The landscape of the American West in black and white

Black and white landscape photographs of America's western mountains and deserts

The western half of the United States is still largely a vast and empty place; a sun-soaked expanse of blue mountain skies and multi-colored deserts. Since Europeans first came to this continent, the west has been magneticpulling people with an almost irresistible allure.

Colorado Vista with Cloud Shadows, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson

Colorado Vista with Cloud Shadows, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Click to buy a fine art print of this photograph.

Ancient Pueblo Spruce House at Mesa Verde, Colorado. Buy a fine art print here.

Ancient Pueblo Spruce House at Mesa Verde, Colorado. Buy a fine art print here.

Red Rock Cliffs in a Wide Desert Landscape, Utah. Click to buy a fine art print by Keith Dotson.

Red Rock Cliffs in a Wide Desert Landscape, Utah. Click to buy a fine art print by Keith Dotson.

New Mexico White Mountain Black Shadows Landscape by Keith Dotson. Click to buy a black and white photograph.

New Mexico White Mountain Black Shadows Landscape by Keith Dotson. Click to buy a black and white photograph.

Bandelier Cliff Dwellings, New Mexico, by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Bandelier Cliff Dwellings, New Mexico, by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

View of Devil's Tower Wyoming from Below, a black and white landscape photograph by Keith Dotson. Click to buy a print.

View of Devil's Tower Wyoming from Below, a black and white landscape photograph by Keith Dotson. Click to buy a print.

Landscape Photograph of Wyoming's Beartooth Mountains in Winter, by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Landscape Photograph of Wyoming's Beartooth Mountains in Winter, by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Twisted Tree in the Utah Desert, landscape photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy this photograph.

Twisted Tree in the Utah Desert, landscape photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy this photograph

Dead Tree Against Blue Mountain Sky, Colorado, by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Dead Tree Against Blue Mountain Sky, Colorado, by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Ancient Ancestor, a black and white photograph of a fallen tree at Mesa Verde Colorado. Buy a print,

Ancient Ancestor, a black and white photograph of a fallen tree at Mesa Verde Colorado. Buy a print.

Stone Tower with a Balanced Rock, Utah landscape photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Stone Tower with a Balanced Rock, Utah landscape photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Cracked Earth, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy this photograph.

Cracked Earth, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy this photograph.

Utah Landscape with a Rock Outcropping, by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Utah Landscape with a Rock Outcropping, by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Browse the portfolios for many more landscape photographs of the American west, with images from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Arizona, Texas, and elsewhere.

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