Stan Raucher was born and raised in Minnesota during the age of black and white television, Life magazine photo documentaries, and the publication of The Family of Man. His photographs have been shown in 20 solo exhibits and over 60 juried group shows. His work has been published in LensWork, Adore Noir, Slate, Lenscratch, Black & White Magazine, The Daily Mail, The Independent, Featureshoot, F-Stop Magazine, Camera Arts, Datum Seiten der Zeit, and Shots magazine.

His awards and honors include the Lucie Foundation E-pprentice Award in 2010, First Place in the 2010 New York Photo Festival Capture Brooklyn Exhibition, the 2011 Black & White Magazine Merit Award, the 2013 Black & White Magazine Excellence Award, the 2013 Grand Prix de la Decouverte International Fine Art Photography Juror Award of Merit, and winner of the 2014 Havana Times Photo Contest. He was a Critical Mass finalist in 2012 and 2013, a 2012 CDS/Honickman First Book Prize finalist, and a 2014 PhotoWorld finalist.