Abigail Guzman: Mexico
Alicia Frese-Klenk: USA
Alison Hartwell: USA
Andrew Dierks: USA
Anne Erkkila: Sweden
Barbara Thompson: New Zealand
Debby Thomas: USA
Gary Mazur: Canada
Heather Last: USA
Isobel Springett: Canada
Jennifer Wenzel: USA
Jennifer Wood: USA
Julia Hipp: Germany
Krisztina Hajdu: Hungary
Laura Benson: Canada
Linda Shier: USA
Linda Finstad: Canada
Lisa Tannehill: USA
Lourie Zipf: USA
Michael Steiger: Spain
Monica Stevenson: USA
Peter Llewellyn: Canada
Sandi Henning: Canada
Shannon Wells-Duncan: Canada
Stacy Lynne Wendkos: USA
Tim Spurgeon: United Kingdom
Victor Medina: USA
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Abigail Guzman: Mexico
Based in Monterrey Mexico Abigail runs a successful studio but has a particular love for the equestrian world. She has worked regularly at the major equestrian events at Hippico La Silla and covered international events on behalf of the Mexican Equestrian Federation.
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Alicia Frese-Klenk: USA
Based in Newnan, GA, Alicia has had a life-long passion for horses, although she didn?t get her first horse until her late twenties. She subsequently competed in dressage and combined training, and eventually fox hunted for many years. After retiring from riding, Alicia combined her BFA in Fine Art and Illustration from Auburn University, and her 15-year career as a senior Art Director with several corporate art departments and ad agencies and focused on equine photography. Starting small with a few horse shows, her expertise behind the camera was soon acclaimed, and it blossomed into a business which saw her photos in homes and on farm websites throughout the United States and Europe. Alicia?s photographs have also been published regularly in equestrian magazines as well as commercially.
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Alison Hartwell: USA
Alison has been a hunter / jumper rider since she was a child, growing up in Westchester / Fairfield counties in the Northeastern United States, heavily populated with horse-owners. She's been professionally photographing top international equestrian events, specializing in hunter/jumpers and polo, for ten years, both as the official horse show photographer and as a photographer for publications internationally. Her business motto is "A New Perspective on an Honored Tradition" and she takes that very much to heart, both in the photography and the traditions of equine sports, which reflects in her distinctive work.
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Andrew Dierks: USA
Andy is a full time photographer who also assists his wife Trish with her horse boarding business in Pennsylvania, and is very involved with the keeping and care of a barn full of horses. As a horse owner, his love of horses continues to grow which parallels his interest in photography. As an artist, he has exhibited at nationally ranked art shows in the US with a fine art catalog, and has shown and sold horses-only work at state level horse expos. Additionally, he is involved with offering other forms of stock photography in different markets, selling imagery worldwide.
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Anne Erkkila: Sweden
Living with nine horses and two dogs on an old country estate just outside Stockholm, Sweden, Anne?s work various training and show stables has endowed her with a broad understanding of a variety of disciplines, breeds, and sports. A professional equestrian photographer for the past seven years, she has also competed up to European Championship level in Halter and Western classes but now mostly trains dressage horses. ?I have always had a passion for horses. Their sensitivity, beauty and power are fantastic.? Anne attributes her creativity to her father who was a painter. Anne?s stable includes several breeds, and she sits on the board of the Swedish Morgan Horse Association and The Lusitano Horse Association of Sweden.
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Barbara Thompson: New Zealand
From New Zealand, Barbara specializes in Eventing and Show Jumping photography.
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Debby Thomas: USA
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, when Debby Thomas learned at the age of four that she wouldn?t grow up to be a horse, she admittedly ?bugged the hell out of my [non-horsey] parents,? to give her riding lessons. ?I just knew, from a very young age, that my life?s work would involve horses.? Today, Debby?s work as both a photographer and an artist has earned her national acclaim and awards. After graduating from Bauder Fashion College in Miami, FL, Debby jumped right back into the horse world, starting as a part-time teacher, then taking on a partnership in an equestrian center in Ohio. The desire to learn drew her back to Virginia when she had the opportunity to train with Turkish Olympic rider, Salih Koç ? a friend of the legendary Bill Steinkraus. Later, her husband Tom?s job took them to the Richmond, VA, area where Debby leased a stable, and eventually built their own farm: Wintergate.She recalls, ?There I trained riders and horses competing on the Hunter circuit until its sale last fall.? Continuing, she said, ?Though this has been a tough change, it does allow me the freedom to pursue my new photography and art pursuits.?
