2021 Equine Photographer of the Year

‘Family Life’

I am so delighted to be the recipient of this prestigious award!

This shot is all about the elements coming together at just the right time, it is not a staged shot.

My initial focus was Darcie and her horse, when all of a sudden her daughter Millie and her dog wandered into the scene. All the different elements together brought so much more to the image, there in that moment was the perfect shot.

Within that beauty there was chaos, with the dog haring around madly and Millie trying to get her Mum’s attention. It was a matter of waiting as everything suddenly fell into place.

The dog’s attention was caught by something in the distance, making the viewer question what it was that was holding his attention and allowing the viewer to think beyond the image. The horse lowers his head and engages with the dog, whilst Darcie the mother looks down lovingly at her dog and daughter and little Millie stares straight down the lens at me, and there is my perfect shot!