Twilight (B&W)
Jackson Hole, Wyoming – 2025
“Telling stories of the Wild West in one single image is a challenging brief, as no matter the number of layers a photographer tries to incorporate in one frame, there can be a sense that he or she always wants to say more. After all, the “Push West” is the greatest story ever told.
That is why snow is such a helpful variant as it adds an extra character for free and we welcome that. I want to be visually greedy without overplaying it and bad weather or snow is often the solution. We like to work in bad weather or the remnants of it.
The language of light is the cornerstone of photography and I am drawn to the risk/reward ratio of working in sub optimal ambient light. This is particularly true when there is a Western brief, as this was a metaphorically dark and sinister era. The loosely governed nights were long and presumably full of menace.
In the same way that we would tell stories of Palm Beach society life in the richness of full daytime sunshine, tales of the lawless “final frontier” beg for a more Hitchcockian mood. I had this lighting in mind in the few days before I took this photograph in the mountains of Wyoming.
The concept was to build a saloon that looked marooned in the middle of nowhere and in so doing play to the vastness and emptiness of the Wild West. I sensed that half an hour before dusk would allow the lanterns in the old saloon to glow a little whilst also having enough daylight to tell an outdoor narrative. 30 minutes either side of then and it would be suboptimal.
Hollywood has long cast Westerns with a deeply masculine skew – almost to the point of parody. Therein lies an opportunity, because women must have been an integral part of the push West and I like to celebrate powerful women in my stories. The Austrian actress in this photograph, Heidi Berger, owns this stage – she has beauty, femininity and grace in her role but be in no doubt that she will pull the trigger if forced.
This picture is a homage to all those women out there who take no shit.”
-David Yarrow
AVAILABLE SIZES:
Standard: Edition of 12 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 31" x 77" in (78.74 cm × 195.58 cm)
- Framed Image: 46" x 92" in (116.84 cm × 233.68 cm)
Large: Edition of 12 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 41" x 103" in (104.14 cm × 261.62 cm)
- Framed Image: 56" x 118" in (142.24 cm × 299.72 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Twilight (Colour)
Jackson Hole, Wyoming – 2025
“Telling stories of the Wild West in one single image is a challenging brief, as no matter the number of layers a photographer tries to incorporate in one frame, there can be a sense that he or she always wants to say more. After all, the “Push West” is the greatest story ever told.
That is why snow is such a helpful variant as it adds an extra character for free and we welcome that. I want to be visually greedy without overplaying it and bad weather or snow is often the solution. We like to work in bad weather or the remnants of it.
The language of light is the cornerstone of photography and I am drawn to the risk/reward ratio of working in sub optimal ambient light. This is particularly true when there is a Western brief, as this was a metaphorically dark and sinister era. The loosely governed nights were long and presumably full of menace.
In the same way that we would tell stories of Palm Beach society life in the richness of full daytime sunshine, tales of the lawless “final frontier” beg for a more Hitchcockian mood. I had this lighting in mind in the few days before I took this photograph in the mountains of Wyoming.
The concept was to build a saloon that looked marooned in the middle of nowhere and in so doing play to the vastness and emptiness of the Wild West. I sensed that half an hour before dusk would allow the lanterns in the old saloon to glow a little whilst also having enough daylight to tell an outdoor narrative. 30 minutes either side of then and it would be suboptimal.
Hollywood has long cast Westerns with a deeply masculine skew – almost to the point of parody. Therein lies an opportunity, because women must have been an integral part of the push West and I like to celebrate powerful women in my stories. The Austrian actress in this photograph, Heidi Berger, owns this stage – she has beauty, femininity and grace in her role but be in no doubt that she will pull the trigger if forced.
This picture is a homage to all those women out there who take no shit.”
-David Yarrow
AVAILABLE SIZES:
Standard: Edition of 12 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 31" x 77" in (78.74 cm × 195.58 cm)
- Framed Image: 46" x 92" in (116.84 cm × 233.68 cm)
Large: Edition of 12 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 41" x 103" in (104.14 cm × 261.62 cm)
- Framed Image: 56" x 118" in (142.24 cm × 299.72 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
The Jackson 4 (Colour)
JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING – 2025
“The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson, Wyoming opened its doors in 1937 and has become one of the most recognisable and celebrated cowboy bars in America. It offers a backdrop to hundreds of “selfies” every day and its longevity as an institution has allowed it to be permanently woven into the fabric of Americana. Very few country music stars have circumvented the Cowboy Bar.
