Having spent last night in the company of a large number of Austin’s finest photojournalists, I had to post a documentary image today. I left Austin...
Back to the 2015 Gunner Thames Memorial Rodeo in Wimberley, Texas today. Here’s one of the roping competitors racing towards her steer.
It has been too long since I posted a rodeo photo so here’s one from the Gunner Thames Memorial event in Wimberley this past September. The cowboy...
Three bullriders pose for the camera before the 2015 Brent Thurman Memorial bull riding competition at Dripping Springs Ranch Park on June 27th.
A magazine editor recently asked me to take a picture of Brian Schwiening, a Dripping Springs local who has been very active in the development of the great...
The bull riding portion of Saturday’s rodeo at Dripping Springs Ranch Park was rather disappointing. For the first time in any rodeo I’ve visited,...
Here’s another fast and furious event that you’ll find at most rodeos. Bulldogging or steer wrestling tests a cowboy’s ability to catch...
It’s rodeo weekend in Dripping Springs and this afternoon was the ranch rodeo competition. This includes competitions intended to mimic real-life...
One of the riders gallops towards the finish line in the Gunner Thames Memorial Rodeo barrel racing competition held in Dripping Springs Ranch Park on September...
A bronco rider at Sunday’s Gunner Thames Memorial Rodeo in Wimberley, Texas.
The weekend’s rodeo in Wimberley ended with bull riding, a sport that is spectacular to watch but which I have a hard time getting my head around....
When you think about rodeo, everyone knows about bronco riding, steer roping and barrel racing. Unless you’ve been to a rodeo, however, you probably...
A contestant in the 2015 Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Riding event at Dripping Springs Ranch Park leaves the chute while event officials and other participants...
One of the competitors at the 17th Annual Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Riding event in Dripping Springs walks back after his ride. I wonder if he hung on for the required...
One of the cowboys at last weekend’s Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Riding event hanging out behind the chutes before the start of the competition.
It seems odd to me that two of my favourite photos from last Saturday night’s bull riding were not of the riding or cowboys taking part but of a couple...
I spent a lot more time shooting behind-the-scenes than I did photographing the action in the arena last Saturday. I did grab a few shots of the riders...
Austin Rodeo is on just now but, unfortunately, I didn’t manage to shoot it this year. To make up, here’s a shot from Dripping Springs Rodeo...
