About

Photography by Scott De Karske

This place was born out of the back roads.

My journey into photography didn’t start with grand expeditions or far-flung adventures. It started with long drives between small towns, cheap hotels with flickering neon signs, and the quiet moments you only find on two-lane highways at sunrise.

In 2018, after my garden store closed, I found myself on the road working in telecommunications surveying — a job that carried me across North America for the next six years. I traveled with a camera in the passenger seat, capturing the landscapes, forgotten towns, and in-between places that most people pass without a second thought.

Those miles taught me something simple: the wild isn’t always remote. Sometimes it’s a farm road, an empty field, a ridge line no one’s named, or a quiet dusk settling over a place you never planned to visit.

This space exists to honor those places.

My photography focuses on the raw, unpolished beauty of the American West and the character of rural America — the kind of scenery that carries its own stories in the light, the weather, and the land itself. The goal is not just to document the world, but to create images that feel lived-in, grounded, and honest.

Every print offered here is crafted with care and intention. From field to edit to final delivery, I focus on producing work that can stand in your home as a piece of real, personal connection — not just decoration.

Thank you for being here, for supporting the work, and for giving these quiet places a new way to be seen.

Welcome.
Where the back roads meet the horizon.