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3rd Annual Legacy of the West Gala Raises $40,000 for Victims of Human Trafficking
Written by Lori O'Harver 12/10/2020 Photo courtesy of Kim Zierlein. On a gorgeous Texas day in the rustic surroundings of River Ranch Stockyards, even the threat of COVID couldn’t stop about 300 beautiful people from coming out in support of Legacy of the West’s...
Team Brazil Wins 2019 PBR Global Cup | Cooper Davis Wins Individual Aggregate for the U.S.
By Brenda Beveridge Team Brazil was crowned the top bull riding nation in the world after amassing 939.25 points and $365,100 in earnings and winning the 2019 WinStar World Casino and Resort PBR Global Cup USA two-day event held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington,...
Vision Board Success
So this might sound a little ‘woo’, but I made a vision board for the very first time at the beginning of 2016, and holy smokes it actually worked! I didn’t just throw random magazine cut outs on a post board though, I work better on my computer, so I copy and pasted...
The COMEBACK
by Brie Leonard July 11th, 2018 was the day that everything changed for PRCA Tie-Down Roper, Cade Swor. His wife Sarah Swor recalls, “It was just a normal day at the Sheridan WYO Rodeo Slack that AM. It was an early morning slack so I hadn’t seen Cade too much before...
The Battles of Winning and Losing
by Brie Leonard Rodeo is a game of chance; you never know if you will get paid or not. You just hope that your best is good enough to see yourself at the pay window and have enough to move on to the next one. When rodeo winnings is how you make a living, every check...
Ladies Bronc Riding Champ Takes on Hollywood
By Amy Patterson For Duke Wimberly, combin’ broncs is no unusual activity. Hollywood acting and stunt work, however, is new territory. The 2018 Cheyenne Frontier Days Ladies Ranch Bronc Riding champion mastered these skills in May of this year as she doubled for...
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3rd Annual Legacy of the West Gala Raises $40,000 for Victims of Human Trafficking
Written by Lori O'Harver 12/10/2020 Photo courtesy of Kim Zierlein. On a gorgeous Texas day in the rustic surroundings of River Ranch Stockyards, even the threat of COVID couldn’t stop about 300 beautiful people from coming out in support of Legacy of the West’s...
Vision Board Success
So this might sound a little ‘woo’, but I made a vision board for the very first time at the beginning of 2016, and holy smokes it actually worked! I didn’t just throw random magazine cut outs on a post board though, I work better on my computer, so I copy and pasted...
Las Vegas is a Lie
We’ve all seen the photos… the lights, the MGM Lion and gorgeous couples posed in front… vendors at Cowboy Christmas with perfectly merchandized booths… girls with hair and make up point, and styles that look like they walked straight out of the Boutique Hub top 5 NFR...
Chris Dumond
Featured Photographer
A good story makes you listen but a good story with a good photo can take you to another world. That’s what we want to do at rodeo fame, invite you inside our world.
We work close with photographers and enjoy telling their story because without them, we couldn’t do what we do. They live on the scene and literally capture moments of life for us to remember. Their talent is raw and passionate, and that makes me feel extremely honored to work with them. Every photographer brings a different perspective to the table. Looking at life from different perspectives can teach us to not judge at first glance, take a second look and then a second look…
April P
Editor-in-chief
Rodeo Fame Magazine
Meet Our Featured Photographer
Chris Dumond
What is your style?
>> I try to make images that create a sort of tension for the viewer. It’s storytelling, for sure, but really focusing on the point in the story where’s there’s an explosion of action, or reaction, or there’s something about to happen and the viewer is just forced to hang suspended in this moment of complete tension. So whether that’s grainy black and white, or a tightly cropped long lens shot, or a big color/wide-angle shot, I’m really looking for the action and tension.
Most memorable photoshoot?
>> I shot the Sahara Marathon in 2001 in Algeria. I rode 26 miles in the back of a LandCruiser with a reporting team from Le Monde (French Newspaper). We exchanged pocket knives and smiled a lot at each other, since they didn’t speak English and I don’t speak French. I also met the real-life Hunter “Patch” Adams, who was there providing humanitarian/medical aid to the refugee camp we stayed in.
Why photography?
>>So much of my life is striving and trying to force things to happen, working against nature to produce order from chaos. Photography actually forces me to slow down and engage with the world around me and simply observe it as it is—on it’s own terms. Photography has taken me to places I normally would not have the opportunity to go—behind the bucking chutes at a rodeo is a great example! Photography always gives me the best seat in the house, either right in the action or behind the scenes. It’s an “all-access pass” to life!
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