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| 'Stuck' - 1986 snake |
the fine art of bowhunting
Smith & Bresson Club
Smith & Bresson Club - I was inspired to create the Smith & Bresson Club for photography by the Pope and Young Club, which is for bowhunters. There are certain requirements, which a bow kill needs to satisfy in order to qualify for acceptance in the Pope and Young Club. The criteria to be accepted in the Smith & Bresson club will be based on my own subjective view of my work, which I will score. In short, those photographs that are part of this club will be my best work and those pieces, which would be part of an exhibition. Any photos that meet this criteria, will be marked by a small skull icon. To view the documentary THE BLUE WHITETAIL, go to the following website; http//:filmfreeway.com/873363 or click on the Smith & Bresson logo above.
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White Woman
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| 'White Woman' - 1986 snake |
White Woman: Facts Sometimes when bowhunting, a whitetail
will give the hunter a shot, but in order to put the arrow through the vitals,
the hunter is forced to contort their body into a difficult or awkward position.
This is done all while maintaining perfect shooting form to launch the arrow to
its mark.
When photographing, the artist must, at times, also contort
their body into odd and uncomfortable positions so that they might be able to
find the best angle to click the shutter at the perfect moment.
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Olga 1
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| 'Olga 1' - 1985 snake |
The Conundrum Whitetail deer are among the most ascetically
beautiful animals, and yet, a bowhunter will shoot them, aiming at their vital
organs, with the hopes of killing them. How can this be? The reasons can range
from the practical to the philosophical to the purely biological. For starters, hunting (a form of scientific game
management) ensure that whitetail will always continue to thrive. The venison
these magnificent animals provide is among the healthiest and tastiest meat, surpassing their domestic counterparts by miles. Of course, the chance to arrow these
beautiful creatures, who are unmatched in their survival characteristics, fills
a bowhunter with the highest respect for the whitetail. By putting the fair
chase laws at the forefront to hunt this quarry, and giving thanks when we are
able to arrow the whitetail, our egos are eliminated. Any bowhunter worth his
salt knows that the whitetail will win the chase more times than not and for
those reasons, we treasure the experience.
How could I shoot (photograph) my mother while she was dying
from cancer? By following the same rules
of any ethical hunter. My mother knew I was a photographer and that my life’s
work was to document. She knew I would
never exploit her illness for my own gain. In essence, she trusted that I would
use the same unwritten rules for photographing her, as I would with the
whitetail I shoot. Olga 1 is the first of
the series of the personal photographs which I shot while both caring for and
documenting my mother’s battle with a brain tumor.
January 12, 2013
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