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Primary Focus: Dressage, Eventing, Show Jumping, Stock Imagery
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Gary Mazur: Canada
A partner in HorseSourcePhotos.com Gary Mazur has a keen interest in the world of Equestrian Photography. He can be contacted anytime for questions regarding HorseSource Photos at gary.mazur@horsesourcephotos.com and looks forward to seeing you out on the field!
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Primary Focus: Dressage, Driving, Eventing, Show Jumping
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Heather Last: USA
Heather is based in Marshville, NC, a small farming community, located just outside of Charlotte.. She lives on a 28 acre farm, with several Welsh ponies and rescue PMU mares,that are living their lives out on the farm being horses,companions and models. Heather grew up in a family who shared talents of painting,writing and photography and the love of equines,so it was only natural that she followed this path..She grew up showing hunter-jumpers and working for her trainer at shows.. She found her days of doing whatever it took to be near the creatures that had stolen her heart and if she wasn't near them she was daydreaming of them. Later in life, she found an old camera in her hands and once again it was love at first sight, and when the horses eventually found their way in her viewfinder,and took her breath again, she knew this was what she was suppose to be doing. Heather has received awards for her images,however,she beleives that the best awards have been creating emotive images that touch the viewer.
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Isobel Springett: Canada
Born in Ramsgate England, Isobel had her first ride on a donkey at Brighton Beach, at the age of 5. After moving to Vancouver Island, Canada with her family in 1965 she continued to ride whatever had hooves and didn't run away. By the age of 12 she had her own horse, a large rogue gelding who would just as soon buck as walk. Two years later they won the open jumper in the B.C. festival of sports. About this time Isobel discovered Dressage. For the next 2 decades she rode Dressage exclusively, taking instruction from the likes of Hilda Gurney and Lizzy Loriston-Clark. She also had many students of her own. Isobel and her husband Richard, also opened a restaurant and pub in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Then in 2002 tragedy struck when she was the passenger in a truck and trailer accident. She broke her back and several ribs plus internal injuries but fortunately was able to walk after a lengthy recuperation. No longer able to ride at the level she had been Isobel was at a loss as to what to do next. Then in 2003, her husband bought her a digital camera for Christmas. Isobel had always been an artist, selling paintings and drawings, so this seemed like a natural progression. And she could stay involved with horses. As you can see in her work she is a perfectionist, always trying to get "the shot". Isobel is now busy at horse shows and events and her work now appears on many web sites and in local equine publications. Isobel continues to live in the Comox Valley with her
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Primary Focus: Dressage, Hunter/Jumper, Show Jumping, Stock Imagery
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Jennifer Wenzel: USA
Based in Maplewood, New Jersey Jennifer was drawn to equestrian activity and related photography later in her life. After a number of years in the physical therapy field she now divides her time between her photography, part time employment at an Arabian show barn and her husband and their five horses, six cats, and one dog. Though primarily an equestrian photographer, she travels to Lake Placid to shoot World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton. She has been published in numerous equestrian publications as well as Sports Illustrated and TV Guide.
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Primary Focus: Dressage, Endurance, Eventing, Show Jumping, Stock Imagery, Western
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Jennifer Wood: USA
Jennifer is an Account Executive, Writer, and Photographer?with the Phelps Media Group. Jennifer Wood grew up with horses in the Chicago area and represented the intercollegiate team at the University of South Carolina. Jennifer graduated from the university with a degree in marketing in 2001. For the past four years, Jennifer has been affiliated with top Grand Prix riders, Margie Goldstein-Engle and Anne Kursinski.
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Julia Hipp: Germany
Working since ten years. Experienced with nature, animals, people, and event
photography. Mostly working for local horse magazines and private persons, such as Studs ,
Riding Stables, and stallion owners. In 2003 Photo Assistant and Practical Trainee at Edition Boiselle. 2003
In 2004 Photo Assistant at Grundmann Photo production.
Academic Media and Information Studies with degree in 2006
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Krisztina Hajdu: Hungary
Krisztina Hajdu lives in Hungary in Central Europe and has an education in creative Art & Photography, but has also been a rider since childhood. Krisztina began to draw horses and photograph them in her late teens. Krisztina regularly attends domestic and international Show Jumping, Dressage, Driving, and Events to capture photographs as well as working on a large selection of portraits.
