Come Fly With Me
Telluride, Colorado – 2023
“The most jaw dropping airports in the world also tend to host challenging runways, a bittersweet experience for both passengers and pilots. St Barts in the French Caribbean would be one example and then in the San Juan mountains of America, Telluride Airport proudly sits 9000 feet up in the sky. It must be one of the more outrageous places in which to build a commercial airport.
My idea was to build a story around this airport and the setting demanded some strong props, especially – of course – a plane.
We found access to a real beauty. Originally built for the US Army Air Corps as a C-47-DL and served in the US military during World War II in North Africa and in the eighth Air Force. It then went on to participate in the D-Day invasion. In 1946 her job was done and she was converted to what she is today – a Douglas, DC-3Ce.
The problem was always going to be getting the plane into Telluride and we needed a break in the winter weather. That break came 40 hours before the shoot schedule and we grabbed it. To be candid, I didn’t care about the difficulties of it leaving afterwards; that was someone else’s problem. We just had to make full use of its visual splendour during its short mini break at 9000ft.
I would not be the first to use the metallic splendour of aviation as a prop and then throw in the top models of the era. It’s a combination that worked so well for Norman Parkinson in Nairobi in 1951. The difficulty was making sure I glorified all three parts of the image: the girls, the plan and the unmistakable backdrop of Telluride. It was a challenging concept to execute, especially with temperatures at 20 degrees below zero.
My full respect to the girls: Josie Canseco, Daniela Braga, Brooks Nader and Erica Lawrence and, of course, my pilot Brandon Jewett.“
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 33” x 103" in (84 cm x 262 cm)
- Framed Image: 48” x 118” in (122 cm x 300 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 25” x 77” in (64 cm x 196 cm)
- Framed Image: 40” x 92” in (102 cm x 234 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your artwork. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Winter Wonderland
Telluride, Colorado – 2023
“Just occasionally it all comes together and this particular morning in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, we had our moment. Everything did indeed come together and I will hold this photograph close to my heart. It is a strong compositional balance and the light allows it to transcend.
This all came down to the team working very quickly from 4 am: the stylists; hair and make-up and, of course, the plane crew. I knew that as soon as the sun rose the ethereal nature of the light would be lost and our window of opportunity would be gone. The sun could hit the top of the mountains but no more.
The glorious DC3 plane, which participated in D Day, had been flown in 48 hours earlier to avoid the snowstorm which had cleared by about 4 am of the day of the shoot and my plan was for that to form the middle ground, with the grandeur of the mountain behind.
There were challenges: it was extremely cold and we also needed to work with red tape because Telluride airport is commercial and the runway crew were righty prioritising snow clearing before accommodating a film crew. Everything had been agreed long in advance, but the snowstorm threw a curve ball in front of us.
My team did everything they could to encourage the airport manager to let us onto the runway as soon as possible and charm and appreciation ultimately prevailed with time running up.
This was one of the first images I took that morning and every minute after that the light became less kind. It was taken just after 7 am.
Josie Canseco looks fabulous and full of winter mischief. She is a total professional as it was minus 20 degrees and she manages to maintain a sovereignty and a sexuality that can be difficult to evoke under those conditions.
I asked the pilot to keep the propellors on to add a dynamism and sense that Josie was merely being dropped off. Good call, I think.“
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 56” x 81" in (142 cm x 106 cm)
- Framed Image: 71” x 96” in (180 cm x 244 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 37” x 53” in (94 cm x 135 cm)
- Framed Image: 52” x 68” in (132 cm x 173 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your artwork. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Welcome to Texas (Colour)
Alpine, Texas – 2025
“Much of my work is preconceived and we tend to start a day’s filming with a set of solid ideas in mind. Other filmmakers may prefer a more freewheeling approach and to let the magic happen spontaneously, but that can be extremely risky as ideas don’t tend to come on demand.
Searching for creative ideas is not like ordering room service when the hotel guest asks for food as soon as he or she is hungry. The best ideas for photographs tend to come when the camera and the mind are firmly decoupled.
The premise for this photograph, however, only emerged as the sun started to set at Alpine airport in West Texas.
It was totally spontaneous; I certainly would never have conceived of making a picture with these extreme dimensions. This is a total one off for us.
