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RANCH & AG//

Long days, early mornings, unpredictable weather, and work that doesn’t stop for the camera. I love documenting the people, animals, land, and everyday moments that define ranching and agriculture, keeping it authentic, working with what unfolds, and letting the real story lead the shoot.

A cowboy leads a pack horse across a river at sunrise, the sun flaring between the two horses.

A black-and-white close portrait of a cowboy with a full handlebar mustache and dark hat.

A cowboy in chaps and vest leans in the doorway of a weathered log barn.

A mustached cowboy relaxes in a barn holding a glass of whisky in warm window light.

A cowboy's hand holds a Pendleton Whisky bottle while another holds a glass of whisky, both in leather chaps.

Two cowboys lead a spare horse across a misty river at sunrise, silhouetted against golden light.

A close-up of a cowboy's weathered hands holding a coiled lariat on the saddle horn.

A Native American cowboy with braids and a black hat sits in a sunlit barn doorway hung with tack.

A cowboy heaves a hay bale beside a log barn, chaff drifting in the backlit air.

A cowboy sits in the opening of a canvas wall tent at dusk with distant mountains under a moody sky.

A tight black-and-white portrait of a young cowboy, dust and sweat on his face beneath his hat.

Seen from behind, a cowboy swings a rope while galloping on a black horse against a fiery sunset sky.

A low-angle portrait of a cowboy in a straw hat astride a palomino horse against a sunlit sky.

A lone cowboy on horseback in a golden, mist-lit field at dawn, backlit grasses in the foreground.

A cowboy in a black hat and white shirt carries a saddle through a warmly lit tack room hung with bridles.

A cowboy swings a rope from a buckskin horse while chasing a calf, forested mountains behind.

Two cowboys in woolly chaps hold a roped calf as a mounted rider keeps the ropes taut during a roundup.

Cowboys drive a herd of cattle and horses across a marshy stream at sunrise beside a tree line.

A young rider pushes cattle across a stream, sunlit water droplets sparkling in the foreground.

A cowboy on horseback drives a calf through swirling dust at sunset in a black-and-white action frame, the hard-working Western spirit RAM Trucks celebrates.

A black-and-white portrait of a woman in a dark felt cowboy hat holding a young boy in a straw hat, a ranch-family moment in RAM Trucks Fort Worth country.

An aerial view captures cattle spread across the dusty pens of a sprawling Elanco feedlot at sunrise.

A white steer pokes its tagged head through a squeeze chute headgate during handling at an Elanco operation.

A farmer in a worn canvas jacket and cap stands squarely in a freshly plowed field with grain bins on the distant horizon under heavy gray clouds.

Hereford and Charolais cattle crowd a feedbunk with breath steaming in the cold at an Elanco feedlot.

A weathered farmer rests a hand on the frame of a corrugated-tin barn doorway and gazes off to the side.

A cowboy lifts a heavy hay bale in the bed of a black pickup truck with the tailgate down.

A cowboy breaks apart a flake of hay and the loose strands scatter in the wind as he feeds livestock in a corral.

A cowboy cuts the twine on a hay bale as chaff flies through the air during morning feeding.

A farmer climbs aboard a self-propelled field sprayer on freshly tilled dark soil as a storm rolls across the horizon in this God Made a Farmer campaign frame.

An aerial view of a combine unloading grain into a cart mid-harvest, dust billowing across the crop rows at golden hour.

A combine harvester works a grain field at dusk, kicking up dust under a soft pastel sky, ripe heads in the foreground.

An elderly rancher in a cowboy hat and canvas jacket lights his pipe with a match in a close portrait.

A man in a Walls canvas jacket and duck work pants stands in the doorway of a weathered corrugated-metal grain shed on the open plains.

A tight portrait of a rancher in a light gray cowboy hat and canvas jacket meeting the camera's gaze at dusk.

A farmer in a tan Walls canvas jacket rests against the massive rubber track of a farm tractor parked in a machine shed.

A worker bundled in a Walls beanie and duck canvas jacket hauls a heavy log chain over his shoulder beside a metal grain bin, his breath fogging in the cold.

A teenage cowboy feeds a flake of hay to a gray horse beside a corral chute.

Cowboys hold a calf for branding while a mounted rider looks on in a corral with a pickup truck behind.

A farmer drives a vintage yellow-and-orange diesel tractor along the edge of a green field beneath dramatic gray storm clouds.

A young girl stands hands on hips amid a green crop field, backlit by a glowing prairie sunset.

A young man in an Ariat tee and jeans sits on the front track of a big green tracked tractor under a broad sky.

A wheel loader tips feed into a weigh hopper as sunlight flares behind an Elanco feedlot feed mill.

A woman in an Ariat cap and long-sleeve tee leans against a semi truck at an industrial yard in evening light.

A worker climbs the cab ladder of a large green combine harvester in a field under a dramatic sky.

A wheel loader moves feed beside towering grain silos and conveyors at an Elanco feedlot feed mill at sunrise.

Combine harvester trailing a cloud of chaff through golden wheat at golden hour, with green fields and trees beyond on the Wurzbach farmland.

