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the young horseman: a diptych
Let’s just go ahead and assume that I was smart enough to plan this in advance – that I on purpose got two completely different shots of this young man and that I intended all along to create a diptych to show him on horseback and hanging out with his friend.
(But you know that all of this is just a coincidence and I only realized the possibilities after I got home and was editing and realized it was in fact the same kid twice.)
Clovis Horse Sale
Levelland, Texas
photographed 5.18.2024
footgear
I was at the horse sale, but that doesn’t mean that non-horse stuff wasn’t interesting. Like these boots – I was sort of fascinated by them.
Clovis Horse Sale
Levelland, Texas
photographed 5.18.2024
spotter with pearl snap buttons and a bidder
Oh, man – I sure do like watching the auction spotters as they coax ever-higher bids from people who want to buy a horse. They have great facial expressions and mysterious hand signs and they never, ever look discouraged.
Clovis Horse Sale
Levelland, Texas
photographed 5.18.2024
field trip
I was six years old the first time I came to Far West Texas. It is still the place I come to be centered and where I feel most myself. I like being under the huge skies, below the mountains, and in the middle of the subtleties of the desert.
It’s mysterious why this place – of everywhere I’ve ever been – made itself THE place. But it did.
Davis Mountains State Park, Texas
photographed 5.14.2024
ghost or saint
The church door is always locked when I’m there, so the best I can do is photograph the shadowy statue. (If I ever get inside, though, I will be sure to let you know.)
Sacred Heart Catholic Mission
Valentine, Texas
photographed 5.13.2024
One Day | One Image 