 | Jim graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography and for more than twenty years owned The Air Castle, a photographic gallery in California. Jim has won close to 100 regional and national awards for his photographic art and his work is in private and corporate collections across the US and in fifteen other countries. Professional recognition for his video work includes six Telly awards and three Communicator awards, and his film, Silent Climb, was featured at the Breckenridge Film Festival. For many years Jim has enjoyed going to the high places of God's creation. He has climbed all 54 of Colorado's highest mountains and one of his passions is to share with others the awesome wonder of what God has made. His wish is that his photography will give rise to your praise of God for the beauty we all have around us. |
| BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Great Ranches of the West by Jim Keen July, 2007 marks the long awaited release of Great Ranches of the West, the newest book by award-winning photographer and filmmaker, Jim Keen. It is an eye opening and heart touching portrait of a culture, people, and industry in great danger of being lost. In 1993 there were nearly 900,000 cattle producing ranches in the US. By 2004 that number had dropped to 775,000. This is an alarming trend. When a ranch goes out of production it impacts the whole area around it. Small communities all across the country are dying without so much as a proper burial. With the recent sale of US based Swift & Company to a Brazilian firm, preserving America’s great ranches and our nation’s food supply is more imperative now than at any time in our history. Great Ranches of the West tells the history and compelling life stories of thirty great ranches that continue to survive in 17 western states. In this fantastic new coffee table book Jim's photography captures the every-day-life challenges that these ranchers face; many of whom have been ranching for four or five generations—some even longer. Five years in the making, Great Ranches of the West features:
About the Author Jim Keen is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker. He has won over 100 regional and national awards for his photographic art and his work is in private and corporate collections across the US and in fifteen other countries. Professional recognition for his video work includes five "Telly" awards and three "Communicator" awards, and his film, Silent Climb, was featured at the Breckenridge Film Festival. Endorsements: "This book will help readers understand the urgency of preserving the Western ranchlands, made up of families and rural communities, that provide nourishing food for our nation, preserve a healthy natural environment, and entrust that great American values will endure." - Mike Callicrate, Cattle Producer, Family Farm Activist, and Founder of Ranch Foods Direct, Natural Meat Company "The beautiful images in Great Ranches of the West convey solitude, hard work and harsh conditions. They transport the viewer to a vanishing part of our history." - Colleen Fanning, Art Program Manager, Denver International Airport We (Circle Bar Ranch, WY) are so honored to be a part of Jim Keen’s world of photography. Jim is by far one of the most humble, approachable and talented photographers we’ve ever had the pleasure to know. His unposed photos of true grit, are magic. - Chuck Sylvester, retired GM - National Western Livestock Show and Rodeo ATTN MEDIA: For more information and to schedule an interview with Jim Keen contact Kathleen Campbell; Campbell Public Relations, LLC; 877-540-6022; kcampbell@thecompletesolution.com. Also visit http://www.greatrancheswest.com | |