"Still was Robb Kendrick's first choice for the title of this book--not only because of the dictates of the large-format lens and its long exposures (the subjects had to stand real still), but because he believes in the historical stamina of American cowboys, in their enduring place in the national image and in the fact that a century from now these people will be part of our energetic, vital, independent spirit, still." --Marianne Wiggins "The outside circle is the longest, widest-ranging path that a cowboy travels in rounding up cattle. Here one usually goes for the longest periods of time without seeing one's comrades. The cowboy assigned to ride the outside circle is invariably the most competent and experienced member of the crew. . . . Robb Kendrick rode the outside circle and returned with immense revelations." --Jay Dusard The cowboy may well be the quintessential American icon. Robb Kendrick has been photographing cowboys for twenty-five years, creating a magnificent artistic record that recalls the work of earlier photographers such as Edward S. Curtis, whose portraits of Native Americans have become classics. Kendrick even uses an early photographic process--tintype--to create one-of-a-kind photographs whose nineteenth-century appearance underscores how little twenty-first-century cowboys' ways of working and types of gear and dress have changed since the first cowboy photographs were made more than a century ago. In Still, Robb Kendrick presents an eloquent collection of tintype cowboy photographs taken on ranches across fourteen states of the American West, as well as in British Columbia, Canada, and Coahuila, Mexico. The photographs reveal the rich variety of people who are drawn to the cowboying life--women as well as men; Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and African Americans as well as Anglos. The images also show regional variations in dress and gear, from the "taco" rolled-brim hats of Texas cowpunchers to the braided rawhide reatas of Oregon buckaroos. Marianne Wiggins, author of a recent novel about Edward S. Curtis, introduces the volume, and Jay Dusard, a photographer renowned for his cowboy images, provides the afterword. Robb Kendrick tells the backstory of the project in his photographer's notes, while also interweaving stories from the cowboys themselves among the images. Both an evocative work of art and a masterful documentary record, Still honors the resilience of modern cowboys as they bring traditional ways of living on the land into the twenty-first century.
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"Still was Robb Kendrick's first choice for the title of this book--not only because of the dictates of the large-format lens and its long exposures (the subjects had to stand real still), but because he believes in the historical stamina of American cowboys, in their enduring place in the national image and in the fact that a century from now these people will be part of our energetic, vital, independent spirit, still." Marianne Wiggins "The outside circle is the longest, widest-ranging path that a cowboy travels in rounding up cattle. Here one usually goes for the longest periods of time without seeing one's comrades. The cowboy assigned to ride the outside circle is invariably the most competent and experienced member of the crew... Robb Kendrick rode the outside circle and returned with immense revelations." Jay Dusard
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ROBB KENDRICK, a sixth-generation Texan who contributes regularly to National Geographic, focuses his efforts on in-depth projects that use historic photographic techniques such as the tintype process.
MARIANNE WIGGINS is the author of eight novels, including The Shadow Catcher, and two collections of short stories. Her work has been nominated for a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize.
JAY DUSARD has published five books of photography, including his classic The North American Cowboy: A Portrait. His work has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
MARIANNE WIGGINS is the author of eight novels, including The Shadow Catcher, and two collections of short stories. Her work has been nominated for a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize.
JAY DUSARD has published five books of photography, including his classic The North American Cowboy: A Portrait. His work has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
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Spectacular Imagery,
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This review is from: Still: Cowboys at the Start of the Twenty-First Century (The M.K. Brown Range Life S.) (Hardcover)
I have always been fascinated with old world photographic processes. After browsing through the book several times I was struck with the portraits themselves. While these portraits were recently done you easily get the feel that these cowboys are from a time gone by.
An incredible way of life incredibly captured by a talented photographer
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Beyond the beautiful photographs the piercing eyes in these portraits tell it all.
These cowboys and cowgirls are serious about what they do and how they do it. Serious about living life to the fullest on their own terms. I must be honest and tell you I am not a big fan of cowboy photography or any photography that romanticizes a culture or group of people. Pretty pictures are a dime a dozen and mean little in the understanding of the people being photographed. Think current day celebrity portraiture. These portraits show dedication to documenting a people and way of life long forgotten by modern day Americans. I think you will feel the spirit of these people when you look at these tintypes and read the stories of the cowboys in their own words. This book belongs in any serious collection of the American West way of life.
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This review is from: Still: Cowboys at the Start of the Twenty-First Century (The M.K. Brown Range Life S.) (Hardcover)
I ordered this book after hearing an interview with the author/photographer on NPR. Captured in the spirit of yesteryear, these photographs of modern cowboys are just beautiful!
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