SCHOOLCRAFT by Alice Schoolcraft

Schoolcraft is an unrestricted chronicle of a rural American hunting family, capturing intimate snapshots of an unconventional lifestyle set within the beautiful rolling hills of the North West. The photographs drift smoothly between unmitigated portrayals of controversial pastimes and depictions of a meditative Twin Peaks landscape, conflictingly both beautiful and uncomfortable to look at.

When Swedish born Alice Schoolcraft discovered a photograph of her father’s American cousin, she was intrigued to see that half way around the world lives a family whose life is completely opposite to her own, yet ineluctably bound to her through blood. Schoolcraft decided to explore what would turn out to be a seemingly sliding doors life, one which was full of interests and beliefs altogether foreign to her own.

"Many of the photos track the ebb and flow of family life -- baking, blowing bubbles in the yard, dressing-up the pet dog -- as well as the lush, mountainous region where the Schoolcrafts live. But there is a strong, unavoidable emphasis on her relatives' weapon collections, and the role guns play in their lives goes far back."

- Ananda Pellerin, CNN Style