Nebraska photographer Amber Baesler captures a lone rider silhouetted against the prairie sky, from her coverage of a historic campaign ride across the state.
“I created this image documenting retired Army Colonel Tom Brewer’s Freedom Ride campaign through Nebraska’s 43rd District. He went on to become the first Native American elected to Nebraska’s unicameral legislature.”
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ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Amber Baesler is a photographer and visual storyteller who grew up in Omaha and got her start at newspapers in Nebraska. Currently she documents stories throughout the American West and challenges herself in the mountains that inspire her.
Her photography focuses on rural communities and the relationship between people and the natural world. Baesler's work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post and High Country News.
