Frontier: Cowboys of the Americas(Anouk Masson Krantz)

In Anouk Masson Krantz's most expansive work to date, she travels tens of thousands of miles across the Americas, broadening her focus from the United States to both American continents. In her exquisite, large-scale photographs – all new for this book – Anouk captures sweeping landscapes and paints an intimate portrait of the enduring cross-boundary legacies of the North American cowboy, Central American vaquero, and South American gaucho. Her time spent at ranches and rodeos across The Americas has culminated in a magnificent book honouring a way of life many around the world dream of but rarely have experienced first-hand. Frontier builds upon Anouk's renowned body of work with her bestselling Wild Horses of Cumberland Island (2017); West: The American Cowboy (2019); American Cowboys (2021); and Ranchland (2022). Her stunning black and white, large-scale photographs capture a culture deeply rooted in principled, timeless values, sacrifice, strength, and self-reliance. From stunning panoramas to the intimate everyday lives of working cowboys and their families, Frontier is a must-have addition to her impressive body of work. SELLING POINTS: . Anouk Masson Krantz presents an authentic portrait of real ranch life including children, families, working cowboys, and rodeo . Printed in duotone on high-quality art paper . A global sales phenomenon: never-before seen sales of a cowboy book reaching 100,000 copies 180 b/w illustrations

