this project drove me to find peace in this place as it is.

Pics of the day from "A Road Home" by William Mark Sommer

portfolio shortlisted call 'Urbanautica Institute Awards 2025', 2025
Category: Memories and Traditions

Home, is it a place, people, or a feeling? In A Road Home along the Lincoln Highway, I sought to answer my own intrinsic questions about the concept of home. Returning to my hometown after years away, I felt disconnected, experiencing the changes that happened during my absence, from a gradual moving on of locals to the absolute gentrification of rural space. My recollections in this changed space inspired me to seek out what remained, what once was, and what has become of my home. By following the main street of my hometown, The Lincoln Highway, I found the people and places that shaped my concept of home. These reconnections imbued my soul with a new, more profound relationship to the past and helped me understand the concepts of home within people and place. Though home will never be the same as my childhood, this project drove me to find peace in this place as it is.

Pics of the day from "A Road Home" by William Mark Sommer

portfolio shortlisted call 'Urbanautica Institute Awards 2025', 2025
Category: Memories and Traditions

Home, is it a place, people, or a feeling? In A Road Home along the Lincoln Highway, I sought to answer my own intrinsic questions about the concept of home. Returning to my hometown after years away, I felt disconnected, experiencing the changes that happened during my absence, from a gradual moving on of locals to the absolute gentrification of rural space. My recollections in this changed space inspired me to seek out what remained, what once was, and what has become of my home. By following the main street of my hometown, The Lincoln Highway, I found the people and places that shaped my concept of home. These reconnections imbued my soul with a new, more profound relationship to the past and helped me understand the concepts of home within people and place. Though home will never be the same as my childhood, this project drove me to find peace in this place as it is.

Pics of the day from "A Road Home" by William Mark Sommer

portfolio shortlisted call 'Urbanautica Institute Awards 2025', 2025
Category: Memories and Traditions

Home, is it a place, people, or a feeling? In A Road Home along the Lincoln Highway, I sought to answer my own intrinsic questions about the concept of home. Returning to my hometown after years away, I felt disconnected, experiencing the changes that happened during my absence, from a gradual moving on of locals to the absolute gentrification of rural space. My recollections in this changed space inspired me to seek out what remained, what once was, and what has become of my home. By following the main street of my hometown, The Lincoln Highway, I found the people and places that shaped my concept of home. These reconnections imbued my soul with a new, more profound relationship to the past and helped me understand the concepts of home within people and place. Though home will never be the same as my childhood, this project drove me to find peace in this place as it is.

Thank you, Black and White magazine, for featuring my photo “The Lone Cowboy” as People’s Choice in Landscape / Nature in their newest issue. Throughout my childhood, my mom and I would always go to the bookstore, look at the magazines, and be inspired by all the different forms of photography. It’s cool to now have work featured on the newsstand.
P.s. The photo, unfortunately got mislabeled in printing, so I removed the label in the first photo.

Thank you, Black and White magazine, for featuring my photo “The Lone Cowboy” as People’s Choice in Landscape / Nature in their newest issue. Throughout my childhood, my mom and I would always go to the bookstore, look at the magazines, and be inspired by all the different forms of photography. It’s cool to now have work featured on the newsstand.
P.s. The photo, unfortunately got mislabeled in printing, so I removed the label in the first photo.

© William M. Sommer • @williammarksommer

"Color has pulled me in many different ways as a medium in its own right. The bright, vivid pop of a color photo always catches my eye and conveys different dimensions of an image, feeling, and aesthetic."

___________________________

🔴 Selected by @anne.murayama, this vivid Submission Highlight is part of our ongoing 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 #𝟏𝟐: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞.

🔴 Submit your most unapologetic color photography by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝 for an opportunity to be featured in our upcoming collective photobook, with an official physical launch in 𝐊𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐨, 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 this May.

🔴 Final selection will be curated by @anne.murayama, assisted by @meitanteisara. As a thank you for supporting this community production fund, every submitting artist receives a guaranteed 25% Ephemere online shop discount!

