While most photographers around the greater Yellowstone area work hard to capture an idealized image of a particularly famous and beautiful place, a Powell, Wyo. man has spent years focusing on the often overlooked beauty in the region’s badlands and forgotten places.
“I’ve often felt that Wyoming hides some of its most wonderful resources in plain site,” said Rob Koelling, an English professor at Northwest College who has a passion for photographing what he jokingly calls “the ugly places” in the state.