I see it primarily as a place of the night, not the day; the fabled neon lights mark the epicentre of a community that retains an understated cowboy charm despite the huge wealth that sits in the Teton amphitheater. I have only ever photographed the facade of this bar in the middle of the night – it just seems the right option.
On this occasion, my creative leaning was to tell a 1970s music story with the nighttime facade of the bar as my backdrop. After all, little has changed here since the 1970s and this is a music venue first and foremost.
The VW bus was an obvious starting prop, but perhaps less likely was my choice of band leader – the American sporting icon – John McEnroe. John is a passionate guitarist, so I knew this role would appeal to his forever engaged mind. He was also something of a cowboy when it came to showing deference to authority in the tennis world. John brought the Wild West to Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows, so it was a natural fit at several levels.
I believe that my Jackson 4 caught the right vibe that night and the falling snow adds to the sense of place. I would imagine that back in the day many cowboys would have paid good money to swap with John and be on the road with these girls. But he has currency – he is, after all, John McEnroe.”
-David Yarrow
AVAILABLE SIZES:
Standard: Edition of 20 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 37" x 38" in (93.98 cm × 96.52 cm)
- Framed Image: 52" x 53" in (132.08 cm × 134.62)
Large: Edition of 20 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 56" x 57" in (142.24 cm × 144.78 cm)
- Framed Image: 71" x 72" in (180.34 cm × 182.88 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
The Jackson 4 (B&W)
JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING – 2025
“The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson, Wyoming opened its doors in 1937 and has become one of the most recognisable and celebrated cowboy bars in America. It offers a backdrop to hundreds of “selfies” every day and its longevity as an institution has allowed it to be permanently woven into the fabric of Americana. Very few country music stars have circumvented the Cowboy Bar.
I see it primarily as a place of the night, not the day; the fabled neon lights mark the epicentre of a community that retains an understated cowboy charm despite the huge wealth that sits in the Teton amphitheater. I have only ever photographed the facade of this bar in the middle of the night – it just seems the right option.
On this occasion, my creative leaning was to tell a 1970s music story with the nighttime facade of the bar as my backdrop. After all, little has changed here since the 1970s and this is a music venue first and foremost.
The VW bus was an obvious starting prop, but perhaps less likely was my choice of band leader – the American sporting icon – John McEnroe. John is a passionate guitarist, so I knew this role would appeal to his forever engaged mind. He was also something of a cowboy when it came to showing deference to authority in the tennis world. John brought the Wild West to Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows, so it was a natural fit at several levels.
I believe that my Jackson 4 caught the right vibe that night and the falling snow adds to the sense of place. I would imagine that back in the day many cowboys would have paid good money to swap with John and be on the road with these girls. But he has currency – he is, after all, John McEnroe.”
-David Yarrow
AVAILABLE SIZES:
Standard: Edition of 20 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 37" x 38" in (93.98 cm × 96.52 cm)
- Framed Image: 52" x 53" in (132.08 cm × 134.62)
Large: Edition of 20 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 56" x 57" in (142.24 cm × 144.78 cm)
- Framed Image: 71" x 72" in (180.34 cm × 182.88 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Being John McEnroe (Colour)
JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING – 2025
“The Silver Dollar Saloon at the Wort Hotel in Jackson Hole is a celebrated institution. There are quite a few bars scattered across the US sharing the same name, but I doubt many share the vice like grip that this venue holds over the local community.
I sat with the GM over Thanksgiving lunch in 2025 and he told me that they would hope to do 650 covers that day. That is a material operation, not the numbers of a poorly operated dive bar. There are no central archetypes at the Silver Dollar – it seems to play host to anyone living in the zip code and that makes for a rich visual feast. There are, however, more cowboy hats here than in a Parisian cafe.
The lead feature of the saloon is a neon illuminated winding bar which incorporates over 2,000 silver dollar coins into its resin surface – it’s part disco, part Lonesome Dove and it should not work aesthetically and yet it emphatically does. It was clearly the central prop around which to build this carefully staged vignette.
My central character for this set was the unique national treasure that is John McEnroe – musician, tennis legend, commentator, artist and general badass. John cannot really be pigeonholed into a convenient silo but give him a Gibson guitar and a cowboy hat and he looks much more at home here in the heart of the American West than he ever did at Wimbledon.
We had fun with the set dressing; I wanted a few nods to his presence in the bar which all added to the parody. I think an evening unfolding like this is entirely plausible at the Silver Dollar.”
