Wild Horses
Wild Hoofbeats: America’s Vanishing Wild Horses by Carol Walker An emblem of the American West and once numbering in the millions, the wild horse is considered by some today as a resource to be exploited or a pest to be eliminated. Now the American Mustang is on the verge of being removed entirely from our nation’s public lands. “Wild Hoofbeats” takes us deep into the “Adobe Town” in Wyoming’s Red Deserts and one of the largest remaining wild horse herds in the west. In passionate prose, but above all in stunning photographs that are both intimate and grand Carol Walker convinces us to take the future of these elegant, exceptional animals to heart.
Carol’s passion for photography started at an early age, with animals as her favorite subjects. She studied literature and photography as an undergraduate at Smith College, and continued her education in photography after graduating, studying portraiture and nature photography. She has travelled all over the world photographing wildlife for the past 28 years. In 2000, Carol started her business
Living Images by Carol Walker, specializing in photographing horses. Carol’s images
illuminate the relationship between horses and their people, as well showcase the
beauty of horses with her stunning images of horses at liberty. She teaches workshops
for amateur photographers on equine photography. Her commercial work includes
catalogue covers for leaders in the Equine industry. She has had numerous calendars
published featuring her work, and she markets her fine art prints from her
website
as well as in several locations on the Front Range of
Colorado. Four years ago, Carol began photographing wild horses. As she followed
several herds in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana, she became aware of how
precarious their situation on public lands has become. Since then, she has dedicated
herself to educating people with her photographs and stories about the wild horses.
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10/31/11