Pictured The Storm
For many people, the stereotypical image of a cowboy is of a man in denim and leather, riding a horse and duelling with pistols. These misconceptions have been around ever since the first Western movies appeared on our screens and have been reinforced by Hollywood films, books and comics. Whether they were ever true or not, for the modern-day cowboy community, it is a warped view of their reality.
Perhaps the real surprise is that cowboys still exist in the 21st century. Indeed, in many parts of the US, cowboy culture is very much alive, with states such as Texas, Colorado and Montana still having active communities of cowboys helping to run ranches.
In her photographic career, Anouk Masson Krantz has documented the USA’s modernday Wild West. The French-born photographer has always had an