-David Yarrow
AVAILABLE SIZES:
Standard: Edition of 20 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 37" x 65" in (94.0 × 165.1 cm)
- Framed Image: 52" x 80" in (132.1 × 203.2 cm)
Large: Edition of 20 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 56" x 99" in (142.2 × 251.5 cm)
- Framed Image: 71" x 114" in (180.3 × 289.6 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Being John McEnroe (B&W)
JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING – 2025
“The Silver Dollar Saloon at the Wort Hotel in Jackson Hole is a celebrated institution. There are quite a few bars scattered across the US sharing the same name, but I doubt many share the vice like grip that this venue holds over the local community.
I sat with the GM over Thanksgiving lunch in 2025 and he told me that they would hope to do 650 covers that day. That is a material operation, not the numbers of a poorly operated dive bar. There are no central archetypes at the Silver Dollar – it seems to play host to anyone living in the zip code and that makes for a rich visual feast. There are, however, more cowboy hats here than in a Parisian cafe.
The lead feature of the saloon is a neon illuminated winding bar which incorporates over 2,000 silver dollar coins into its resin surface – it’s part disco, part Lonesome Dove and it should not work aesthetically and yet it emphatically does. It was clearly the central prop around which to build this carefully staged vignette.
My central character for this set was the unique national treasure that is John McEnroe – musician, tennis legend, commentator, artist and general badass. John cannot really be pigeonholed into a convenient silo but give him a Gibson guitar and a cowboy hat and he looks much more at home here in the heart of the American West than he ever did at Wimbledon.
We had fun with the set dressing; I wanted a few nods to his presence in the bar which all added to the parody. I think an evening unfolding like this is entirely plausible at the Silver Dollar.”
-David Yarrow
AVAILABLE SIZES:
Standard: Edition of 20 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 37" x 65" in (94.0 × 165.1 cm)
- Framed Image: 52" x 80" in (132.1 × 203.2 cm)
Large: Edition of 20 + 3 APs
- Image Size: 56" x 99" in (142.2 × 251.5 cm)
- Framed Image: 71" x 114" in (180.3 × 289.6 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
The Dogs of Palm Beach
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – 2025
“Exclusive Members Clubs are part of the fabric of Palm Beach. Gaining membership of institutions such as The Everglades, The Beach Club and Mar-a-Lago is a bridge too far for most and patience and good connections are key. It is not a money thing, because those without resources would not be in the vicinity anyway.
A new club came to the heart of Palm Beach recently called Carriage House. It was unusual in that gaining membership did not afford access to golf, tennis, pickleball or even a swimming pool with lunchtime dining. The reason is that Carriage House only opens when it is dark outside. The sport is in the cocktail bar.
I was invited by some kind members before Christmas and it struck me as a very promising concept. Drinking is encouraged and, on balance, the men seemed to be slightly older than the women. Perhaps by a generation. There is unity in the sartorial elegance but a whiff of mischief to the whole place. The dress code is stricter than the behaviour code.
There are a few old dogs knocking around for joint and they come with some history for sure, but that seems to matter little. Everyone is allowed a second or third chance in Palm Beach.
We are very grateful to the owners of Carriage House for allowing us to film in their bar. We recognise that this access is not normally accorded to non-members, be they human or canine.”
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes
LARGE: Edition of 12, 3 APs, 1 EP
- Image Size: 37” x 75” (94 cm × 191 cm)
- Framed Image: 52” x 90” (132.1 cm × 228.6 cm)
STANDARD: Edition of 12, 3 APs, 1 EP
- Image Size: 51” x 103” (129.5 cm × 261.6 cm)
- Framed Image: 66” x 118” (167.6 cm × 299.7 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.
The Usual Suspects II
Montana – 2024
Archival Pigment Print
“The first time that I set foot in Montana, I knew I was in a very special place. It was not just the majesty of the scenery, it was the characters that lived there. I have long had a visceral attraction to the Wild West and no state embodies the final frontier of America more than Montana. In the hills in the winter, there is a sense of timelessness. The clock seemingly broke about 100 years ago.
Over the last few years we have been fairly relentless networking up in a village in the mountains. I have been there 7 times and we have invested emotionally as well as financially in order to be able to tell stories with the camera. This week – on Robbie Burns night – appropriately enough – we had our reward. There was no point attempting this without a solid base of locals that genuinely wanted to help.
