Eclipse Outlaw Chase

Description:  Female Outlaws escape riding full gallop underneath the Total Solar Eclipse in Hill Country Texas. This project took over 250-hours to conceptualize, research, scout, and included three nights of test shooting, two additional nights of test shooting with the horses to get them acclimated to darkness and the powerful wireless flashes, and one final moment during Totality where this photograph was captured in the span of 4 minutes and 23 seconds. The project began in January 2024 when the final concept came to mind. I envisioned a surreal western outlaw chase scene, a powerful visual and an ode to a foregone era filled with cowboys, outlaws, and the settling of the west. A juxtaposition of culture during that period, I cast the female riders as the outlaws, painting a unique picture and allowing exploration within the viewers imagination. Within this photograph, Lance and Stephanie Morris chase their twin daughters, also a planned metaphor of rebellious youth, and parents g