But the whole image just works and works well. The aesthetic beauty of both the World War II bomber and the West Texas skyline, complement the cowboys who help evoke a sense of place. There had to be symmetry for the concept to work and my cowboys followed my directions with precision. Without the balance and the perfect bookends, there was no picture.
We would like to thank General Ron Fogleman – a decorated Vietnam veteran – for being the driving force behind delivering this aircraft to an unfamiliar airport in a remote part of West Texas. We love filming in this part of America because Texans, by and large, tend to make things happen as opposed to finding reasons why they should not.“
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 27” x 103" in (69 cm x 262 cm)
- Framed Image: 42” x 118” in (107 cm x 300 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 21” x 77” in (53 cm x 196 cm)
- Framed Image: 36” x 92” in (92 cm x 134 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your artwork. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Welcome to Texas
Alpine, Texas – 2025
“Much of my work is preconceived and we tend to start a day’s filming with a set of solid ideas in mind. Other filmmakers may prefer a more freewheeling approach and to let the magic happen spontaneously, but that can be extremely risky as ideas don’t tend to come on demand.
Searching for creative ideas is not like ordering room service when the hotel guest asks for food as soon as he or she is hungry. The best ideas for photographs tend to come when the camera and the mind are firmly decoupled.
The premise for this photograph, however, only emerged as the sun started to set at Alpine airport in West Texas.
It was totally spontaneous; I certainly would never have conceived of making a picture with these extreme dimensions. This is a total one off for us.
But the whole image just works and works well. The aesthetic beauty of both the World War II bomber and the West Texas skyline, complement the cowboys who help evoke a sense of place. There had to be symmetry for the concept to work and my cowboys followed my directions with precision. Without the balance and the perfect bookends, there was no picture.
We would like to thank General Ron Fogleman – a decorated Vietnam veteran – for being the driving force behind delivering this aircraft to an unfamiliar airport in a remote part of West Texas. We love filming in this part of America because Texans, by and large, tend to make things happen as opposed to finding reasons why they should not.“
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 27” x 103" in (69 cm x 262 cm)
- Framed Image: 42” x 118” in (107 cm x 300 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 21” x 77” in (53 cm x 196 cm)
- Framed Image: 36” x 92” in (92 cm x 134 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your artwork. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Take My Breath Away (Colour)
Alpine, Texas – 2025
“Few movies have had such an impact on popular culture as Tony Scott’s Top Gun. Released in 1986, the film became a cultural phenomenon and gave a material boost to both US Navy and Air Force recruitment. It remains Tom Cruise’s biggest box office success, with inflation adjusted sales of nearly $500m against a modest budget of just $15m.
The film is also remembered for the character Charlie played by Kelly McGillis. In a male dominated environment, she ruled the roost. Berlin’s song, Take My Breath Away, which won an Academy award for Best Original Song,
became synonymous with the movie.
Her impact in the movie was central to my thought processing at Alpine Airport in West Texas when I took this photograph. I needed my model – Holly Graves, (who is in fact Texan) – to own the frame, and I think she does exactly that.
It’s not breaking new ground to couple femininity with the contours of a vintage aircraft. Norman Parkinson introduced this creative formula 70 years ago. I think the challenge is to get the composition and the scaling right. There needs to be a balance between the two key subjects.
We would like to thank General Ron Fogleman – a decorated Vietnam veteran – for making this project possible by bringing his A-26 Invader to West Texas. This was no half-hearted Hollywood prop; the plane participated in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944.”
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 45” x 103" in (114 cm x 262 cm)
- Framed Image: 60” x 118” in (152 cm x 300 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 34” x 69” in (86.5 cm x 196 cm)
- Framed Image: 49” x 84” in (125 cm x 234 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your artwork. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Take My Breath Away
Alpine, Texas – 2025
“Few movies have had such an impact on popular culture as Tony Scott’s Top Gun. Released in 1986, the film became a cultural phenomenon and gave a material boost to both US Navy and Air Force recruitment. It remains Tom Cruise’s biggest box office success, with inflation adjusted sales of nearly $500m against a modest budget of just $15m.
