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The work is deliciously reflects the absurd parts of the American culture and landscape and in an era when politics overshadow our country, it is a pleasure to laugh at ourselves through a new perspective. - Lenscratch

- The American West may be fundamentally ineffable, but Carson has managed to impose his own order upon it. To him, it's a visual playground of long roads, arid spaces, and cultural incongruities. Each photo captures a minor absurdity. A tree advertised with a Free sign. A store called Die Mart . A formal chair set in the river shallows. A deserted sedan is full of currency. And so on. Fans of David Graham, Phil Bergerson, and Zoe Strauss will find a lot to like here. - photo-eye - Photo books that make me smile are rare. Sandy Carson's I've Always Been a Cowboy in My Heart is one of them for this Scotsman has an eye for the absurdities of daily American life. - F-Stop Magazine - The work is deliciously reflects the absurd parts of the American culture and landscape and in an era when politics overshadow our country, it is a pleasure to laugh at ourselves through a new perspective. - Lenscratch - That's the first image in I've Always Been a Cowboy in My Heart, the new book by photographer and veteran Chronicle contributor Sandy Carson, and it's a pretty good indicator of the kind of work you'll see throughout its pages: firmly rooted in place - unquestionably the U.S., and most of the time pretty obviously the western half; marked by the unexpected or surprising; keenly observed; artfully composed; wry. -The Austin Chronicle

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Sandy Carson is a self-taught documentary and commercial art photographer, film maker, musician and cyclist who grew up in Scotland, now based in Austin, Texas. He studied communications at University before dropping out to tour the UK and Europe playing in punk bands and making fanzines. After moving to the States in the '90s to pursue cycling, he travelled the world for 20 years as a professional BMX rider, where he honed his skills a photographer. His work is an intersection of two careers that have been the recipient of numerous awards. His work is published and exhibited nationally and internationally. Sandy's long-term photography projects and documentary works are represented by INSTITUTE.

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