📌 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐨 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞.𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐲𝐨

※ 𝘼𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

© William M. Sommer • @williammarksommer

"Color has pulled me in many different ways as a medium in its own right. The bright, vivid pop of a color photo always catches my eye and conveys different dimensions of an image, feeling, and aesthetic."

___________________________

🔴 Selected by @anne.murayama, this vivid Submission Highlight is part of our ongoing 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 #𝟏𝟐: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞.

🔴 Submit your most unapologetic color photography by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝 for an opportunity to be featured in our upcoming collective photobook, with an official physical launch in 𝐊𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐨, 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 this May.

🔴 Final selection will be curated by @anne.murayama, assisted by @meitanteisara. As a thank you for supporting this community production fund, every submitting artist receives a guaranteed 25% Ephemere online shop discount!

📌 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐨 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞.𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐲𝐨

※ 𝘼𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Thank you @classicsmagazine for featuring a few of my works across the years in their newest issue. I always love seeing photos in print.

@classicsfilmclub #classicsmagazine

#photographymagazine #print #filmphotography

Thank you @classicsmagazine for featuring a few of my works across the years in their newest issue. I always love seeing photos in print.

@classicsfilmclub #classicsmagazine

#photographymagazine #print #filmphotography

Thank you @classicsmagazine for featuring a few of my works across the years in their newest issue. I always love seeing photos in print.

@classicsfilmclub #classicsmagazine

#photographymagazine #print #filmphotography

In “Dusted,” William Mark Sommer (@williammarksommer) examines the enduring, toxic legacy of Western American mining, moving beyond glorified narratives to confront the physical and social devastation left in its wake.

Driven by a personal history rooted near Sutter’s Mill, the artist documents the scars stretching across California, Nevada, and Arizona.

“In traveling across Western America and spending time within these scarred mining lands, I found the landscape didn’t reflect the glorified narratives of history,” the artist reflects. “[Instead, it] conveyed the destruction and carelessness of the past, in doing so it has continued the exploitation of the present. “

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿!

Order Edition 11 before December 12 and get –20% OFF at checkout.

Featuring in-depth interviews and features with 12 visionary artists, this edition is a meditation on the quiet intensity of the photographic process.

In “Dusted,” William Mark Sommer (@williammarksommer) examines the enduring, toxic legacy of Western American mining, moving beyond glorified narratives to confront the physical and social devastation left in its wake.

Driven by a personal history rooted near Sutter’s Mill, the artist documents the scars stretching across California, Nevada, and Arizona.

“In traveling across Western America and spending time within these scarred mining lands, I found the landscape didn’t reflect the glorified narratives of history,” the artist reflects. “[Instead, it] conveyed the destruction and carelessness of the past, in doing so it has continued the exploitation of the present. “

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿!

Order Edition 11 before December 12 and get –20% OFF at checkout.

Featuring in-depth interviews and features with 12 visionary artists, this edition is a meditation on the quiet intensity of the photographic process.

In “Dusted,” William Mark Sommer (@williammarksommer) examines the enduring, toxic legacy of Western American mining, moving beyond glorified narratives to confront the physical and social devastation left in its wake.

Driven by a personal history rooted near Sutter’s Mill, the artist documents the scars stretching across California, Nevada, and Arizona.

“In traveling across Western America and spending time within these scarred mining lands, I found the landscape didn’t reflect the glorified narratives of history,” the artist reflects. “[Instead, it] conveyed the destruction and carelessness of the past, in doing so it has continued the exploitation of the present. “

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿!

Order Edition 11 before December 12 and get –20% OFF at checkout.

Featuring in-depth interviews and features with 12 visionary artists, this edition is a meditation on the quiet intensity of the photographic process.

In “Dusted,” William Mark Sommer (@williammarksommer) examines the enduring, toxic legacy of Western American mining, moving beyond glorified narratives to confront the physical and social devastation left in its wake.

