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Damiani - Luke Gilford: National Anthem Americas Queer Rodeo - Hardcover
Damiani - Luke Gilford: National Anthem Americas Queer Rodeo - Hardcover
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Description: National Anthem is a celebration of outsiders and the immense beauty of chosen families everywhere. Growing up in Colorado with his father in the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association Luke Gilford spent his formative years around the rodeo an American institution that has often been associated with conservatism and homophobia. It was only later when he discovered the International Gay Rodeo Association (IGR a) that he began to see himself as part of a rodeo family. The IGR a is the organizing body for Lgbtq+ cowboy and cowgirl communities in North America a safe space for all genders and races. The queer rodeo brings in participants from rural regions all over America for structured educational programs and competitions facilitating opportunities to hone athletic skills connection and care for animals personal integrity self - confidence and support for one another. Gilford has spent over four years traveling the country to document this diverse and ever - evolving subculture. Shot on medium - format film and printed in a traditional darkroom the work is detailed and rich with emotion and color. The resulting photographs are both personal and poetic clear testaments to Gilford's intimate relationship to the community. This revised edition with never before published images is released in conjunction with the feature film adaptation of National Anthem in theaters in July 2024.
Title: Luke Gilford: National Anthem Americas Queer Rodeo
Brand: Damiani
Barcode: 9788862088282
Pages: 192 Pages, 160 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 11/12/2024
Category: Individual Photographers
Description: National Anthem is a celebration of outsiders and the immense beauty of chosen families everywhere. Growing up in Colorado with his father in the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association Luke Gilford spent his formative years around the rodeo an American institution that has often been associated with conservatism and homophobia. It was only later when he discovered the International Gay Rodeo Association (IGR a) that he began to see himself as part of a rodeo family. The IGR a is the organizing body for Lgbtq+ cowboy and cowgirl communities in North America a safe space for all genders and races. The queer rodeo brings in participants from rural regions all over America for structured educational programs and competitions facilitating opportunities to hone athletic skills connection and care for animals personal integrity self - confidence and support for one another. Gilford has spent over four years traveling the country to document this diverse and ever - evolving subculture. Shot on medium - format film and printed in a traditional darkroom the work is detailed and rich with emotion and color. The resulting photographs are both personal and poetic clear testaments to Gilford's intimate relationship to the community. This revised edition with never before published images is released in conjunction with the feature film adaptation of National Anthem in theaters in July 2024.
Title: Luke Gilford: National Anthem Americas Queer Rodeo
Brand: Damiani
Barcode: 9788862088282
Pages: 192 Pages, 160 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 11/12/2024
Category: Individual Photographers
