Bryan Schutmaat (born November 3, 1983) is an American photographer based in Texas, USA. Schutmaat book's include ''Grays the Mountain Sends'' (2013), which won the

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Portfolio Prize; ''Islands of the Blest'' (2014); and ''Good Goddamn'' (2017). His work is held in the collections of

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, Middlebury College Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and

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Life and work

Schutmaat was born in Houston, Texas in 1983. His first book, ''Grays the Mountain Sends'' (2013) portrays mountain towns and former mining communities of the

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through portraits of people and landscapes. The work was inspired by Montana poet

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. He made the work with a

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4x5" view camera. ''Islands of the Blest'' (2014), is a compilation of historic photographs taken in the American West from the 1870s to the 1970s. He and Ashlyn Davis sourced from the online archives of the

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and

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. ''Good Goddamn'' (2017) is about a friend "from rural Texas and his last few days of freedom before going to prison." The book was the first publication of Trespasser, a Texas-based art book publisher Schutmaat co-founded.

Publications

Books by Schutmaat

*''Grays the Mountain Sends.'' New York City: Silas Finch Foundation, 2013. . Edition of 600 copies. **Second edition. New York City: Silas Finch Foundation, 2014. . Edition of 1200 copies. *''Good Goddamn.'' Austin, TX: Trespasser, 2017. . Edition of 750 copies. **Second edition. Austin, TX: Trespasser, 2018. With a letter by Kris. Edition of 750 copies.

Books paired with another

*''Islands of the Blest.'' New York City: Silas Finch Foundation, 2014. Edited by Schutmaat and Ashlyn Davis. . With a poem by

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, "Letter sewn into a pantcuff of smoke". Edition of 800 copies. **Second edition. New York City: Silas Finch Foundation, 2016.

Awards

*Aperture Portfolio Prize,

, New York City, winner, 2013 for ''Grays the Mountain Sends'' *

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, First Book Award, shortlisted, 2013 for ''Grays the Mountain Sends'' *The New York Photo Awards, photobook category, winner, 2014, for ''Grays the Mountain Sends'' *John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, 2020

Collections

Schutmaat's work is held in the following public collections: *

: 2 prints *

: 1 printBryan Schutmaat, American, born 1983: Idle Truck, Montana, from the series Grays the Mountain Sends
.

. Accessed 10 November 2017.Idle Truck, Montana, from the series Grays the Mountain Sends
.

. Accessed 10 November 2017. * Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT: 1 print * Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: 1 print *

: 2 prints

References

External links

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Gallery of photos at CNN
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