Driven by a personal history rooted near Sutter’s Mill, the artist documents the scars stretching across California, Nevada, and Arizona.

“In traveling across Western America and spending time within these scarred mining lands, I found the landscape didn’t reflect the glorified narratives of history,” the artist reflects. “[Instead, it] conveyed the destruction and carelessness of the past, in doing so it has continued the exploitation of the present. “

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿!

Order Edition 11 before December 12 and get –20% OFF at checkout.

Featuring in-depth interviews and features with 12 visionary artists, this edition is a meditation on the quiet intensity of the photographic process.

In “Dusted,” William Mark Sommer (@williammarksommer) examines the enduring, toxic legacy of Western American mining, moving beyond glorified narratives to confront the physical and social devastation left in its wake.

Driven by a personal history rooted near Sutter’s Mill, the artist documents the scars stretching across California, Nevada, and Arizona.

“In traveling across Western America and spending time within these scarred mining lands, I found the landscape didn’t reflect the glorified narratives of history,” the artist reflects. “[Instead, it] conveyed the destruction and carelessness of the past, in doing so it has continued the exploitation of the present. “

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿!

Order Edition 11 before December 12 and get –20% OFF at checkout.

Featuring in-depth interviews and features with 12 visionary artists, this edition is a meditation on the quiet intensity of the photographic process.

In “Dusted,” William Mark Sommer (@williammarksommer) examines the enduring, toxic legacy of Western American mining, moving beyond glorified narratives to confront the physical and social devastation left in its wake.

Driven by a personal history rooted near Sutter’s Mill, the artist documents the scars stretching across California, Nevada, and Arizona.

“In traveling across Western America and spending time within these scarred mining lands, I found the landscape didn’t reflect the glorified narratives of history,” the artist reflects. “[Instead, it] conveyed the destruction and carelessness of the past, in doing so it has continued the exploitation of the present. “

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿!

Order Edition 11 before December 12 and get –20% OFF at checkout.

Featuring in-depth interviews and features with 12 visionary artists, this edition is a meditation on the quiet intensity of the photographic process.

In “Dusted,” William Mark Sommer (@williammarksommer) examines the enduring, toxic legacy of Western American mining, moving beyond glorified narratives to confront the physical and social devastation left in its wake.

Driven by a personal history rooted near Sutter’s Mill, the artist documents the scars stretching across California, Nevada, and Arizona.

“In traveling across Western America and spending time within these scarred mining lands, I found the landscape didn’t reflect the glorified narratives of history,” the artist reflects. “[Instead, it] conveyed the destruction and carelessness of the past, in doing so it has continued the exploitation of the present. “

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿!

Order Edition 11 before December 12 and get –20% OFF at checkout.

Featuring in-depth interviews and features with 12 visionary artists, this edition is a meditation on the quiet intensity of the photographic process.

It was awesome to get this in the mail yesterday. Thank you again to @analogforeverzine and @michaelbehlen for featuring my series Dusted in the magazine and for writing a great article. I’m happy to be featured in this beautiful magazine among many great artist and photographers alike.
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Analog Forever Magazine Edition 11
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Analog Forever Magazine proudly unveils its much-anticipated 11th edition, our first annual journal set to grace shelves and mailboxes in September 2025. In this 150+ page compendium, readers will be treated to exclusive interviews with visual artists Robert Stivers, Chad Coombs, Binh Danh, and Susan Goldstein alongside captivating portfolios from Amisha Kashyap, Vaune Trachtman, Montenez Lowery, Kayhan Jafar-Shaghaghi, Blake Burton, Michael Stenta, William Mark Sommer, and Beihua Guo.
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-8” x 10”
-154 pages
-200+ Images
-Super Smooth Uncoated 176gsm Paper
-Soft Touch Matte Laminate Cover
-Perfect Bound

