Thanks for stopping by. Nicholas (Nick) Dantzer is a photographer based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. His photographic work explores the contemporary American landscape at the intersection of ruralism, nostalgia, economic opportunity, and small-town identity. Attuned to the intrinsic value of all places and their people, these photographic objectives were developed through Nick’s lived experiences in various environments and extensive travel throughout the United States.
The desire to explore and document these landscapes was first shaped by Nick’s upbringing in Michigan, through active participation in small and rural communities traditionally found in the American Midwest, while bordered and balanced within the contexts of urban and semi-urban environments of Detroit and Flint, Michigan. During this era of the 1980s to early 2000s, these two cities confronted the social and political anxieties of deindustrialization and the related effects of severe economic displacement. Attentive to the intrinsic value of these communities at the time, these experiences inform Dantzer’s photographic vision today in that he aims to access and elevate the places, spaces, and people, to challenge viewers to reconsider their perceptions of social and cultural significance, memory, and conventional beauty
Nick’s photographic work has garnered national and international recognition, including the Gold Medal at the Vienna International Photography Festival (VIEPA), joint exhibitions and book publications from Subjectively Objective, and selected features by C41 Magazine and LensCulture, among others.