From Wyoming to Mexico with Photographer Brian Smale

What does the digital economy look like from the outside? Photographer Brian Smale set out on a three-week odyssey to document the lands that technology forgot. The trip took him from the Columbia River Gorge to Juarez, Mexico in search of hope.


“Microsoft provides tech education to schools in rural communities and their “Airband” technology utilizes unused ‘white spaces’ in TV broadcast signals to bring internet service to homes and small businesses,” explains Brian. “To me, it’s some kind of magic.”









“A lot of the places we went were best seen from the air, and in many cases, only accessible by drone,” smiles Brian. “I don’t think I’ll ever do another landscape shoot without one. Besides, drones are really, really fun.”
If your next project could benefit from a different perspective, download the project book and explore the rest of Brian Smale’s work here. You’re going to like the view.