Eclipse Outlaw Chase BW

Description: 

Female Outlaws escape riding full gallop underneath the Total Solar Eclipse in Hill Country Texas. This project took over 250-hours to conceptualize, research, scout, and included three nights of test shooting, two additional nights of test shooting with the horses to get them acclimated to darkness and the powerful wireless flashes, and one final moment during Totality where this photograph was captured in the span of 4 minutes and 23 seconds.

The project began in January 2024 when the final concept came to mind. I envisioned a surreal western outlaw chase scene, a powerful visual and an ode to a foregone era filled with cowboys, outlaws, and the settling of the west. A juxtaposition of culture during that period, I cast the female riders as the outlaws, painting a unique picture and allowing exploration within the viewers imagination. Within this photograph, Lance and Stephanie Morris chase their twin daughters, also a planned metaphor of rebellious youth, and parents giving their children freedom to take the reins and ride off into the sunset.

Having never been to Texas, or familiar with local land owners or equestrians, it took investigative reporting and a small miracle for all the puzzle pieces to align. From roughly 30 conversations and dozens of hours of research, to connecting with two private groups in March on a separate scouting trip, this project took everything I had in me.

I was able to shoot a single frame exposure during Totality with 6 wireless flashes, along with a multi-image sequence without flashes to silhouette the riders naturally in one single exposure, and finally an in-camera double exposure (*pictured here) which required a very technical and risky move swapping out two lenses to increase the size of the Eclipse within a single in-camera photograph. The sunset-appearing light on the horizon, is daylight and the end of Totality racing towards our location.

Limited Edition Size: 250 pieces

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