American Farmer celebrates the living spirit of our heartland through the faces and voices of the people who keep it alive. Featuring forty-five full-color and black-and-white portraits and interviews with farmers across the United States – from cattle ranchers to strawberry growers – American Farmer tells the honest and inspiring stories of the true stewards of our land.
Paul Mobley is an American photographer who has traveled from remote Alaskan villages to the majestic palaces of Croatia to find the face of a thousand words. Mobley’s first book, American Farmer: Portraits from the Heartland was first published in the fall of 2008 by Welcome Books and received the 2009 Western Heritage Award for Best Photography Book from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Paul Mobley, Marvin Cole, Moscow, Idaho, 2007, 60 x 40 inches, archival ink jet print, Courtesy of private collection.
Paul Mobley, Chuck Dallas, Wilsall, Montana, 2006, 30 x 20 inches, archival ink jet print, Courtesy of private collection.
Paul Mobley, Walter Jackson, Vero Beach, Florida, 2007, 30x 20 inches, archival ink jet print, Courtesy of private collection.
Paul Mobley, Alice Wiemers, Hondo, Texas, 2007, 60 x 40 inches, archival ink jet print, Courtesy of private collection.
Paul Mobley, Catarino and Margarita Romero, Mineral, Texas, 2007, 30 x 20 inches, archival ink jet print, Courtesy of private collection.
Paul Mobley, Shirley Schollenberg and her daughter Katie, Ninilchik Alaska, 2007, 16 x 20 inches, archival ink jet print, Courtesy of private collection.
Paul Mobley, Bobby Lucas, Dubois, Wyoming, 2007, 20 x 30 inches, archival ink jet print, Courtesy of private collection.
Paul Mobley, Dave Harris, Crane, Montana, 2006, 60 x 40 inches, archival ink jet print, Courtesy of private collection.
Paul Mobley, Jim Taber with his children Dalton and Dusty, Shawmut, Montana, 2006, 20 x 30 inches, archival ink jet print, Courtesy of private collection.
Paul Mobley, Robert Hammond, Harrington, Maine, 2007, 30 x 20 inches, archival ink jet print, Courtesy of private collection.
Paul Mobley, What remained of an American Flag after Hurricane Rita ravaged coastal Louisiana, now hanging in Billy Doland’s barn, Grand Chenier, Louisiana, 2007, 20 x 30 inches, archival ink jet print, Courtesy of private collection.
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