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It was 4:30am on a balmy Summer morning in central Missouri. Cattle moving day. I was there to witness 8 pot loads of black Angus cattle be sold off to various companies all coming together to get the best prime beef in Missouri.

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John Barnhart, a professional cattle rancher with JB Cattle Co waits patiently for the pot loads to arrive being towed by big rigs from all across the country

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Equine; mode of transport, work, and one of man's best friends

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Equine; mode of transport, work, and one of man's best friends

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JB Cattle Co's John Barnhart heads toward to the gate to count and check out his cattle heading off to auction

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John Barnhart takes a moment to reflect on the early morning, and is very happy with how his cattle performed at the scales.

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Multi-time National AMA Pro Hillclimb racer John Koester poses with his Indian Motorcycle FTR750 Hill Climb bike

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I had the pleasure of working with Alyssa; the owner The Antlered doe. She makes custom whitetail antler jewelry and ships them worldwide.

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A giant 10 point Kansas Whitetail buck in Coldwater Kansas

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Mark wades through a soaking wet wheat field in South Central Oklahoma in pursuit of a long-beard turkey.

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Kenny shows off his gorgeous stud in the sunset in Arkport, NY. 

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Equestrian photography isn't really about the horse a lot of time, it's about the person behind the horse, or horses in this case. 

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Taking a cool bath in the water on her horse on this hot Summer day in Rochester, NY. 

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I saw the sunlight glimmering into this scene and knew the backlighting would be perfect to show the love and affection between woman and horse.

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Kelsey is an OCB Bikini Pro and I had the amazing opportunity to work with her in February, 2019. I love doing fitness photography, as it combines their passion for fitness and training, along with my passion of sculpting with light! 

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The core. Fitness photography is a huge passion of mine, and one of the reasons for it is because of the equipment, and the locations I get to travel to.

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Dips in heels? Hell yeah! 

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I woke up at 3:30am to make my way to the San Jacinto mountains on a photoshoot mission. On the way, I came over the first big pass of mountains and down toward the town of Julian, California.

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I woke up at 3:30am to make my way to the San Jacinto mountains on a photoshoot mission. This is Mount San Jacinto in California 

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I woke up at 3:30am to make my way to the San Jacinto mountains on a photoshoot mission. On the way, I came over the first big pass of mountains and down toward the town of Julian, California.

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St Louis MO water duct at 2:00am

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A farm pond near Rochester NY shot with my drone

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A panorama shot of the Marsh Hill Wind Farm project in Jasper, NY

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Out in the country of Kansas, you don't see this much. This Graffiti wall is in Coldwater Kansas in Comanche County.

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