Kong art-code-VKS-140 Rodeos are about the occasion

Rodeos are about the occasion as much as the winning and my creative leaning was that any photograph must deliver a palpable sense of place

was not an easy ask for her handler but all we needed was one second and then to

and the sense of mood was gone

21" x 43" (image)

but it is as good as I can possibly do

Kong art-code-VKS-140 Rodeos are about the occasionVolcanoes National Park, Rwanda 2019 I have travelled north from Kigali to the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda 6 times over the last 8 years and I have generally failed to come home with anything that does Africa's "Jurassic Park" justice. There are many reasons including of course my own ineptitude. A big issue is that these magnificent mountain #gorillas are only accessible in mid morning and if the sun is out, the rainforest floor is not an ideal