Behind The Lens

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Western Kansas photographer Rachael Sebastian shares how dusty light, rodeo grit, and wide-open landscapes shape her images of the modern American West. Rachael Sebastian has lived in Kansas all her…

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Photography by Doug Stremel Kansas’ brilliant night sky is the stuff of dreamers and visionaries Although the weather was dreary and soggy when Horace Greeley, the editor of the New York Tribune…

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Chasing Light on the Kansas Prairie: Amy Meng on Photography Amy Meng has lived in Kansas since 2004, when her husband was stationed at Fort Riley. She purchased her first DSLR to document her…

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Photography by Nick Abt One filmmaker uses drone photography to capture the beauty of the Kansas landscape from a new perspective “My latest video, Mysteries of the Tallgrass, is my love letter to the…

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Photography David Mayes From National Geographic to the Flint Hills, Jim Richardson’s photography has captured the world’s stories—now, he’s ensuring his legacy endures for future generations. Jim…

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A conversation with KANSAS! photographers about their lives in photography AARON PATTON For 16 years, Aaron Patton has been a commercial and editorial portrait photographer in Wichita. With clients…

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A conversation with KANSAS! photographers about their work and the iconic images of our home state. Jeffrey McPheeters, whose work appears frequently in the “Gallery” section of our magazine, was…

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A conversation with KANSAS! photographers about their lives in photography Originally raised in St. Charles, Missouri, Nick Krug initially made his way to Kansas in the summer of 1997 when he…

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A world-famous photo lab in Kansas continues to thrive under a new generation Photography by Bill Stephens Derek and Josh Carter remember December 20, 2010, the day their grandfather gained…

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Scott Bean Based in Manhattan, Scott Bean is a Kansas landscape and nature photographer, often with a focus on the Flint Hills area. As a lifelong Kansas resident who has lived in different areas…