I love this image and what it represents to me! When I look at it I see my photography journey. I have such a problem of over thinking everything I want to do. Whenever I get to that place in my life I have to just stop and tell myself to just get going and get things done. A lot of times I find clarity in the process.
In the back of my mind I do have goals and dreams about where I want to take my photography. Those are great, and thats where a lot of the motivation comes from. But it’s the little things on a daily basis that make the dreams come to fruition.
I’ve listened to a few podcasts lately that have talked about the way to sustainability in any long term creative endeavor is figuring out your values and who you really are as a person. For me the values are easy, I know who I am and values that are important to me. The hard part for me is honing in on one aspect, or subject that I want to focus on. I love wild horses, and photographing them. I also love landscapes from the American West. I love good cowboy horses, and I love the cowboy way of life! Bringing them all together to create a cohesive story is my struggle. Where do I focus my attention the most?? I have a feeling I will never completely figure that part out. But as long as I have a camera in my hand heading in any of those directions, I’ll feel like I’m on the journey I was meant to follow.
Another thing I would like to do with this newsletter is give some behind the seen’s images to newsletter subscribers. After going through my camera roll on my phone I can see I have a lot of work to do in this area. Haha! I very rarely take photographs to document my life. Whenever I create an image It’s with the intent to create something visually to stir the soul. I get so caught up in the moments I’m living, it never crosses my mind to stop and document it. Nevertheless I want the newsletter to be as personal as I can let myself get.
But I always take images of the other lady in my life, my mare T.H. She is getting pretty good at being a horse model. I think she wonders what the hell I’m doing most of the time, but I think she likes me enough to put up with my crazy ideas.
This set of images is from the first of January when me and a friend of mine, Chris Dickenson, and a friend he introduced me too, Matt Ballard. We were out in Utah’s west desert photographing the Onaqui wild horse herd. One of my favorite places on earth!
Images by Alex Hover 