The last American miners – in pictures
Photographer Bryan Schutmaat's project Grays the Mountain Sends shows the stoic faces and rundown homes of fading former mining communities in the US. Schutmaat was inspired by the writing of Raymond Carver and Richard Ford, and has just won the 2013 Daylight photography award
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Chuck, Butte, Montana, 2010
Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
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Gold Mine, Lead, South Dakota, 2011
Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
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Alpine Lake, Gallatin National Forest, Montana, 2011
Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
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Ralph, Moorcroft, Wyoming, 2011
Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
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Abandoned Homestead, Red Mountain Mining District, Colorado, 2011
Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
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Gunsmoke, Goldfield, Nevada, 2012
Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
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Casey, Philipsburg, Montana, 2010
Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
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Cemetery, Tonopah, Nevada, 2012
Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
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Derek, Big Timber, Montana, 2011
Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
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Wes, near Kellogg, Idaho, 2011
Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
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Pinos Altos, New Mexico, 2012
Photograph: Bryan Schutmaat
