photo essay

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by Bruce Leventhal and Keith Kozloff

Photo essays from two frequent Rootstalk contributor—Bruce Leventhal depicting South Dakota’s Badlands and Keith Kozloff depicting the high plains of Colorado—illustrate the extreme variability life and geography can have in the Prairie Region.

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Rock Creek Lake, Winter and Summer

by Oliver Muñoz

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Winter into Spring

by Oliver Muñoz

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Untitled Photos: Justin Hayworth

by Justin Hayworth

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Sundogs

by Will Gresham

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An Iowa Artist Explores the Kansas Prairie

by Thomas Agran

Thomas Agran—painter and creator of numerous public murals—was recently awarded the Tallgrass Artist Residency in Matfield Green, Kansas. A collage of images and words inspired by the residency and created by Associate Editor Maizie Schaffner brings the artist’s experience to our pages.

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From Graffiti to Gallery: Street Art in Iowa City

by Bob Sessions

Once seen as a symptom of urban blight, graffiti has had an image-change. No longer a form of vandalism, in many places—and Iowa City, Iowa is one of them—it is now seen as a form of public art.