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Black and white photograph of a cowboy riding a horse while swinging a lariat rope over a grassy field with distant hills

Andy Mahr, Photographer, Chicago

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Description

This striking black and white photograph captures a cowboy mounted on a horse, actively swinging a lariat rope overhead in a wide-open field. The rider wears a patterned long-sleeve shirt, cowboy hat, chaps, and boots while seated in a decorated western saddle. The horse is caught in a dynamic, high-energy stride across tall grass, with another horse visible partially in the right foreground. In the background, rolling hills and sparse vegetation stretch beneath a bright sky under natural daylight. The monochrome palette emphasizes high-contrast textures in the horse's mane, the rider's clothing, and the dry grasses.

Style

Documentary, Horizontal, Monochrome, Gritty

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Background

Meadow

Context

Fine Art / Personal Project