The Break Up
“There are a number of very special locations in Monument Valley, but so much depends on the time of day and the position of the sun. It therefore takes time to location scout as there is only one place a day that can be explored at 5pm or 6pm. The grandeur of the place is intoxicating – it is an artist’s dream and it pays to take one’s time. Access to this particular look out point on the Utah side required consent from the Navajo Indians, but the red tape is worth it because it offers the quintessential Wild West view. We were shooting right on the edge of the cliff – have a look at the behind the scenes video we produced for the shoot.
There were easy parts to getting this image – the light we knew would be at its most dramatic around 5.30pm and getting the Chevy in place just required a good off road driver – anyone really other than me.
The hard part was to capture any brief moments of true interaction between Josie Canseco and the wolf. I have worked with this wolf – Crocket – before and he can be quite chilled, but gettingthem to face each other – as if in a deep and intense conversation was a tough brief for Crocket’s handler. Then again all we needed for the killer vignette was one second of luck and eventually, as the light started to fade, we got it. Josie is a world class Victoria’s Secret model and it shows. To play that role next to a wolf in the front seats of a car with a 2000 feet drop behind you is not a normal day’s work. Luckily neither Josie nor the wolf put the car into reverse.” – David Yarrow
AVAILABLE SIZES:
- Large: 67 x 95 inches(Edition of 12)
- Standard: SOLD OUT (Edition of 12)
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Indecent Proposal
Montana, USA 2020
AVAILABLE SIZES:
- Standard Framed size: 48 x 67 inches
- Large Framed size: 67 x 95 inches
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Funnel Creek
AVAILABLE SIZES:
LARGE: Edition of 12
- Image: 56" x 64"
- Framed: 71" x 79"
STANDARD: Edition of 12
- Image: 37" x 43"
- Framed: 52" x 58"
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The Fisher King
AVAILABLE SIZES:
LARGE: Edition of 12
- Image: 56" x 68"
- Framed: 71" x 83"
STANDARD: Edition of 12
- Image: 37" x 45"
- Framed: 52" x 60
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The Happy Bear
AVAILABLE SIZES:
LARGE: Edition of 12
- Image: 56" x 74"
- Framed: 71" x 89"
STANDARD: Edition of 12
- Image: 37" x 49"
- Framed: 52" x 64"
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Ted
AVAILABLE SIZES:
LARGE: Edition of 12
- Image: 56" x 80"
- Framed: 71" x 95"
STANDARD: Edition of 12
- Image: 37" x 62"
- Framed: 52” x 77”
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No Nearer
As is typical with my hippo work, this is the last frame in the sequence before safety dictated that I had to go. I was indeed charged and I now have a degree of hippo phobia.
Running away from a hippo with a camera and reasonable sized lens is not a comfortable experience, as turning around to check whether the charge is a mock one, is not natural. Instinctively, the reaction to a charge is to run. 99.9% of the time the hippo is bluffing, but those moments are never about doing the maths.
But the validation of the approach is in this photograph. I need to be at eye level and preferably have the whole face showing as this is the most prehistoric face of any animal on the planet. The soft early morning light gives the best chance of glorifying its textural extravagance and that is why we had some early starts in Ruaha National Park in Tanzania. The camera should be an amplifier to the distinctive features of the subject and with a hippo, it’s certainly the face.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
LARGE - Edition of 12
- Image: 37" x 64"
- Framed: 52" x 79"
STANDARD - Edition of 12
- Image: 20" x 34"
- Framed: 32" x 46"
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.
Royal Ascot
As is typical with my hippo work, this is the last frame in the sequence before safety dictated that I had to go. I was indeed charged and I now have a degree of hippo phobia.
Running away from a hippo with a camera and reasonable sized lens is not a comfortable experience, as turning around to check whether the charge is a mock one, is not natural. Instinctively, the reaction to a charge is to run. 99.9% of the time the hippo is bluffing, but those moments are never about doing the maths.
But the validation of the approach is in this photograph. I need to be at eye level and preferably have the whole face showing as this is the most prehistoric face of any animal on the planet. The soft early morning light gives the best chance of glorifying its textural extravagance and that is why we had some early starts in Ruaha National Park in Tanzania. The camera should be an amplifier to the distinctive features of the subject and with a hippo, it’s certainly the face.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
LARGE - Edition of 12
- Image: 46" x 46"
- Framed: 61" x 61"
STANDARD - Edition of 12
- Image: 37" x 37"
- Framed: 52" x 52"
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.
Dexter
As is typical with my hippo work, this is the last frame in the sequence before safety dictated that I had to go. I was indeed charged and I now have a degree of hippo phobia.
Running away from a hippo with a camera and reasonable sized lens is not a comfortable experience, as turning around to check whether the charge is a mock one, is not natural. Instinctively, the reaction to a charge is to run. 99.9% of the time the hippo is bluffing, but those moments are never about doing the maths.
But the validation of the approach is in this photograph. I need to be at eye level and preferably have the whole face showing as this is the most prehistoric face of any animal on the planet. The soft early morning light gives the best chance of glorifying its textural extravagance and that is why we had some early starts in Ruaha National Park in Tanzania. The camera should be an amplifier to the distinctive features of the subject and with a hippo, it’s certainly the face.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
LARGE - Edition of 12
- Image: 52" x 100"
- Framed: 67" x 115"
STANDARD - Edition of 12
- Image: 37" x 71"
- Framed: 52" x 86"
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 River Monster
As is typical with my hippo work, this is the last frame in the sequence before safety dictated that I had to go. I was indeed charged and I now have a degree of hippo phobia.
Running away from a hippo with a camera and reasonable sized lens is not a comfortable experience, as turning around to check whether the charge is a mock one, is not natural. Instinctively, the reaction to a charge is to run. 99.9% of the time the hippo is bluffing, but those moments are never about doing the maths.
But the validation of the approach is in this photograph. I need to be at eye level and preferably have the whole face showing as this is the most prehistoric face of any animal on the planet. The soft early morning light gives the best chance of glorifying its textural extravagance and that is why we had some early starts in Ruaha National Park in Tanzania. The camera should be an amplifier to the distinctive features of the subject and with a hippo, it’s certainly the face.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
LARGE - Edition of 12
- Image: 56" x 90"
- Framed: 71” x 105”
STANDARD - Edition of 12
- Image: 37” x 60"
- Framed: 52" x 75"
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.