Ranchland - by Anouk Masson Krantz (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Anouk Krantz's newest work, Ranchland: Wagonhound, takes a deep dive into one spectacular working ranch in Wyoming- Her stunning photographs provide an outsider's perspective into the American West spirit and its enduring strength that is alive and well in today's contemporary world"--

Book Synopsis

• Anouk Krantz's newest work, Ranchland: Wagonhound, takes a deep dive into one spectacular working ranch in Wyoming
• Her stunning photographs provide an outsider's perspective into the American West spirit and its enduring strength that is alive and well in today's contemporary world
• The ranch was named after a creek which runs through the property, Wagonhound Creek, which received its name due to the number of wagons on the nearby Oregon Trail that, while crossing the creek, broke their hounds, the part of the wagon that connects the tongue and axle
• The Wagonhound owners took the reins of the historic ranch in 1999. The ranch works to honour and preserve the values and heritage of the American West, and return the land to a pristine condition, utilizing conservation methods to ensure a balance between the land, livestock, farming, and wildlife to steward the ranch into the future
• The book includes an inspirational and powerful foreword by worldwide celebrated Gretel Ehrlich as well as other heartfelt contributions by historians Jeremy M. Johnston, Don Reeves and a new poem written for this title by legendary Russell "Red" Steagall, plus many others
• Short video for the title here

Ranchland: Wagonhound is a stunning and rare-perspective large-format art book dedicated to the American rancher, who honors and embraces the traditions of the American West while working tirelessly to conserve the land for future generations and maintain its pristine condition.

Building upon the success of her two recent bestselling titles, West: The American Cowboy (2019), and American Cowboys (2021), renowned French photographer Anouk Masson Krantz captivates as she takes us on a deep dive into the private world of Wagonhound in Wyoming, one of America's largest and most revered working ranches, spanning more than 300,000 acres. Anouk's exquisite fine art photography offers a rare window into the cowboy ranching culture and land stewardship of this historic ranch and the breathtaking American West, and highlights the rancher's continued pioneering strength and enduring spirit in today's contemporary world from an outsider's perspective.

These pages reveal the daily and seasonal rhythms of the ranch and the daily lives of its men and women cowboys, whose long hard days start in the dark and finish in the dark--and involve everything from cattle driving to branding to training the fastest quarter horses in the country. The book includes an inspirational and powerful foreword by worldwide celebrated Gretel Ehrlich as well as other heartfelt contributions by historians Jeremy M. Johnston, Don Reeves and a new poem written for this title by legendary Russell "Red" Steagall, plus many others.

Earning wide acclaim for her large-scale contemporary photography, Anouk's work has been praised internationally and has appeared in prominent galleries and museums.

Review Quotes

"From subzero nights in teepees, four feet snowstorms, Wyoming's howling and toppling wins to summer heat; French photographer Anouk Masson Krantz rode, climbed, fell, slid and witnessed first-hand what it really means to be a rancher."-THE EYE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

"Like her other books on the American West, Krantz delivers a true sense of not only the size and scope of Wagonhound, but also the deep sense of stewardship."-WESTERN HORSEMAN

"Collection of dramatic black-and-white images convey daily life on the ranch."-PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, UK


"Life on Wagonhound, as captured in an award-winning recent book, has changed surprisingly little since the days of the Old West."-WILD WEST


"This 2021 collection of evocative photography will make you rethink America's heartland and what it means to be a cowboy or cowgirl."-HEARST


...a stunning photographic collection that celebrates the reality of ranch life.....Krantz approaches her subjects from a place of listening and learning in order to better understand the diversity of people she photographs. For Krantz, this approach is an important step toward breaking down divides and building community.-- "Big Sky Journal"

Anouk Masson Krantz has done what few have been able to. She has portrayed a culture so misrepresented in movies, books, and TV shows that it's nearly impossible to know how a cowboy's or rancher's life looks today.-- "American Trails"

Awarded Best Photography Book of 2023 by The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

The bestselling book Ranchland: Wagonhound, by the French photographer Anouk Krantz, celebrates the cowboy culture of the United States and in particular Wagonhound, one of its largest historic working ranches-- "The London Times"

About the Author

Anouk Masson Krantz is a French fine-art photographer and author based in NYC, best known for her American Western work.

Born and raised in France, she later moved to NYC in the late 1990's. After years of work in the luxury consumer industry, she left her role at Cartier's corporate office in New York City in 2003 to pursue photography. Krantz carefully selects projects that inspire as her works compel us to find solace and pause for a moment of peace and self-reflection. Her minimalistic, black and white large-scale contemporary photographs draw upon her refined eye to stir one's emotions and move the soul.

