RIP,Jay Dusard, great photographer, cowpuncher & jazz musician, from Douglas Arizona. Jay received a Guggenheim grant that resulted in the creation of his first book The North American Cowboy: A Portrait. He became well know for his cowboy portraits and sweeping panoramic landscapes. Not many people know that Robert Redford hired him as the photographer on the set of The Horse Whisperer.
I learned a lot from Jay, although we only spent a little time together. Mostly how to stand quietly behind a view camera and wait for the scene to unfold. I was privileged to watch him print in a darkroom in Jackson Hole. He later sent me this photo, asking me if I knew the name of this mountain close to my home in Alberta....Commonwealth Peak. Rest easy Jay.
I learned a lot from Jay, although we only spent a little time together. Mostly how to stand quietly behind a view camera and wait for the scene to unfold. I was privileged to watch him print in a darkroom in Jackson Hole. He later sent me this photo, asking me if I knew the name of this mountain close to my home in Alberta....Commonwealth Peak. Rest easy Jay.