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The Rancher

West Texas, Texas - 2023
West Texas, Texas

In my experience there is no more enduring symbol of Americana than a working cowboy. Cowboys on the ranch are tough and they probably don’t come much tougher than West Texas Cowboys. Our dear friends in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado may disagree, but when our team think of cowboys, we find it difficult to take our visual processing too far away from our experiences in West Texas. What a most unique part of contiguous America, West Texas is and no doubt will always be.


I like to shoot against the light most of the time; it lends interest, depth and emotion.But is also tests camera technique and thereafter the whole monochrome printing process, especially when I am filming almost head on into low light. I do this to have the kicked-up dust backlit and energised.10 degrees further away from the sun may seem small, but the difference is palpable and I prefer to be bold and keep the camera as close to head on as possible. There is always a chance - a glimpse - as my fellow Scot, Harry Benson would say. But it’s best to have low expectations.


I started darkroom printing in a converted darkroom at my family home near Glasgow when I was about 15, but I am really no more of a printer, than I am an astronaut and I am deeply lucky to have a 10-year partnership with our extraordinary printers in Los Angeles.We know each other so well and they can turn a decent picture into a great picture.That is a process that must surely be central to a photographer’s heart. 


What a most unique part of contiguous America, West Texas is and no doubt will always be.

David Yarrow
Print sizes

Standard

37" x 46" Unframed

52" x 61" Framed

Edition of 12

Large

56" x 69" Unframed

71" x 84" Framed

Edition of 12

The Dallas CowboysThe Sheriff's DaughterGhost RiderRaising ArizonaThe Longhorn SaloonVantage PointThe WaitOn the RocksRodeoAin't My First RodeoThe Thundering HerdHigh NoonSummitHorsepowerThe White TurfThe RancherLiving Without BordersHonky Tonk WomanParisThe End of Line19058 BallHappy HourMeet the FockersShape of WaterPegasusTrue NorthPunkThe Last Supper in TexasDevil's BackboneThe Barber Off FairfaxThe BorderThe Lost Horse SaloonThe Colour of MoneyNorseTrue GritThe Quick and the DeadThe American DreamDead or AliveRed Dead66 Degrees NorthThe Magnificent SevenThe Push WestRed Dead Redemption3:10 to YumaThe New TestamentGo West Young ManThe Rio GrandeTexas