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Farm Life

A Collection of Animal Portraits

Randal Ford author Brian Patrick Flynn author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Rizzoli International Publications

Published:17th Sep '24

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Farm Life cover

Farm Animals takes us beyond the barn and into the very heart of America s vibrant farm animals. This whimsical collection celebrates the spirited charm of these pastoral creatures and invites the viewer on a heartfelt journey of expression, play, and contemplation. There are so many breeds some domestic and some exotic featured: cows, calves, bulls, longhorns, horses, chickens and chicks, ducks and ducklings, pigs and piglets, sheep and lambs, goats, barn cats, cattle dogs, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, yaks, and barn owls. While other animal portraiture can at times feel repetitive or predictable, every unique image in Ford s book compels you to spend time with it. The diversity and the emphasis on the animals expressions not only entertains but also creates a deeply emotional experience between the subject and the viewer. Masterful, refreshing, and full of joy, this heartfelt collection of farm animal portraits gives us a beautiful look at those special breeds at the center of farm life; inviting us to witness the wild still within them.

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Illustrated & Art Books. More than 150 animal portraits shot against neutral backgrounds highlight their subjects’ personalities, whether it’s the skeptical expression shared on facing pages by Hawk, a llama, and Octavius, a Barbados blackbelly sheep, or the tough-guy mien of flamboyantly feathered Blaze, a buff laced Polish rooster. Name-and-species captions accompany the images; in the index, Ford expands on his experiences with each animal. (He writes of border collie Gunner: ‘His senses were sharp, his focus was intent, and his drive to fly from his seat was constant.’).” — Publishers Weekly

“From buck-toothed alpacas to chickens so pretty they should have cosmetics contracts, the subjects in Farm Life: A Collection of Animal Portraits are hardly the stuff of Old McDonald. With his charmingly elevated portraits, the photographer Randal Ford makes them all look like barnyard superstars.” — The New York Times Holiday Gift Guide

“Award-winning Texas photographer Randal Ford has turned his lens on all manner of animals: pet dogs, chimpanzees, giraffes, and tigers, not to mention the Texas longhorn on G&G’s February/March 2024 cover. His latest book, Farm Life, follows his previous collections, Animal Kingdom and Good Dog, in elevating animal portraiture to a fine art. This time, he’s capturing the beauty, silliness, eccentricities, and elegance of farm animals—and not just any farm animals. Arabian horses, brown goats, rare Polish chickens, pigeons, and even a baby raccoon occupy shining moments on the pages. Ultimately, the book is a love letter to the working animals that bolster the heartlands of the country.” — Garden & Gun

“Ford’s third animal portraiture project captures the crisp profiles of residents of the American farm: cows, chickens, ducks, yaks, barn owls, and much more.” — The New York Times Book Review

"...these farm animals were photographed in the studio as supermodels. From Highland cows to Polish chickens to Arabian horses, Ford’s compelling animal photography invites us to fill with barnyard awe." — Hello Lovely Studio

ISBN: 9780847831715

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224 pages