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Laura Benson: Canada
Born in Windsor, Ontario, it was a true testament to Laura Benson?s childhood dreams that she managed to cling to her pony obsession in the midst of an industrial metropolis, a stone?s throw from Detroit?s ?Motorcity Madness.? Then, at the age of 11, her parents gave her an instamatic camera, and her trusty steed ? a bicycle ? allowed her to escape into the surrounding countryside of Essex County where, she confesses ?hours were spent hanging on fences, taking photos and feeding carrots.? Adding, ?Despite my parents growing exasperation of spending hard earned money on rolls of horsey photos, and their promise that I would one day ?grow out of it,? the art of watching horses and waiting for the moment that captured their spirit, had etched itself indelibly on my eye.? An escape route to the country life presented itself in 1990 when she took a position at a small museum in Southwestern Ontario. Within 48 hours of taking up residence, a week before her husband was able to join her, Laura had purchased her first horse. Later, the magnificent, albeit fiery Arab mare was traded in for a more sedate Haflinger, and Laura?s love affair with this breed has continued for 15 years. Several careers later, a life-changing opportunity enabled Laura Benson to combine her passion for horses with her photographic skills, and the pendulum swung from keen amateur to admired professional. Working for an equestrian marketing company, Laura?s photographic talents were often paramount to the final
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Linda Shier: USA
Linda Shier has been passionate about portraying the beauty of nature from behind her lens for over twenty years. Her love of horses included her competing in stadium and cross-country jumping events for 15 years in California. It was a natural transition to capture what she loved best from behind the lens. Her philosophy is ?that one cannot improve upon the beauty of nature, only try to capture it with an image that reflects the memory?. When capturing a subject through her lens, she brings forth the emotion or spirit of her subject. ?While technical effectiveness is pertinent to creating a fine photograph, without capturing the mood, emotion and feeling, you have created merely a one-dimensional impression.?. In the course of her 20+ year career as a fine art equine photographer, Linda Shier has had her work exhibited at galleries across the United States and Europe. Shier studied under former protégés of Ansel Adams under whose technical guidance her skills were finely honed. During her time as an Olympic Class Equestrian she acquired a rapport with horses that eventually led her to being touted by her peers as one of the best equestrian photographers in the World today. Ms. Shier has many firsts to her background. She is the first non-media photographer to capture the great action of Professional Bull Riding. She is one of a handful of women to actively photograph motorsport events, especially NASCAR. She is currently developing a series of photographic books and prints o
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Linda Finstad: Canada
Linda’s love affair with horses started at 4 years of age, in rural England where she grew up. Linda competed with show ponies and hunters at county level and later attained her BHSAI. After moving to Canada she utilized her equestrian knowledge with formal photography training and now works as a full time professional equine photographer. Linda is working on probably the biggest commission of her entire career: The “Equine Heritage Exhibit” a photographic study of all the breeds of horses that make up the equine population of Alberta. Once this two year project is completed it will be housed in the Provincial Archive museum. Providing a snapshot in time of what “All” the breeds not only look like but also what they are used for. A fabulous resource for future generations. Linda feels that if God made anything more beautiful than the horse….. He kept it for Himself.
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Lisa Tannehill: USA
Raised on a small ranch in Florida, Lisa literally grew up on horseback. Those early years were spent riding and showing western. She discovered dressage as an adult and took up the quest for that 'perfect culmination of power and harmony' ever since. An avid photographer for years, she naturally focused on all things equestrian, but also enjoys landscape and wildlife photography. A lifetime with horses provides a depth of understanding and feel for their ways that becomes invaluable in riding and photography. Lisa is currently training and showing upper level dressage and is a USDF "L" Program graduate. She has recently been published in Dressage Today magazine.
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Lourie Zipf: USA
Lourie Zipf was born in Tucson, Arizona, and learned to ride and love horses from her mother, Annie, who was a rodeo queen in Tucson in 1951. Lourie?s first horse was a Palomino mare and she grew up riding in the desert outside of Tucson. As a child, Lourie also spent a lot of time riding in Catalina and Mayer, Arizona. Lourie took a break from horses in 1979, when she went off to college at Colorado State University. There, she developed a love for photography and for photojournalism. Beginning in 1989, Lourie worked for 11 years as an intern and staff photographer for several newspapers, including Tribune Newspapers in Phoenix, Arizona, and the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colorado. Lourie attended graduate school at the Ohio University School of Visual Communication in 1991-1993. Lourie later returned to her early love of horses and In 2002, she started her own equine photography business. Since then, her work has been published in such magazines as Western Horseman, Horse & Rider and Horse Illustrated.