It was awesome to get this in the mail yesterday. Thank you again to @analogforeverzine and @michaelbehlen for featuring my series Dusted in the magazine and for writing a great article. I’m happy to be featured in this beautiful magazine among many great artist and photographers alike.
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Analog Forever Magazine Edition 11
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Analog Forever Magazine proudly unveils its much-anticipated 11th edition, our first annual journal set to grace shelves and mailboxes in September 2025. In this 150+ page compendium, readers will be treated to exclusive interviews with visual artists Robert Stivers, Chad Coombs, Binh Danh, and Susan Goldstein alongside captivating portfolios from Amisha Kashyap, Vaune Trachtman, Montenez Lowery, Kayhan Jafar-Shaghaghi, Blake Burton, Michael Stenta, William Mark Sommer, and Beihua Guo.
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-8” x 10”
-154 pages
-200+ Images
-Super Smooth Uncoated 176gsm Paper
-Soft Touch Matte Laminate Cover
-Perfect Bound

It was awesome to get this in the mail yesterday. Thank you again to @analogforeverzine and @michaelbehlen for featuring my series Dusted in the magazine and for writing a great article. I’m happy to be featured in this beautiful magazine among many great artist and photographers alike.
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Analog Forever Magazine Edition 11
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Analog Forever Magazine proudly unveils its much-anticipated 11th edition, our first annual journal set to grace shelves and mailboxes in September 2025. In this 150+ page compendium, readers will be treated to exclusive interviews with visual artists Robert Stivers, Chad Coombs, Binh Danh, and Susan Goldstein alongside captivating portfolios from Amisha Kashyap, Vaune Trachtman, Montenez Lowery, Kayhan Jafar-Shaghaghi, Blake Burton, Michael Stenta, William Mark Sommer, and Beihua Guo.
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-8” x 10”
-154 pages
-200+ Images
-Super Smooth Uncoated 176gsm Paper
-Soft Touch Matte Laminate Cover
-Perfect Bound

It was awesome to get this in the mail yesterday. Thank you again to @analogforeverzine and @michaelbehlen for featuring my series Dusted in the magazine and for writing a great article. I’m happy to be featured in this beautiful magazine among many great artist and photographers alike.
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Analog Forever Magazine Edition 11
.
Analog Forever Magazine proudly unveils its much-anticipated 11th edition, our first annual journal set to grace shelves and mailboxes in September 2025. In this 150+ page compendium, readers will be treated to exclusive interviews with visual artists Robert Stivers, Chad Coombs, Binh Danh, and Susan Goldstein alongside captivating portfolios from Amisha Kashyap, Vaune Trachtman, Montenez Lowery, Kayhan Jafar-Shaghaghi, Blake Burton, Michael Stenta, William Mark Sommer, and Beihua Guo.
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-8” x 10”
-154 pages
-200+ Images
-Super Smooth Uncoated 176gsm Paper
-Soft Touch Matte Laminate Cover
-Perfect Bound

It was awesome to get this in the mail yesterday. Thank you again to @analogforeverzine and @michaelbehlen for featuring my series Dusted in the magazine and for writing a great article. I’m happy to be featured in this beautiful magazine among many great artist and photographers alike.
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Analog Forever Magazine Edition 11
.
Analog Forever Magazine proudly unveils its much-anticipated 11th edition, our first annual journal set to grace shelves and mailboxes in September 2025. In this 150+ page compendium, readers will be treated to exclusive interviews with visual artists Robert Stivers, Chad Coombs, Binh Danh, and Susan Goldstein alongside captivating portfolios from Amisha Kashyap, Vaune Trachtman, Montenez Lowery, Kayhan Jafar-Shaghaghi, Blake Burton, Michael Stenta, William Mark Sommer, and Beihua Guo.
.
-8” x 10”
-154 pages
-200+ Images
-Super Smooth Uncoated 176gsm Paper
-Soft Touch Matte Laminate Cover
-Perfect Bound

