Evening light on a lone grain elevator. Central Montana - September 2022 Portra 160 4x5, 210mm lens 1/15th second at f32, no filters
The Prairie in Pictures
Alex Burke frames the solitude, endless horizons, and dramatic skies of being out in the open.
Alex Burke shares his passion for the remote wilderness and aims to “bring the entire experience of the journey and the majestic scenery to life in my photographs.” The Colorado-based landscape photographer highlights the solitude, endless horizons, and dramatic skies of the prairie, focusing on human alterations to the land. Capturing on large-format film the farmhouses, grain silos, and windmills that dot the vast landscapes of Montana, Colorado, and Washington State, Burke’s focus on solitary structures gives the impression of islands in a never-ending sea of grass.
Weld County, Colorado, where winter prairie grasses appear golden during the sunset light, and a windmill, as obelisk, out in the open
Abandoned on the prairie, an old Dodge truck and homestead glow in the sunset light of Central Montana.
An old homestead at sunset. Weld County, Colorado – February 2019
A mountain cabin with autumn aspen as a backdrop. Routt County, Colorado – September 2023
A grain elevator and bales in morning light. Palouse, Washington – September 2022
Sunset light makes the prairie glow around an abandoned homestead. Central Montana – December 2023
Hay bales and an old grain elevator glow under vibrant predawn light. Western Montana – October 2021
Warm evening light on a big barn on the prairie. Teton County, Montana – August 2023
Coffee Creek barn, Central Montana, August 2020
A barn in a field below mountains glowing in sunset. Western Montana – September 2022
