
Jay Kolsch, Photographer, New York
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A black and white photograph captures two silhouetted cowboys on horseback beneath a dramatically cloudy sky. The figures, adorned with cowboy hats and jackets, are strongly lit from the front creating a silhouette effect, obscuring their facial details. One of the cowboys holds a coiled rope. The horses are light in color, providing contrast against the dark figures. The composition emphasizes the vastness of the sky, filled with billowing clouds. The lighting casts an overall dramatic mood, evocative of the old west.