It was awesome to get this in the mail yesterday. Thank you again to @analogforeverzine and @michaelbehlen for featuring my series Dusted in the magazine and for writing a great article. I’m happy to be featured in this beautiful magazine among many great artist and photographers alike.
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Analog Forever Magazine Edition 11
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Analog Forever Magazine proudly unveils its much-anticipated 11th edition, our first annual journal set to grace shelves and mailboxes in September 2025. In this 150+ page compendium, readers will be treated to exclusive interviews with visual artists Robert Stivers, Chad Coombs, Binh Danh, and Susan Goldstein alongside captivating portfolios from Amisha Kashyap, Vaune Trachtman, Montenez Lowery, Kayhan Jafar-Shaghaghi, Blake Burton, Michael Stenta, William Mark Sommer, and Beihua Guo.
.
-8” x 10”
-154 pages
-200+ Images
-Super Smooth Uncoated 176gsm Paper
-Soft Touch Matte Laminate Cover
-Perfect Bound

It was awesome to get this in the mail yesterday. Thank you again to @analogforeverzine and @michaelbehlen for featuring my series Dusted in the magazine and for writing a great article. I’m happy to be featured in this beautiful magazine among many great artist and photographers alike.
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Analog Forever Magazine Edition 11
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Analog Forever Magazine proudly unveils its much-anticipated 11th edition, our first annual journal set to grace shelves and mailboxes in September 2025. In this 150+ page compendium, readers will be treated to exclusive interviews with visual artists Robert Stivers, Chad Coombs, Binh Danh, and Susan Goldstein alongside captivating portfolios from Amisha Kashyap, Vaune Trachtman, Montenez Lowery, Kayhan Jafar-Shaghaghi, Blake Burton, Michael Stenta, William Mark Sommer, and Beihua Guo.
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-8” x 10”
-154 pages
-200+ Images
-Super Smooth Uncoated 176gsm Paper
-Soft Touch Matte Laminate Cover
-Perfect Bound

Unveiling Edition 11: Analog Forever Magazine is pleased to present an in-depth article on the work of William Mark Sommer (@williammarksommer) in our first annual edition, scheduled to be published this September.

There’s something about standing at the edge of a massive open-pit mine that makes your stomach turn. Not because of the height, or the silence, or even the sheer size of the thing—it’s the realization that this land, sacred to some, vital to many, and lived on for generations long before any settler, CEO, or politician carved it into parcels, has been gutted without apology. William Mark Sommer turns to not the glory-soaked days of the Gold Rush or the myth-heavy textbooks of Manifest Destiny, but the broken landscapes left behind. He documents the terrain where corporations left their mark and walked away, and where people had no choice but to stay. His series “𝘋𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥” isn’t just a photography project—it’s a call to stop pretending the past is something we can keep dressing up in cowboy hats and Hollywood fantasy.

Read our exclusive feature of William Mark Sommer by pre-ordering your copy of Edition 11 for 2025 now! Link in Bio.

SPECIAL BONUS: When pre-ordering your copy of Edition 11, you will automatically receive a 25% discount when adding another edition to your shopping cart. This offer ends 08/31/2025.

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Through creating across Wyoming, I looked inward to my changing feelings and understanding through the miles of highways that extended through the state. Returning on the same roads, I felt loss and relief, but doors to other directions. Connecting to nature within second passings, I felt new purpose in creation.
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The Continental Divide series
Created on 4x5 film

Through creating across Wyoming, I looked inward to my changing feelings and understanding through the miles of highways that extended through the state. Returning on the same roads, I felt loss and relief, but doors to other directions. Connecting to nature within second passings, I felt new purpose in creation.
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The Continental Divide series
Created on 4x5 film

Through creating across Wyoming, I looked inward to my changing feelings and understanding through the miles of highways that extended through the state. Returning on the same roads, I felt loss and relief, but doors to other directions. Connecting to nature within second passings, I felt new purpose in creation.
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The Continental Divide series
Created on 4x5 film

At the end of may, I received the opportunity to take part in a residency with @highdeserttestsites at A-Z West in Joshua Tree. It was amazing to return to Joshua Tree after many years away and experience something new, different and exciting over a weeks span. Through this time, I was able to connect with nature in new ways and explore projects I have been wanting to bring to life for years now, while coming to know the artistic practices and works of Andrea Zittel. It was an amazing experience and after developing all that 4x5 film, I’m already looking forward to getting back out to Joshua Tree.

