Partial pages from self-published book. In 2016, Lange self-published this book, “Why This Place? The Chequamegon Bay & Beyond—Through the Eyes and Hearts of People Who Live Here.” In this 80-page, full-color book of photographs and photo essays, Lange explores the natural beauty and strong community in the Chequamegon Bay area in northwestern Wisconsin. Lange interviewed 16 people about why they live and work in this area and created a photographic environmental portrait of each person in his or her favorite place in nature. She also created a landscape photo, forming her own bond to each location. Her photo essays incorporate additional photographs that show aspects of each person’s home and work life as well as stories that each person shared.
