Field Studies / From the Western game

Golf, seen.

Photographs of the landscapes, people and small rituals that give the game its character.

Photography / Markus Van Meter

A green and pond beneath storm clouds and the mountains of Western Colorado.
A sense of place / Western ColoradoGolf, Considered / Photography

01 / The Western Slope

Colorado Field Studies

Collections documenting the landscapes, traditions and competitions of golf on Colorado’s Western Slope.

A group of players gathers beside the flagstick.

Competition & club life

Member Guest at Cobble Creek

The competition, company and small traditions of a club’s annual Member Guest.

23 photographs A golfer walks across the course with mountains on the horizon.

Weather & the walking game

Winter on the Western Slope

Dormant fairways, low light and the quieter rhythms of the course.

13 photographs Sunlight over snow-covered bunkers, photographed in black and white.

Light, texture & form

Monochrome Studies

Snow, shadow and the underlying geometry of the game.

9 photographs Players in pink gather on the green near the clubhouse.

Community & tradition

Bosom Buddies

A community gathers around golf, friendship and a shared cause.

14 photographs
Warm light across red-rock country and distant snow-covered mountains in Utah.

02 / Beyond the familiar

Utah Field Studies

Planned work examining golf, landscape and a sense of place across selected Utah properties.

New collections forthcoming
A saguaro cactus and desert mountains in warm Arizona light.

03 / The desert game

Arizona Field Studies

Planned work exploring the golf, resort and desert landscapes of southern Arizona.

New collections forthcoming

Another way of paying attention to the game, and the places it takes us.