Thank you again @highdeserttestsites for the opportunity!

At the end of may, I received the opportunity to take part in a residency with @highdeserttestsites at A-Z West in Joshua Tree. It was amazing to return to Joshua Tree after many years away and experience something new, different and exciting over a weeks span. Through this time, I was able to connect with nature in new ways and explore projects I have been wanting to bring to life for years now, while coming to know the artistic practices and works of Andrea Zittel. It was an amazing experience and after developing all that 4x5 film, I’m already looking forward to getting back out to Joshua Tree.

Thank you again @highdeserttestsites for the opportunity!

At the end of may, I received the opportunity to take part in a residency with @highdeserttestsites at A-Z West in Joshua Tree. It was amazing to return to Joshua Tree after many years away and experience something new, different and exciting over a weeks span. Through this time, I was able to connect with nature in new ways and explore projects I have been wanting to bring to life for years now, while coming to know the artistic practices and works of Andrea Zittel. It was an amazing experience and after developing all that 4x5 film, I’m already looking forward to getting back out to Joshua Tree.

Thank you again @highdeserttestsites for the opportunity!

At the end of may, I received the opportunity to take part in a residency with @highdeserttestsites at A-Z West in Joshua Tree. It was amazing to return to Joshua Tree after many years away and experience something new, different and exciting over a weeks span. Through this time, I was able to connect with nature in new ways and explore projects I have been wanting to bring to life for years now, while coming to know the artistic practices and works of Andrea Zittel. It was an amazing experience and after developing all that 4x5 film, I’m already looking forward to getting back out to Joshua Tree.

Thank you again @highdeserttestsites for the opportunity!

At the end of may, I received the opportunity to take part in a residency with @highdeserttestsites at A-Z West in Joshua Tree. It was amazing to return to Joshua Tree after many years away and experience something new, different and exciting over a weeks span. Through this time, I was able to connect with nature in new ways and explore projects I have been wanting to bring to life for years now, while coming to know the artistic practices and works of Andrea Zittel. It was an amazing experience and after developing all that 4x5 film, I’m already looking forward to getting back out to Joshua Tree.

Thank you again @highdeserttestsites for the opportunity!

At the end of may, I received the opportunity to take part in a residency with @highdeserttestsites at A-Z West in Joshua Tree. It was amazing to return to Joshua Tree after many years away and experience something new, different and exciting over a weeks span. Through this time, I was able to connect with nature in new ways and explore projects I have been wanting to bring to life for years now, while coming to know the artistic practices and works of Andrea Zittel. It was an amazing experience and after developing all that 4x5 film, I’m already looking forward to getting back out to Joshua Tree.

Thank you again @highdeserttestsites for the opportunity!

At the end of may, I received the opportunity to take part in a residency with @highdeserttestsites at A-Z West in Joshua Tree. It was amazing to return to Joshua Tree after many years away and experience something new, different and exciting over a weeks span. Through this time, I was able to connect with nature in new ways and explore projects I have been wanting to bring to life for years now, while coming to know the artistic practices and works of Andrea Zittel. It was an amazing experience and after developing all that 4x5 film, I’m already looking forward to getting back out to Joshua Tree.

Thank you again @highdeserttestsites for the opportunity!

At the end of may, I received the opportunity to take part in a residency with @highdeserttestsites at A-Z West in Joshua Tree. It was amazing to return to Joshua Tree after many years away and experience something new, different and exciting over a weeks span. Through this time, I was able to connect with nature in new ways and explore projects I have been wanting to bring to life for years now, while coming to know the artistic practices and works of Andrea Zittel. It was an amazing experience and after developing all that 4x5 film, I’m already looking forward to getting back out to Joshua Tree.

