STORIES
Outbound
Montana
On assignment for Mountain Outlaw Magazine, Hazel shot a three-part photo essay as an examination of three different communities in Montana; Lame Deer, Anaconda, and Big Sky. Here is her work for the 16-page Outbound spread.
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Magazine to be published in early June, 2023.
Lame Deer
The Northern Cheyenne Reservation, one of the seven in the state of Montana, was established in 1884. Nestled in its hills on the edge of Montana’s Eastern plains sits Lame Deer. Evidence of systemic racism and of cultural genocide is planted throughout the community, which continues to deal with daily hardship as a result. And yet, this place is a generational home that breeds community, connection and a love for the land.
For another story on Lame Deer, visit the Saved by the Bell page.
Anaconda
A child of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company of the late 1800s, Anaconda, Montana, is both a place petrified in its history and fertile with new opportunity. The community is a patchwork of a predominantly older demographic with young entrepreneurs and families woven in. While relics like “The Stack” (top left) remain as a museum of the town’s past, new shop fronts and new faces indicate the community is undergoing an identity shift.
Big Sky
Founded by famous newscaster Chet Huntley in 1974, Big Sky, Montana attracts an array of people, from ski bums and seasonal workers to millionaires looking for their third home. The demand for property, rentals, and commercial space has been growing exponentially since its beginning in the 1960s, but in the last seven years, the unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) has seen drastic changes in the community and in opportunity.
