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cowboy/coffee
Alpine, Texas
photographed 2.22.2025
campfire biscuits
Cowboy poetry was the stated reason for the trip. And it was definitely worth it.
But, truly, the best part of the whole deal was the morning chuckwagon breakfasts. Everyone was friendly and easy to talk to, there were lots of things and people to photograph, and dammit, those were some good biscuits.
Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Alpine, Texas
photographed 2.22.2025
fire/light
I don’t know even one thing about the technical part of lighting for portraits.
But what I do know is that the flames from a nearby campfire provide a nice warm light for this cowboy’s face.
Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Alpine, Texas
photographed 2.22.2025
sam
I ended the photos from Sicily with Claudio, a storyteller.
And now I’d like to introduce you to Sam, who is also a storyteller. He was the cowboy in charge of the chuckwagon breakfasts during a cowboy poetry gathering. And when he had a few spare minutes between overseeing campfires, Dutch ovens, biscuits, and so forth he was happy to tell some tales. Some were probably true, and others were like to have been tall. But it didn’t matter: we were having a great time.
On the surface it might seem like he doesn’t have anything in common with my Sicilian pal Claudio, but they share a quiet graciousness, an understated confidence in what they do, and an open and approachable personality.
And Sam also has the world’s oldest cowboy hat.
Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Alpine, Texas
photographed 2.22.2025
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