Photography competitions are a unique animal. You win some, you lose some, but above all it helps you stay current as a photographer and to see what the trends are. I was fortunate to recently have two images nominated for the 5th Annual Photography Masters Cup, in the Americana and Children Of The World categories.
Since I do quite a bit of traveling around the country, oftentimes out west, I really liked the theme of the Americana category. This particular image, Denim and Chaps, was taken just outside of Moab, Utah alongside Tyler Stableford in the fall. Throughout the morning we were shooting mostly editorial images of the cowboys (and cowgirls) roping and pushing cattle around the arena but we did have the opportunity to position the models in more creative poses and this one I particularly liked.
The other nominee was titled Young Bedouin and His Camel, taken at dusk with a large strobe off camera left in Abu Dhabi’s Empty Quarter desert. This was for a personal project I was working on over the last year titled Behind The Scenes Middle East where I took a series of portraits of the people that make up the diverse culture of Abu Dhabi, with the Bedouin tribes playing a significant role in how the country functions today.
Congrats bro! Love the camel shot, what kind of lighting did you use?
Thanks Jay! SB900 flash, shot through a large umbrella off camera right.