Krantz's photography has received worldwide acclaim as she has built a reputation as a leading visionary of cowboy photography of our times. Her success has influenced the recent resurgence of the Western genre in popular culture. Her books have become a global sales phenomenon and sat atop the bestseller lists for five years.

She has collaborated with Yellowstone series creator and director Taylor Sheridan, who wrote the foreword for her book American Cowboys in 2021 as well as with the legendary Bernie Taupin, known for writing Elton John's songs, who penned the foreword for her latest book FRONTIER: Cowboy of the Americas.

Krantz broke barriers as a woman from the outside. Since 2017, in her Western travels, she worked tirelessly to earn the trust and confidence of the ever private and discrete American ranching world. She gradually became known to the cowboy community and doors across the country opened. Over eight years, she has logged well over 125,000 miles by herself in her quest to reveal the authentic daily lives of the noble and virtuous American Cowboy.

"They would invite me into their homes, share meals and allowed me to ride among them. As we began to understand one another, I was accepted as one of them."

Over the past two years, Anouk has travelled further to explore the Western way of life across the Americas. Her recent works and new large-format 360-page artbook FRONTIER will be released on November 4th, 2024.
A limited slipcover edition as well as a limited leather collector's edition with a signed print will be released early 2025.

Her books, all published by Images Publishing/ACC Art Books, include:
Wild Horses of Cumberland Island (Nov 2017) (edition II // five reprints)
West: The American Cowboy (Nov 2019) (ten reprints)
American Cowboys (Nov 2021) - foreword by Taylor Sheridan (Nov 2021) (seven reprints)
Ranchland: Wagonhound - foreword by Gretel Ehrlich (Nov 2022) (two reprints)

Krantz's photographs have received accolades from the International Photography Awards and International Monochrome Awards. More recently she received the prestigious Wrangler Award at the 2023 Western Heritage Awards for her latest artbook Ranchland. Her work is displayed in prominent museums and private collections worldwide. In 2023, Cowboys & Indians named her "Trailblazer of the West" along with other western luminaries Lainey Wilson, Joanna Gaines and Quannah Chasinghorse. Krantz's work has been featured around the world in publications such as GQ, The Times, L'Oeil De La Photographie, Vanity Fair, Town & Country, Time, Harper's Bazaar, and Departures.

Anouk is an active supporter of several worthy causes including the American Cancer Society, the National Indigenous Women's Resouce Center and Build A Nest.

"The bestselling Western art book author in history." - TODAY SHOW, Read with Jenna I USA

"Wild West enthusiasts - and yes, Yellowstone fans ... gorgeous, black and white imagery of cowboys, ranchers, and their families in the land they love...." - Time I USA

Western Heritage Awards: Images from... "Real Yellowstone" ... - The Times I UK

These photographs and stories offer an inspiring new perspective of today's cowboy/ranching culture and land stewardship of the American West. - L'oeil De La Photographie I FRANCE

If you're a fan of Westerns, shows like Yellowstone or any Taylor Sheridan series, then you're going to love our next guest. In fact, she's Taylor Sheridan's favorite cowboy photographer. - FOX News I USA

Life on Wyoming's Wagonhound, as captured in an award-winning recent book, has changed surprisingly little since the days of the old west. - Wild West I USA

French photographer Anouk Masson Krantz has accomplished something that only few people have achieved before: she drove through the American West, immersed herself in the world of the cowboy, and became part of their culture. As her photographs so beautifully show. - RAMP I GERMANY

A collection of stunning photographs, offering an intimate glimpse in the daily life of these hard-working men and women. - Departures I USA

This book would make for a treasured gift. It embodies the "pioneering spirit" of this beautiful landscape. - Today I USA

The Big Book of cowboys. A tribute to the American cowboy through photography. - Western Art Collector I USA

Oversize ode to the American West. - New York Magazine I USA

Anouk Krantz's book American Cowboys presents a contemporary affirmation that our cowboy culture is not only alive but thriving. - Western Horseman I USA

Her quest was not to glorify well-known ranches or big-name cowboys but to show the hard work of the West and the people who do it. - Cowboys & Indians I USA

Anouk Krantz's newest collection of photography will stir the heart. Capturing the tough landscape of the American frontier, Krantz also manages to convey the human ? and animal ? spirit of the West through her black-and-white images. - The Week I USA

An intimate look at the big skies and cowboy spirit of the US heartland. - The Independent I UK

This 2021 collection of evocative photography will make you rethink America's heartland and what it means to be a cowboy or cowgirl. - Hearst I UK

Breathtaking images. - Town & Country I USA

Un luogo di pace, bellezza, silenzi, libro pieno di poesia. - Vanity Fair I IT

Captivating photos. - Time I USA