International photographer and author Anouk Masson Krantz was born and raised in France. She moved to New York City in the late 1990s and following college worked at Cartier's North American headquarters.

Anouk later studied at the International Center of Photography in NYC and has since developed several notable bodies of work, including Wild Horses of Cumberland Island (2017), West: The American Cowboy (2019), and American Cowboys (2021).

Her work has been praised internationally and has appeared in prominent galleries and museums. She is renowned for her large-scale contemporary photography and use of space that defines her elegant, minimalistic style. Ranchland: Wagonhound is Anouk's fourth book.