Shawn Bush's 'Angle of Draw' Examines the Systems Behind Landscape Photography
Shawn Bush, a photographer, has unveiled his monograph titled 'Angle of Draw,' which was created between 2019 and 2025. This book explores themes of land, energy, and the environment, merging landscape photography with corporate visuals and survey diagrams. It highlights the frameworks of measurement and authority found in landscape imagery. The artist book comprises fifty-four plates arranged by administrative categories, encased in removable kraft covers, along with protective materials and inserts. Each copy was designed and produced by Bush in his office. The title, which references a mining concept, includes series such as 'PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL' and 'Land, Sea & Air,' featuring confidential energy industry documents. Bush, who teaches at Casper College and is the founder of Dais Books, will have an exhibition at the University of Northern Colorado from October 15 to November 20, 2026, with an artist talk scheduled for October 22, 2026.
Key facts
- Shawn Bush released a new monograph, 'Angle of Draw', produced between 2019 and 2025.
- The book examines systems that shape how land is seen and understood.
- It combines landscape photographs with survey diagrams, industrial archives, corporate imagery, and instructional materials.
- The book contains fifty-four plates organized through administrative classifications and housed in removable kraft shipping covers.
- Bush produced the edition himself, including design, printing, collating, punching, trimming, binding, numbering, packing, and shipping.
- The title 'Angle of Draw' refers to a mining term and also to perspective and drawing a weapon.
- Bush uses in-camera masking and multiple exposure on large-format film.
- An exhibition of his 'Land, Sea & Air' series will be held at the University of Northern Colorado from October 15 to November 20, 2026.
- Bush is the founder of Dais Books and teaches at Casper College in Casper, WY.
Entities
Artists
- Shawn Bush
- Paul D'Amato
- Shane Rocheleau
Institutions
- Dais Books
- Casper College
- University of Northern Colorado
- Museum of Art Fort Collins
- Lenscratch
Locations
- California
- Wyoming
- Fort Collins
- Colorado
- Casper
- WY