Thank you again @highdeserttestsites for the opportunity!

At the end of April, I received the opportunity to take part in a two week artist residency with @homesteadnps. It was really amazing to take part in a unique program with the national parks that took me to different parts of Nebraska and gave me a chance to explore nature, develop new ideas, forward projects, create a workshop and meet many great people. I wanted to share some of these experiences in phone photos before I am able to fully develop all the 4x5 film I made along the way. Thank you @homesteadnps for the opportunity.
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#homestead #artistinresidence

At the end of April, I received the opportunity to take part in a two week artist residency with @homesteadnps. It was really amazing to take part in a unique program with the national parks that took me to different parts of Nebraska and gave me a chance to explore nature, develop new ideas, forward projects, create a workshop and meet many great people. I wanted to share some of these experiences in phone photos before I am able to fully develop all the 4x5 film I made along the way. Thank you @homesteadnps for the opportunity.
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#homestead #artistinresidence

At the end of April, I received the opportunity to take part in a two week artist residency with @homesteadnps. It was really amazing to take part in a unique program with the national parks that took me to different parts of Nebraska and gave me a chance to explore nature, develop new ideas, forward projects, create a workshop and meet many great people. I wanted to share some of these experiences in phone photos before I am able to fully develop all the 4x5 film I made along the way. Thank you @homesteadnps for the opportunity.
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#homestead #artistinresidence

At the end of April, I received the opportunity to take part in a two week artist residency with @homesteadnps. It was really amazing to take part in a unique program with the national parks that took me to different parts of Nebraska and gave me a chance to explore nature, develop new ideas, forward projects, create a workshop and meet many great people. I wanted to share some of these experiences in phone photos before I am able to fully develop all the 4x5 film I made along the way. Thank you @homesteadnps for the opportunity.
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#homestead #artistinresidence

At the end of April, I received the opportunity to take part in a two week artist residency with @homesteadnps. It was really amazing to take part in a unique program with the national parks that took me to different parts of Nebraska and gave me a chance to explore nature, develop new ideas, forward projects, create a workshop and meet many great people. I wanted to share some of these experiences in phone photos before I am able to fully develop all the 4x5 film I made along the way. Thank you @homesteadnps for the opportunity.
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#homestead #artistinresidence

At the end of April, I received the opportunity to take part in a two week artist residency with @homesteadnps. It was really amazing to take part in a unique program with the national parks that took me to different parts of Nebraska and gave me a chance to explore nature, develop new ideas, forward projects, create a workshop and meet many great people. I wanted to share some of these experiences in phone photos before I am able to fully develop all the 4x5 film I made along the way. Thank you @homesteadnps for the opportunity.
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#homestead #artistinresidence

At the end of April, I received the opportunity to take part in a two week artist residency with @homesteadnps. It was really amazing to take part in a unique program with the national parks that took me to different parts of Nebraska and gave me a chance to explore nature, develop new ideas, forward projects, create a workshop and meet many great people. I wanted to share some of these experiences in phone photos before I am able to fully develop all the 4x5 film I made along the way. Thank you @homesteadnps for the opportunity.
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#homestead #artistinresidence

At the end of April, I received the opportunity to take part in a two week artist residency with @homesteadnps. It was really amazing to take part in a unique program with the national parks that took me to different parts of Nebraska and gave me a chance to explore nature, develop new ideas, forward projects, create a workshop and meet many great people. I wanted to share some of these experiences in phone photos before I am able to fully develop all the 4x5 film I made along the way. Thank you @homesteadnps for the opportunity.
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#homestead #artistinresidence

At the end of April, I received the opportunity to take part in a two week artist residency with @homesteadnps. It was really amazing to take part in a unique program with the national parks that took me to different parts of Nebraska and gave me a chance to explore nature, develop new ideas, forward projects, create a workshop and meet many great people. I wanted to share some of these experiences in phone photos before I am able to fully develop all the 4x5 film I made along the way. Thank you @homesteadnps for the opportunity.
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#homestead #artistinresidence

