Lewis Ableidinger (b. 1983) is a photographer from Kensal, North Dakota. He began photographing in 1998, first focusing on old grain elevators, then ghost towns, small towns, rural landscapes, and other subjects across the Midwest. He studied Graphic Communications and Jazz Performance at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Since 2008, he has also worked as a locomotive engineer, and he lives in Harvey, North Dakota.
His monograph Driving Through Flyover Country (Subjectively Objective, 2023) was made over four years across 13 Midwestern states with a 4×5 view camera. It brings together 97 plates, with an essay by Wayne Gudmundson. He also self-published Abode of Iron Desolation (2022).
His work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions across the United States. In 2025 he was a Critical Mass Top 50 finalist and received the Michael Reichmann Anniversary Prize.
