Born and raised in Oregon, photographer Anna Ottum graduated from The College of Washington earlier than shifting to New York. Acknowledged for depictions of her youth within the Northwest, Ottum’s images span the artwork, style and business worlds with shoppers together with The New York Instances, Nike, and Interview Journal. A lot of Ottum’s private work revolves round her childhood in Oregon and the idea of the American West.
“Specializing in Rodeo as a historic cross cultural microcosm of the settlers who migrated to America within the 18th century, I started documenting ladies and subcultures in trendy rodeo to comply with this shift in our tradition. With origins in Greece, Africa and Spain, midnight rodeos initially showcased a melting pot of cultures that swapped abilities and money amongst female and male ranchers and Native American herdsman. My images are centered on each the romanticization and pageantry of the West and it’s altered, white washed historical past. This work has allowed me to discover questions on an American identification by means of the origins and tropes we perpetuate.”
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