Against The Grain

This project focuses on the Jessen Wheat Company in the Southeast corner of Wyoming. Despite the harsh climate conditions, the family employs an organic and regenerative approach, which is very different from the norm practiced by industrial-scale agriculture. Farming in this manner is better for the farmers, better for the consumer, and most importantly, better for the earth where the food is grown. The Jessens use a three-crop rotation cycle and till only when necessary to promote healthy soil and healthy crops.

Milo Gladstein

Milo Gladstein is an award-winning photojournalist and staff photographer for the Wyoming Tribune Eagle Newspaper based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. “As photojournalists,” states Gladstein, “it is our responsibility and privilege to be the eyes of a community. We have unique access to events and lives that might not be seen otherwise, and sharing our images is part of a duty to the public.”

Milo’s long-form documentaries focus on human interest stories. He has done work spanning from drag shows to rodeos and is comfortable in every setting. One of his most notable projects is “Roughstock: Raised for the Job,” about what it means to be a true cowboy in today’s society.

Milo dives deep into the people he covers, discovering what it means to be human through his work. Everyone has a story to tell; it’s all about finding the nuances of what makes us who we are while following our passions.

Milo has won third place in the International Photography Awards Professional competitive event category for his project “Roughstock: Raised for the Job.”