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

Review :
"Anouk Masson Krantz, a French writer and photographer who has chosen the American West as her subject, brings an outsider’s perspective to the subject. The author of photo books West and American Cowboys, Krantz says that she’s been fascinated by the fact that modern life has left many people wanting more—and that the cowboy, somehow, represents an alternative." - GQ “Although most don’t want to become real working cowboys, we envy their ability to live on their own terms, within these incredible Western landscapes,” Krantz says. “The cowboy is the very living, breathing icon of freedom and independence."' - GQ :"The fine art photographer Anouk Masson Krantz visited ranches and rodeos in search of North American cowboys, Central American vaqueros, and South American gauchos to capture the realities of their way of life for her new book Frontier: Cowboys of the Americas (Images Publishing). " - The Times "In her new book published by The Images Publishing Group, Anouk Krantz presents her most expansive work to date. Frontier: Cowboys of the Americas is the culmination of years of work and literally hundreds of journeys to ranches, rodeos, and the landscapes of the American continents. This collection is a magnificent tribute to a way of life and of living, to the cowboys and their communities, and, ultimately, to the heart of the Americas." - l'Oeil de la Photographie "Photographer Anouk Masson Krantz, whose work we are presenting at rampstyle not for the first time (and certainly not for the last), has been following the lives of cowboys and ranchers with her camera for years, a group of people who, despite the internet and smartphones, still largely go about their work as they did over a century ago.Just how much Krantz loves this authentic world is demonstrated by the fact that she has covered more than two hundred thousand miles between farms, rodeos and horse corrals. Her latest book is dedicated to the remaining frontiers of the American continent, from Canada to Mexico and Argentina." - Rampstyle Magazine "Wild West enthusiasts—and, yes, Yellowstone fans—will appreciate Frontier: Cowboys of the Americas, a compelling portrait of ranch life by Anouk Masson Krantz. This coffee table book, available for $85, combines gorgeous, black-and-white imagery of cowboys, ranchers, and their families in the land they love with a nice touch of history of the modern American west." - Time Featured on Conde Nast's gift guide under gifts 'For the homebody' - Conde Nast Frontiers was featued on the Read With Jenna Instagram page. - Read With Jenna Frontier was featued on Airmail's 'Coffee-Table Books of 2024'. - Airmail Frontier was included in Aspire Magazine's 'Book Nook'. - Aspire Magazine """Most photographers have a style and a favourite subject, but few are as synonymous with their chosen field as Anouk Krantz, who is known for her spectacular – and immensely popular – black & white studies of cowboy culture."" ""In Frontier, Krantz broadens her focus from the US to North, South and Central America, without sacrificing her trademark style. These large scale photographs – all new for this book – capture the enduring yet intimate cross-border legacies of the North American cowboy, Central American vaquero and South American gaucho. At a time of rising border tensions across the continent, this work offers a sense of the shared humanity that ties their lives together.""" - Black + White Photography """Incredible photos capture modern-day cowboys throughout the USA and South America and reveal 'humanity at its best'."" ""...incredible new coffee-table photobook.""" - Daily Mail """...fascinating and expansive photo project on the many manifestations of cowboy culture, encompassing the North American cowboy that’s forever enshrined in popular culture, the Central American ‘vaquero’ and the South American ‘gaucho.’"" ""Thanks to Hollywood, we tend to visualise cowboys and their environments in Technicolour, but Anouk shot in black & white for this and previous projects as she prefers a more minimalist style that strikes a strong emotional chord – without the distractions of colour."" ""Anouk’s commitment to understanding her subject and upholding a consistent and honest approach is something that everyone can learn from – whether we are in Wyoming or Woking.""" - Amateur Photographer "...Krantz’s signature large-scale black-and-white photos bring into sharp focus the ranchers and rodeos of Florida, Nevada, Calgary, Argentina and beyond." - Virgin Atlantic's Vera Magazine """a stunning photographic journey uncovering a hidden world of modern cowboy culture."" ""Anouk Krantz has done her bit to ensure this legacy will not be forgotten. Her images are windows into a world that is both familiar and foreign, and they offer a tantalising suggestion of a more rugged, elemental – and perhaps more human – way of life.""" - Cultural Union """Photographer Anouk Krantz explores the shared traditions and resilience of cowboys, vaqueros, and gauchos across the Americas, uncovering a culture united by heritage, values, and the rugged beauty of the frontier."" ""In Frontier Cowboys of the Americas, Anouk Krantz has created a body of work that not only documents a way of life but also preserves its legacy for future generations. Through her lens, she captures the resilience, beauty, and interconnectedness of cowboy culture, offering a powerful reminder of the values that sustain us.""" - Cowgirl Magazine Cowgirl magazine sent out a newsletter announcing their May / June issue with Anouk as the cover star! - Cowgirl Magazine Anouk Masson Krantz was interviewed on GB News. - GB News """Photographer Anouk Masson Krantz captures the rarely seen side of life on the range."" ""...That day marked the beginning of Krantz’s magnum opus: to document cowboy and ranching life with beauty and nuance that mirrors the community itself. To capture the balance between a rancher’s tough exterior and their devotion to always help a neighbor. To record the values of hard work, duty and a love of the land she sees transcending generations and modernity.""" - Deseret Magazine "Her images document real-life moments free from stereotypes or sensationalism, portraying the cowboy as neither cinematic hero nor tourist cliché, but as a living figure whose daily life is steeped in tradition, hard work, and dignity." - The Eye of Photography The Times Radio UK intervieweed Anouk regarding the Cowboys Spirit of the West Exhibit. - The Times Radio UK """Her images document real-life moments free from stereotypes or sensationalism, portraying the cowboy as neither cinematic hero nor tourist cliché, but as a living figure whose daily life is steeped in tradition, hard work, and dignity."" ""The exhibition, her first major showing in Europe, will feature a wide selection of Krantz’s dramatic and subtly powerful black-and-white scenes of everyday profundity: cowboys guiding herds across expansive plains, the steadiness of a roper’s sure aim and families and friends gathering after a long day’s labour.""" - All About Photo "...Anouk Masson Krantz traveled across the American continent to capture the cowboy/gaucho spirit that shines through in different landscapes. She succeeded. The result is astonishing. Frontier: Cowboys of the Americas is the book that showcases her passionate work." - Viva Magazine """A French fine art photographer turns her lens on American cowboys, rodeos and ranching—focusing on a culture of community, hard work and a deep connection to the land."" ""The fact is, here in the West, the cowboy (and cowgirl) is alive and well. Photographer Anouk Masson Krantz has chronicled this enduring figure in her wildly popular coffee-table books, some now in their 11th reprinting.""" - Modern Luxury's Peak Magazine