Lake Ibsen Schoolhouse number 1 - Benson County ND Acrylic Print

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"Lake Ibsen Schoolhouse #1"

There are two Lake Ibsen schoolhouses still standing- the other one has been a frequent photographic subject of mine, but this one, about 5 miles further west, south of Leeds, has been mostly ignored by me. I think it might have been converted to a residence, at one point, but has been abandoned for many decades even after that.

Image captured 10/21/21.

Peter Herman was born and raised on a farm in North Dakota. He first became interested in photography during high-school, and after acquiring a Pentax SLR, began taking photos for the school yearbook and developing/printing B&W images in school darkroom. He continued shooting through college, taking portraits, group pictures, weddings, but after beginning his engineering career at Cummins, he let his photography interests go dormant until about 2005 when he acquired his first DSLR and started shooting scenic landscapes from around the US, but concentrating especially on rural areas in ND and WI. Many of his images were encountered while riding motorcycle down random backroads during "golden hour", searching for that magic light...