Shot over a ten-year period, Mountain Ranch is a look at the disappearing world of cattle ranching in the mountains of Colorado.

 Published by The University of Texas Press, this book features 165 timeless, toned black-and-white images of the traditional elements of these traditional lives, as well as eight first-person narratives by elderly ranchers and a beautiful introduction by acclaimed author Gretel Ehrlich. Buy the book.

“A must-have book for your library and your brain.” (Rangefinder 2017-06-01)

“[Crouser] seems to have a way of making you feel for the subjects that he’s photographing in a very personal way. Almost like he is invisible to his subjects and is observing and sharing an intimate view of the people and moments that he captures on film. This is a gift.” (Analog Forever 2019-03-25)

“These are an important group of images carefully and lovingly photographed by a man keenly aware of light and gesture. Michael’s work stands out for me in its honesty and transparency, a wonderful amalgam of form and content. Above all, there is a sense of poetry. I look at the work and find myself smiling, nodding my head and saying ‘yes, yes, yes.’” (Jay Maisel – Photographer)