I know this bar in the mountains inside out and the locals know me. Everyone wanted a role in the shoot, but we had to be selective. I wanted ex-convicts, wolf wranglers, wannabe Davey Crocketts and crazy old mountain men that are drunk by 11 am. But it needed more – the barmaid had to have the right look – as she would be pivotal to the image – as would the chosen mountain man. It would be a key juxtaposition. I found the girl – Roxanna Redfoot (what a name) – from Dallas and she was brilliant.
The wolf I could rely on – I have worked with him before and so long as he doesn’t tire I had a chance. But there is no light in the bar – so it as all seat-of-the-pants stuff technically – there was no margin for error in focus. A flash gun would destroy the emotion and sense of place.
As I expected, most of the photographs were not sharp or someone messed up (including me). The composition was always however bang on. I just needed one stroke of luck – 1 / 125th of a second that would capture Montana. I think we nailed it!
“The Usual Suspects”…indeed.”
-David Yarrow
Available sizes
Large: Edition of 12, 3 AP, 1 EP
- Image Size: 56″ x 99″ in (142.24 cm × 251.46 cm)
- Framed Image: 71″ x 114″ in (180.34 cm × 289.56 cm)
Standard: Edition of 12, 3 AP, 1 EP
- Image Size: 37″ x 66″ in (93.98 cm × 167.64 cm)
- Framed Image: 52″ x 81″ in (132.08 cm × 205.74 cm)
We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.
Top Gun
Los Angeles, Callifornia – 2023
“The original Top Gun movie from 1986 is now part of cinema folklore. Directed by Tony Scott, it cost just $15 million to make and has now grossed over $350m. As a result of the movie, the US Navy’s elite fighter pilots were lauded more than sports stars and no fancy dress party was complete without a Maverick or Goose in their naval uniform. Top Gun became a metaphor as much as a movie.
The most played clip from the movie is the sequence when Tom Cruise poorly serenades Kelly McGillis to The Righteous Brothers 1965 hit “You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling”. The bar was a sea of white testosterone. It was the soundtrack of Top Gun at the time that won over the critics and earned the movie its Oscar.
My idea at The Wolves bar in downtown Los Angeles was to play on that scene and have a room full of fighter pilots all in their crisp naval whites. The name of the bar legitimised bringing our wolf into the bar and offering another layer to the story. I also sensed that if Maverick, Goose and Iceman had spirit animals, they would surely be wolves, as they are athletic, good-looking and brimming with self-confidence.
Focus is everything when telling a single image story, as it can deliberately include or deliberately exclude. I knew in the low light of The Wolves bar, I would have the pilots out of focus, but there is enough detail to make out Kelly McGillis centre stage on the right. Josie Canseco was 100% styled on the prompt from the movie – right down to the shoulder clinging cardigan.
The Wolves is a hidden gem of a bar and the ornamental ceiling and lamp adds character to the shot. I like the tight compositional balance of it all.“
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes:
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Unframed Size: 56" x 101" (142 x 257 cm)
- Framed Size: 71" x 116" (180 x 295 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Unframed Size: 37" x 67" (94 x 170 cm)
- Framed Size: 52" x 82" (132 x 208)
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.
Where the Buffalo Roam
Silverton, Colorado – 2021
“I have no sense of what the brothels in the American “Wild West” looked like, but some claim that the foyer in the historic Imperial Hotel in Silverton, Colorado is not a bad starting place to let the imagination and the creative juices flow.
They were right, the Imperial is indeed an historic treasure trove, allegedly haunted and virtually untouched for over 100 years. If the wallpaper could talk, it would have many stories to tell. I had never seen 19th century wallpaper until I arrived in Silverton.
And so it was that I brought seven girls and their Madam to the Imperial, all in period wardrobe and all eager to act out their roles. The window light in the foyer was generous, perhaps not surprising given the history and that allowed me some opportunity.
But we needed something more in the narrative, we needed humour. This was always going to be a parody shot, not an earnest reconstruction of an 1880 “Whore House”, that would be a little odd. When we found a local tame bison, fully licensed to work with people and on film sets, my mind started to work out a plan.
I want to thank Josie Canseco, Kate Bock, Daniela Braga, Aleska Genesis, Roxanna Redfoot, Katie Kearney, Lara Leito and Deve Sanford for all entering into the spirit and having a blast.
A bison walks into a whore house…….“
-David Yarrow
Available Sizes:
Large - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Unframed Size: 56" x 86" (142 x 218 cm)
- Framed Size: 71" x 101" (180 x 257 cm)
Standard - Edition of 12 + 3 AP
- Unframed Size: 37" x 47" (94 x 119 cm)
- Framed Size: 52" x 72" (132 x 183)
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.