Wagonhound, a 300,000-acre historic working cattle ranch in Wyoming, is the subject of photographer Anouk Krantz’s new book, “Ranchland: Wagonhound” (The Images Publishing Group). Krantz’s collection of dramatic black-and-white images convey daily life on the ranch, including the changing of the seasons and the work of cowboys and cowgirls.

Krantz, who was born in France and has resided in New York City since the 1990s, has published two other photobooks documenting the American West. “Back home in New York I feel empowered, woven into the fabric of a mighty civilization that has conquered the elements and triumphed,” she writes in the book’s introduction. “However, to stand here at Wagonhound, among breathtaking beauty while exposed to the elements and the grand scale of the American West is to be humbled and reminded of our vulnerability, and survival skills quickly kick in. These instincts are part of everyday life here on the frontier.” 

Amanda Arnold is a senior editor.