The film is also remembered for the character Charlie played by Kelly McGillis. In a male dominated environment, she ruled the roost. Berlin’s song, Take My Breath Away, which won an Academy award for Best Original Song,
became synonymous with the movie.
Her impact in the movie was central to my thought processing at Alpine Airport in West Texas when I took this photograph. I needed my model – Holly Graves, (who is in fact Texan) – to own the frame, and I think she does exactly that.
It’s not breaking new ground to couple femininity with the contours of a vintage aircraft. Norman Parkinson introduced this creative formula 70 years ago. I think the challenge is to get the composition and the scaling right. There needs to be a balance between the two key subjects.
We would like to thank General Ron Fogleman – a decorated Vietnam veteran – for making this project possible by bringing his A-26 Invader to West Texas. This was no half-hearted Hollywood prop; the plane participated in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944.”
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 45” x 103" in (114 cm x 262 cm)
- Framed Image: 60” x 118” in (152 cm x 300 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 34” x 69” in (86.5 cm x 196 cm)
- Framed Image: 49” x 84” in (125 cm x 234 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your artwork. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Sinclair Oil (Colour)
Alpine, Texas – 2025
“In early 2025, I stumbled across a 1942 Sinclair Oil advert featuring a photograph of a cowboy on a horse racing against a low flying American Airlines Douglas DC7. Sinclair supplied American Airlines with engine lubricant and the advert was a simple play on horsepower. Like many of the commercial adverts of that period, the message lent on the contribution to the war effort.
The connectivity between horse and flying machine in the image was visually arresting and told a wonderful story. The creatives behind this piece of advertising art will no longer be with us but deserve great recognition.
We started to spitball a few ideas to make our own version of this photograph. Camera capability may have come a long way in the last 80 years, but the nerve to fly 50 feet off the ground in a decent size plane is still not for everyone and we needed to find a pilot who embraced our ambition and would be game enough to join us in this homage to a piece of World War II history.
We chose Alpine Airport in West Texas as our location for three reasons. Firstly, the airport sits in a stunning amphitheater with mountains to the west and south of the main runway. Secondly, the owners of the airport seemed to be our kind of people, who want to make things happen rather than find reasons why they should not. Thirdly, there would be no shortage of skilled cowboys in the area who could navigate their way through the horse part of the story.
Our pilot – Roger Woolsey – is a gem of a guy and used to low flying. His fabulous 1944 A-26 Invader that we used that day was active in The Battle of the Bulge in World War II, so the story came full circle.
This project would not have been possible without the help of the decorated Vietnam veteran – General Ron Fogleman – who introduced us to Roger and his team.“
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 50” x 103" in (127 cm x 262 cm)
- Framed Image: 65” x 118” in (165 cm x 300 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 34” x 69” in (86.5 cm x 175 cm)
- Framed Image: 49” x 84” in (125 cm x 213.5 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your artwork. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Sinclair Oil
Alpine, Texas – 2025
“In early 2025, I stumbled across a 1942 Sinclair Oil advert featuring a photograph of a cowboy on a horse racing against a low flying American Airlines Douglas DC7. Sinclair supplied American Airlines with engine lubricant and the advert was a simple play on horsepower. Like many of the commercial adverts of that period, the message lent on the contribution to the war effort.
The connectivity between horse and flying machine in the image was visually arresting and told a wonderful story. The creatives behind this piece of advertising art will no longer be with us but deserve great recognition.
We started to spitball a few ideas to make our own version of this photograph. Camera capability may have come a long way in the last 80 years, but the nerve to fly 50 feet off the ground in a decent size plane is still not for everyone and we needed to find a pilot who embraced our ambition and would be game enough to join us in this homage to a piece of World War II history.
We chose Alpine Airport in West Texas as our location for three reasons. Firstly, the airport sits in a stunning amphitheater with mountains to the west and south of the main runway. Secondly, the owners of the airport seemed to be our kind of people, who want to make things happen rather than find reasons why they should not. Thirdly, there would be no shortage of skilled cowboys in the area who could navigate their way through the horse part of the story.
Our pilot – Roger Woolsey – is a gem of a guy and used to low flying. His fabulous 1944 A-26 Invader that we used that day was active in The Battle of the Bulge in World War II, so the story came full circle.