At the end of April, I received the opportunity to take part in a two week artist residency with @homesteadnps. It was really amazing to take part in a unique program with the national parks that took me to different parts of Nebraska and gave me a chance to explore nature, develop new ideas, forward projects, create a workshop and meet many great people. I wanted to share some of these experiences in phone photos before I am able to fully develop all the 4x5 film I made along the way. Thank you @homesteadnps for the opportunity.
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#homestead #artistinresidence

Over the last two months, I receivedan amazing opportunity to further my work in residence at @kalaartinstitute . This residency gave me time and space to further my practice, explore works I have only seen in negative form and conceptually challenge myself in new ways. I truly appreciate the staff and fellow residents for the kindness of community and help in creating, Thank you all!
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I’m excited to share some more new works from my series, The Continental Divide.
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Gaflex Graphic View 4x5 on Ilford Fp4
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2024

Over the last two months, I receivedan amazing opportunity to further my work in residence at @kalaartinstitute . This residency gave me time and space to further my practice, explore works I have only seen in negative form and conceptually challenge myself in new ways. I truly appreciate the staff and fellow residents for the kindness of community and help in creating, Thank you all!
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I’m excited to share some more new works from my series, The Continental Divide.
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Gaflex Graphic View 4x5 on Ilford Fp4
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2024

Over the last two months, I receivedan amazing opportunity to further my work in residence at @kalaartinstitute . This residency gave me time and space to further my practice, explore works I have only seen in negative form and conceptually challenge myself in new ways. I truly appreciate the staff and fellow residents for the kindness of community and help in creating, Thank you all!
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I’m excited to share some more new works from my series, The Continental Divide.
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Gaflex Graphic View 4x5 on Ilford Fp4
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2024

Over the last two months, I receivedan amazing opportunity to further my work in residence at @kalaartinstitute . This residency gave me time and space to further my practice, explore works I have only seen in negative form and conceptually challenge myself in new ways. I truly appreciate the staff and fellow residents for the kindness of community and help in creating, Thank you all!
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I’m excited to share some more new works from my series, The Continental Divide.
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Gaflex Graphic View 4x5 on Ilford Fp4
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2024

Over the last two months, I receivedan amazing opportunity to further my work in residence at @kalaartinstitute . This residency gave me time and space to further my practice, explore works I have only seen in negative form and conceptually challenge myself in new ways. I truly appreciate the staff and fellow residents for the kindness of community and help in creating, Thank you all!
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I’m excited to share some more new works from my series, The Continental Divide.
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Gaflex Graphic View 4x5 on Ilford Fp4
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2024

Over the last two months, I receivedan amazing opportunity to further my work in residence at @kalaartinstitute . This residency gave me time and space to further my practice, explore works I have only seen in negative form and conceptually challenge myself in new ways. I truly appreciate the staff and fellow residents for the kindness of community and help in creating, Thank you all!
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I’m excited to share some more new works from my series, The Continental Divide.
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Gaflex Graphic View 4x5 on Ilford Fp4
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2024

Over the last two months, I receivedan amazing opportunity to further my work in residence at @kalaartinstitute . This residency gave me time and space to further my practice, explore works I have only seen in negative form and conceptually challenge myself in new ways. I truly appreciate the staff and fellow residents for the kindness of community and help in creating, Thank you all!
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I’m excited to share some more new works from my series, The Continental Divide.
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Gaflex Graphic View 4x5 on Ilford Fp4
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2024

Over the last two months, I receivedan amazing opportunity to further my work in residence at @kalaartinstitute . This residency gave me time and space to further my practice, explore works I have only seen in negative form and conceptually challenge myself in new ways. I truly appreciate the staff and fellow residents for the kindness of community and help in creating, Thank you all!
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I’m excited to share some more new works from my series, The Continental Divide.
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Gaflex Graphic View 4x5 on Ilford Fp4
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2024