A farmer descends a steel staircase between towering corrugated-metal grain storage silos at a Bayer agricultural site, backlit by low sun.

A man in an Ariat tee stands on the walkway of a grain bin at sunrise, gazing over farm fields with a tool in hand.

A farmer in Timberland work boots climbs the steel ladder of a metal grain bin at dusk.

A rugged rancher in a Walls plaid flannel shirt stands in a freshly tilled field as the sun sets low across the horizon.

Overhead aerial of a combine harvester carving diagonal rows through a ripe golden wheat field on a Wurzbach farm.

A tractor and air seeder kick up dust while working a stubble field at golden hour, photographed for Gates.

A farmworker atop a seed tender positions the auger spout against a backlit sky, photographed for Gates.

A large four-wheel-drive tractor and air seeder sit in a dry field as a worker loads seed, photographed for Gates.

Golden grain streams from a truck into an auger hopper in a Colorado field at harvest, photographed for Gates.

A four-wheel-drive tractor rests before towering steel grain bins at sunset, photographed for Gates.

A farmer in a plaid shirt cleans the header reel of a combine harvester in a golden, freshly cut Bayer crop field at sunset.

An aerial view of two cotton pickers moving through a vast white cotton field during a BASF crop harvest.

Close-up of fluffy white PhytoGen cotton bolls burst open on their dried brown burrs, backlit in warm afternoon sun.

Rows of PhytoGen cotton curve toward the horizon across a vast field, bolls fully open and ready for harvest under a bright sky.

A green cotton picker harvests rows of PhytoGen cotton at dusk, with a second machine working the field in the distance under a dramatic sky.

Aerial view of a combine harvester cutting golden wheat and raising a plume of dust across a wide Wurzbach farm field at sunset.

A farmworker inspects the yellow row units on the front of a massive cotton picker during a BASF cotton harvest.

A farm worker reaches into towering green canes to hand-pick fruit during the raspberry harvest at a Driscoll's field.

A smiling older strawberry farmer in a straw hat poses for a warm portrait in the middle of a Driscoll's berry field.

A young boy in a straw hat and denim overalls laughs joyfully while standing in a freshly tilled Driscoll's farm field.

A gloved farm worker carefully sorts freshly picked raspberries into clamshell packs at a Driscoll's field packing station.

A worker stands atop a towering green cotton picker clearing debris that sprays into the air during a BASF harvest.

Two cowboys and a herding dog move pale cattle past a weathered barn at sunset on an Elanco ranch.

A herd of cattle crowds around the tailgate of a black pickup truck as hay is fed out across a dry winter pasture.

A cowboy wrestles a calf to the ground during a branding in a dusty corral with a pickup truck and cattle behind.

A rancher in a straw cowboy hat leans on a corral rail with weathered barns behind him on an Elanco ranch.

A boy holds his cowboy hat against his chest and gazes off, with steel cattle pens behind him.

Two young ranch kids in cowboy hats ride a pony and a horse through a corral at sunset on an Elanco ranch.

A rancher and a small child on horseback pose in a ranch corral at dusk during an Elanco shoot.

A rancher father and his two sons stand as cowboys in a corral, the father holding a lariat, with a pickup truck behind.

A close view of a young cowboy's boots and coiled lariat rope as he sits on a red corral fence rail.

Weathered hands fasten an identification tag to a calf's ear during routine cattle livestock work.

An elderly rancher in a cowboy hat draws on a pipe in a weathered close portrait that captures the God Made a Farmer character.

A multigeneration ranch family in cowboy hats and canvas jackets gathers along a wire fence for a group portrait.

A cowboy carries a western saddle over his shoulder as he walks past a fence line of pale cattle.

A close view of a cowboy holding a western saddle beside a black pickup truck that mirrors his reflection.

A young girl in a pink plaid shirt kneels among rows of a leafy green crop at sunset with a center-pivot irrigation arm behind.

A black-and-white photograph of a cowboy working a cattle chute as a calf steps out, ranch buildings behind.

A close-up portrait of a rancher in a tan cowboy hat with a steady, direct gaze.

Towering metal grain storage silos rise against a dramatic sky at an Elanco feed and grain facility.

A woman sits in the cab of a wheel loader parked before towering grain bins in this Elanco farm portrait.

A wheel loader dumps feed into a mixer amid dust and light inside a barn at an Elanco feeding operation.

A woman operates a tractor from the cab, watching the guidance display, in this Elanco farm portrait.

A woman stands in the aisle of a freestall barn lined with Holstein dairy cows at an Elanco dairy.

Milking machines draw milk from a row of Holstein cows in a parlor in this Elanco dairy image.

A dairy worker rinses down a herringbone milking parlor while Holsteins are milked at an Elanco dairy.

A farmworker bends to cut cabbage during harvest, wooden crates scattered across the field in black and white.

A black-and-white close-up of a farmworker cutting a head of cabbage with a knife during harvest in the field.

A black-and-white portrait of a farmworker in a ball cap standing with arms crossed in a sunlit crop field.

A farmer drives a vintage tractor into a corrugated-metal machine shed, exhaust drifting through the light, with farm equipment inside.