This project would not have been possible without the help of the decorated Vietnam veteran – General Ron Fogleman – who introduced us to Roger and his team.“
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 50” x 103" in (127 cm x 262 cm)
- Framed Image: 65” x 118” in (165 cm x 300 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 34” x 69” in (86.5 cm x 175 cm)
- Framed Image: 49” x 84” in (125 cm x 213.5 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your artwork. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Hotel Bond
Furka Pass, Switzerland 2025
“No film franchise has enhanced the fame of specific locations more than Bond. To be the backdrop narrative to a sequence in a Bond movie – no matter how dated – bestows heavyweight status on the map coordinates. It is product placement at its most acute level.
In 1964, Goldfinger, the second 007 movie, was released and, in retrospect, it was the key to the franchise. The movie recouped its investment in just two weeks and is still cited as the film that established many of the iconic elements and tropes of Bond movies. For many aficionados, Goldfinger is THE Bond movie – Rotten Tomatoes – the exacting review aggregation website, score it at 99%.
Goldfinger rammed home the Box Office of Sean Connery and brought names like Oddjob and Pussy Galore into our lives. It also made famous the hairpin bends of the Furka Pass in Switzerland and the quintessential Belle Époque buildings lining its route. The jewel in the crown of these is the iconic Belvedere Hotel – which sits precisely on the inside of one of the hairpins. It is an Alpine monument to the glittering days of the Swiss hotel industry in the late 19th century.
I do not like driving, or even being driven, on mountain pass roads – especially ones with token barriers accompanying 3000-foot drops. Bond may have enjoyed his car chase on this road, but I am no Bond and this project certainly reminded me that I have some embarrassing vertigo issues.
The Furka pass is inaccessible until late May and, given my leaning to film with as much snow in the backdrop as possible, this was always going to be an early June shoot. The Belvedere Hotel is long closed for business and I want to thank the owners for allowing to us to open the shutters and somehow put some lights on. I am sure Wes Anderson would have done the same and it did make all the difference.
If there was ever to be a Bond Hotel – I think it should be here.”
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 56” x 101" in (142 cm x 257 cm)
- Framed Image: 71” x 116” in (180 cm x 295 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 37” x 67” in (94 cm x 170 cm)
- Framed Image: 52” x 82” in (132 cm x 208 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your artwork. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Hotel Bond (Colour)
Furka Pass, Switzerland 2025
“No film franchise has enhanced the fame of specific locations more than Bond. To be the backdrop narrative to a sequence in a Bond movie – no matter how dated – bestows heavyweight status on the map coordinates. It is product placement at its most acute level.
In 1964, Goldfinger, the second 007 movie, was released and, in retrospect, it was the key to the franchise. The movie recouped its investment in just two weeks and is still cited as the film that established many of the iconic elements and tropes of Bond movies. For many aficionados, Goldfinger is THE Bond movie – Rotten Tomatoes – the exacting review aggregation website, score it at 99%.
Goldfinger rammed home the Box Office of Sean Connery and brought names like Oddjob and Pussy Galore into our lives. It also made famous the hairpin bends of the Furka Pass in Switzerland and the quintessential Belle Époque buildings lining its route. The jewel in the crown of these is the iconic Belvedere Hotel – which sits precisely on the inside of one of the hairpins. It is an Alpine monument to the glittering days of the Swiss hotel industry in the late 19th century.
I do not like driving, or even being driven, on mountain pass roads – especially ones with token barriers accompanying 3000-foot drops. Bond may have enjoyed his car chase on this road, but I am no Bond and this project certainly reminded me that I have some embarrassing vertigo issues.
The Furka pass is inaccessible until late May and, given my leaning to film with as much snow in the backdrop as possible, this was always going to be an early June shoot. The Belvedere Hotel is long closed for business and I want to thank the owners for allowing to us to open the shutters and somehow put some lights on. I am sure Wes Anderson would have done the same and it did make all the difference.
If there was ever to be a Bond Hotel – I think it should be here.”
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 56” x 101" in (142 cm x 257 cm)
- Framed Image: 71” x 116” in (180 cm x 295 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Image Size: 37” x 67” in (94 cm x 170 cm)
- Framed Image: 52” x 82” in (132 cm x 208 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your artwork. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.