Rick Pieros has been traveling the rural and wild areas of the western United States since his youth. Drawn to the remnants of the American West’s rich and colorful past, Rick switched from a path pursuing purely nature photography, to follow his passion of documenting the quickly vanishing artifacts of the western experience. From antique gas pumps to ghost towns, vintage automobiles to historic ski hamlets, Rick's images provide a nostalgic glimpse of the past.

Rick owned and operated Wild Spirits Nature Photography studio on historic Main Street in Park City, Utah until 2007. He currently lives in the Wasatch Mountains with his wife and two daughters.