These last few weeks, I have been going through images as I am redesigning my web site. This afternoon, I located an image that I had taken out at the Jazz Ranch in Joseph Oregon in August 21st of 2003. That summer marked the beginning of my journey as a full time equine photographer.
It seems more like twenty years ago with so many miles between then and now. The photo was taken the first morning on the ranch as the sun began to rise. The photo was taken at 6:10 in the morning after a lightning storm during the night over in Idaho cause forest fires. The red haze was from the smoke in the air and wasn’t as apparent to the human eye as it was to my camera. I had been out since about 5:30 walking through the pasture where many of the broodmares were grazing with their foals.
This is one of my favorite photos taken during what was planned on a three month road journey before it turned into almost 8 months that took me through 37 states. It was during that trip that I realized that I was finally doing what my life was meant for. I met so many wonderful people during that trip who encouraged me to continue in the direction my life was leading me.
It was during this sunrise that I began to feel the dreams of my childhood coming together after another lifetime that had closed behind me. The sunrise always had a strong meaning for me as it was the promise of a new day. This day brought the rebirth of those dreams long ago and kindled a passion within my own heart to follow what seemed like an impossible dream and lifestyle.
I drove 33,000 miles during that 8 months following the hope of a new beginning. I don’t often title images but many due to the story behind them and those special moments that the image was actually recorded in are worthy of a name. This image is titled, “Old Passions and Dreams.” My child hood dreams experienced a new beginning as my heart become young again in hope of what could be. Hope was restored in the quiet moments of that breath taking sunrise as I was experiencing something very special…God restored my heart that day!
Old Passions and Dreams
