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One of the remaining structures from the ghost town of Bodarc, Nebraska. The school was still operating in 1980 with just four students enrolled. District 6 was officially dissolved in 2006.
Did you or someone in your family attend this school? I’d love to hear any memories or information about its history.
Sioux County, Nebraska

Weathered cliffs along Deadman’s Road on Nebraska’s Pine Ridge Escarpment.
Sioux County, Nebraska

Cattle graze across the rolling hills as storm clouds move over the Pine Ridge Escarpment.
Sioux County, Nebraska

The sun sets as cattle graze around an old schoolhouse left behind by time.
Oglala National Grassland
Northwest Nebraska

Coffee Ranch. Est. 1879
Hat Creek
Oglala National Grassland
Sioux County, Nebraska

A rainbow emerges as the storm clears over Nebraska’s Pine Ridge.
Sioux County, Nebraska

Immaculate Conception Church, est. 1887.
Ghost Town of Montrose, Nebraska
Oglala National Grassland
Sioux County, Nebraska

Dusk settles across the open ranchland as a storm passes over the Oglala National Grassland.
Sioux County, Nebraska

Crow and Little Crow Buttes rising through the morning clouds along the Pine Ridge escarpment.
Dawes County, Nebraska

A bolt of lightning cuts through a summer thunderstorm over the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Black Hills, South Dakota

A windmill among the rolling grass-covered dunes and open country of the Nebraska Sandhills.
Thomas County, Nebraska

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Two black-and-white Nebraska photographs traveled with me in a very different form last weekend.
I went to Maryland for a fine art printing workshop with photographer Les Picker, working with Japanese Awagami washi papers. One image is a Sandhills road disappearing into wildfire haze; the other, an abandoned ranch house and windmill on the Pine Ridge Escarpment in Dawes County.
Seeing familiar Nebraska landscapes printed on heavily textured Unryu and Bizan papers completely changed the way I looked at both photographs. I wrote about the experience, the papers, and why I believe the physical print and its presentation are part of the finished photograph.

Read the blog here: https://www.johnshawphotography.org/blog/bp/advanced-awagami-printing-display-les-picker

Thunderstorm clouds gather over the Fort Robinson Buttes and a landscape scarred by the 2026 South Fork Fire.
Fort Robinson State Park
Near Crawford, Dawes County, Nebraska

Summer storms loom over Fort Robinson on Nebraska’s Pine Ridge.

The scars of the 2026 South Fork Fire remain, along with the enduring strength and beauty of Nebraska’s Pine Ridge.
Fort Robinson State Park
Near Crawford, Dawes County, Nebraska

Charred trees frame the Fort Robinson Buttes as long-overdue storms gather on the horizon, a reminder of the 2026 wildfires and the enduring resilience of Nebraska’s Pine Ridge.
Fort Robinson State Park
Near Crawford, Dawes County, Nebraska

The last light of day falls across the Pine Ridge Escarpment, silhouetting one of Nebraska’s most dramatic and unexpected landscapes.
Dawes County, Nebraska

The Cowboy Trail Rail Bridge spans the Niobrara River near Valentine and offers sweeping views of one of Nebraska’s most scenic river valleys. A remarkable piece of railroad history that’s now part of the Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail.

I love photographing Nebraska—from the Sandhills and Pine Ridge Escarpment to Chimney Rock, the State Capitol, and countless backroads across the state.
That inspired me to write an article about something I’ve believed for a long time: Nebraska businesses have an opportunity to tell their own story through the artwork they choose to display.
The article isn’t really about photography. It’s about identity, community, and creating workplaces that reflect the people and places that make Nebraska unique.
I’d be interested to hear others’ thoughts on the idea.
Article link in the comments.