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Western Icona

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +0000

I don’t know what it is about being around horses, maybe its the fact that they themselves are the icon of the “west,” but they always seem to make interesting photos. There seems to be something intrinsic about them, like they come with a historical cache. Like photographing them automatically includes something unexplainable, hidden within the frame; some old mythological context that we all share yet we have long forgot.

Rugged. Wild. Resilient.

The vehicle of exploration at a time when the country was largely unexplored. The original SUV. And after all of that, they are what we are: immigrants. Maybe that’s the shared thread. Humans and horses as immigrants discovering the “New World,” together. Maybe not so symbiotic. Maybe just a shared sense of respect and adoration.

I dunno, but they are beautiful.

Thanks for looking,

Cheers

Chariot Racing

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:17:49 +0000

A wild, wild sport. First race that I shot, a chariot basically fell apart beneath the driver. I don’t know if he bailed out, or if he couldn’t hang on but he ate it hard at 45 mph. Ouch. He walked away relatively unscathed, save for a pretty good laceration on the bridge of his nose.

As always, thanks for looking,

Cheers,

Pioneer Days Rodeo

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:34:59 +0000

In spirit of the Utah holiday celebrating the pioneers settling in Utah I thought I would post some photos from the rodeo I shot this week. Thanks for looking.

Please click on photo for more photos.

Cheers,

Chariot Racing

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:01:19 +0000

This sport is kinda nutty.

Click on photo for more.