Born and raised in France, Anouk Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. Living in New York, she completed her high school at the Lycee Francais and earned her bachelor degree while working for a lifestyle magazine. Following college she worked at Cartier's corporate office in New York that oversees the Americas. Anouk later studied at the International Center of Photography and has developed several notable bodies of work, including Wild Horses of Cumberland Island and West: The American Cowboy. Her work has appeared in prominent galleries and museums, and earned accolades from the International Photography Awards and International Monochrome Awards. Her books and her art have been praised by international publications, such as Vanity Fair, Town & Country, Time, Harper's Bazaar, Daily Mail UK, and Garden & Gun, among many others.

An ode to America's legendary cowboy culture.-- "Huck Magazine"

Stunning images in fine art photobook capture the 'strength and dignity' of America's cowboys and their breathtaking Wild West home....The book captures the pioneering spirit of modern cowboys and cowgirls, turning the camera on high-stakes rodeos, hard-working ranchers and horseback rides across stunning desert landscapes.-- "Daily Mail"

This 2021 collection of evocative photography will make you rethink America's heartland and what it means to be a cowboy or cowgirl. Within, Masson Krantz showcases ranchers from diverse backgrounds (young and old, Black, white, and Native American). For Yellowstone fans, you'll enjoy the foreword from the show's writer-director-producer Taylor Sheridan.-- "Hearst's Best Products"

The photographer Anouk Krantz trained her lens on Southern horses to beautiful effect for her 2017 photo book, Wild Horses of Cumberland Island. Now, she chronicles--for a giant coffee table art book--gorgeous horses and hard-working horse people throughout the South and West--Florida ranchers, a new generation of Texas cowboys, and Derrick Begay, a Navajo cowboy.-- "Garden & Gun"

Inviting viewers into the rarely seen world of the modern American cowboy, photographer Anouk Masson Krantz's new book American Cowboys provides a contemporary view of the modern West in stunning monochrome.....[it] aptures the harshness and beauty of this rural subculture, examining family, integrity, community, faith and hard work against the backdrop of some of America's most stunning landscapes.-- "Black + White Photography"

In a stunning new book called American Cowboys, photographer Anouk Masson Krantz takes us inside...and captures not only the diversity of the profession but also the communities that keep the spirit of these hardworking men and women alive... Anouk's stories and photos help bring the details into focus.-- "The Pioneer Woman Magazine"

Publisher: Images Publishing Group

Pub date: 2021-09-29

Length: 304 pages