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The herd had bunched together, resting, wary but still. And in that moment of pause, one cow turned its head and made eye contact with me—steadily, knowingly. No panic. No motion. Just a gaze that asked:
“Will you chase me too?”
There’s a certain kind of show that reminds you why you picked up a camera in the first place. Not because everything goes right — but because something bigger is happening, and you get to witness it.
Read MoreEvery now and then, a single image tells the entire story. This one—captured during a run on June 27th—is one of those frames. A striking mix of power, focus, and connection between horse and rider. But what the photo doesn’t immediately show is how hard-won this moment was behind the lens.
Read MoreI had never intentionally photographed birds before this day. It wasn’t a planned pursuit, more of a quiet hope—camera in hand, watching and waiting. Then it happened. A whisper of motion. A flicker of shadow and shimmer. And somehow, my shutter met that exact fraction of a second.
Read MoreI wasn’t planning to write about Moments of Rodeo again.
It’s a photo book I released quietly in 2019—300+ images pulled from over a decade of photographing rodeo across more than ten states. Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania... I lived it, with dust on my boots, camera in hand, and a duffle in the back of my friend’s trailer.
Read MoreIn Appalachian horse culture and throughout the western tradition, one truth carries across states, counties, and arenas: we honor country, especially those who have served, are serving, or have given all. And we honor God, for these horses, these gifts, and the fleeting chance to live this life the way we do—close to the land, close to the rhythm of hoofbeats, and close to purpose.
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