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Lakota

Ennis, Montana - 2020
Ennis, Montana

My default position is always to glorify the subject - I am at heart a romanticist. Chief John Spotted Tail of the Lakota is not a hard subject to work with as much of the glorification is a given, but we still needed the right horse, the right light and the right landscape.


We worked together initially in Wyoming, but I always wanted to photograph him in Montana too. The valley running south of Ennis to West Yellowstone offers stunning visuals and that was our focus. We determined the best light to be first thing in the morning and if we shot into the light looking east towards Big Sky, I knew we could have a strong frame.
Images shot directly against the light need a full tonal range and much of the credit for bringing out the shadow detail must go to my editing partners in Los Angeles. They and Chief John take the credit for this powerful photograph.

If we shot into the light looking east towards Big Sky, I knew we could have a strong frame.

David Yarrow
Print sizes

Standard

37” x 53” Unframed

52” x 68” Framed

Edition of 12

Large

56” x 80” Unframed

71” x 95” Framed

Edition of 12

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