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Michael Steiger: Spain
Michael was born in Heidelberg, Germany in 1960 and began a lifelong interest in horses at 8 years old. As a young rider he showed in jumpers and dressage and then moved on to work with various riders in Spain and France culminating in 15 years in the USA finally owning an equestrian sales stable in New Jersey. Around this time Michael started working in sports photography, first a ski photographer in Colorado. Inevitably he finally moved back to the equestrian world and is now a full-time equestrian photographer, based in Spain
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Monica Stevenson: USA
Monica was born in the US and lived in Australia, Spain and Puerto Rico before returning to attend university/art school in North Carolina and Ohio. Monica's photography studio in NYC takes these varied world perspectives and melds them with an artistic, fresh approach to create a signature style aesthetic. Her work has contributed to the images of leading jewelry and art clients such as: Sotheby's, Tiffany and Co., Movado, Cartier, Kenneth Cole and Mercedes Benz. Monica's personal work extends to equine photography. Her images have been shown in the Mercedes Benz Gallery, NY and are part of the permanent collection at The Focus Gallery, London and the Candice Perich Gallery in Katonah, New York. In 2004 Monica's iconic "Hermes Scarf Horse" image won a place in the Advertising Photographers of America "Wraparound-The Year in Vision"
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Peter Llewellyn: Canada
Originally a general sports photographer freelancing for many of the British national daily newspapers, including The Times and The Daily Telegraph, Peter?s career as an equestrian photography has now spanned nearly 25 years. In the early 90s he established HorseSource Ltd, which has grown into one of the largest stock agencies for equestrian images in the world with a client roster that has included the FEI and many of the industry?s major sponsors. Peter had also worked as the official photographer at Spruce Meadows for many years. In March 2008, Peter sold his equestrian images and the reins of the agency to Post Publishers Ltd. He will continue photograph for HorseSource Photos at the 2008 Olympics as well as a few assigned international events in the future such as the 2010 WEG in Kentucky.
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Primary Focus: Dressage, Driving, Eventing, Reining, Show Jumping, Stock Imagery
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Sandi Henning: Canada
Sandi Henning (nee Hall) first became involved with the equine world when her unhorsey parents succumbed to her constant badgering and enrolled Sandi in riding lessons. Shortly thereafter, she began to focus the lens of her "One-Step" on the school horses and ponies exclusively. Thirty years later and not much has changed. Currently Sandi covers a variety of competitions. From pony clubbers to international show jumpers and eventers, no level of equine activity is overlooked. Sandi's work, under "Time Flies Equine Photography", appears in a number of equine magazines, e-zines and in "Horse Classics" calendars. She also works as a freelance photo journalist. Sandi lives on a small farm west of Toronto, Ontario, with her husband, Greg, three horses, a dog and two cats.
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Shannon Wells-Duncan: Canada
Shannon has been around horses pretty much all her life and now also breeds Morgan horses from her home near Calgary, Canada. Shannon worked for several years as a photographer for the Calgary Sun newspaper and is married to Jim Wells, another Sun photographer.
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Stacy Lynne Wendkos: USA
Stacy grew up outside Philadelphia where she formed an early love for horses, despite having non-horsey parents. She got her first horse at 14 when she convinced her parents to save her camp horse from the Alpo factory. She has been passionate about horses all her life and continues to advance her riding and showing, now in the dressage arena. Stacy started studying photography in high school and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Media from the American University with a concentration photography. She also spent a year in Australia at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology pursuing photography. Equine photography has been a natural progression, uniting Stacy?s love of photography with her love of horses.
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Tim Spurgeon: United Kingdom
Tim is a life long equestrian and photographer. I specialise in photographing sport horse disciplines in the UK and Europe, though my photographs encompass all aspects of the equine world. Additionally, l provide commercial photography, fine equine art and bespoke equestrian portraiture. My aim is to show horses as they really are: lively, high-spirited, mettlesome, animated and ethereal. I attribute my creative eye to my mother who is a painter. ?Horse & rider united by purpose and harmonious in motion, together create art that is far more inspired and beautiful than either could achieve without each other.? Charles de Kunffy. At home in rural Worcestershire I assist my wife, Lorraine, with her dressage mares.
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Primary Focus: Dressage, Driving, Eventing, Show Jumping, Stock Imagery
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Victor Medina: USA
Born in Mexico city, and as any city boy in Mexico, I grew up playing soccer on the streets. As far as I remember I always wanted to be a Veterinarian and work in the Country with animals. In 1989 I got my Diploma in Veterinary Medicine, and I have been mostly working in the reproduction field running an Equine Repro Lab for 14 years in Mexico. I moved to Minnesota in 2000 and I am now working with my wife (who is also an Equine Vet) in our general equine medicine practice and our horse farm, where we breed along with my wife's family Warmbloods, Morgans and Thoroughbreds (it sounds like a lot, but is just a couple of them every other year). Photography - wise, I started taking pictures when I was a young kid with my father's Kodak camera. He taught me the principles of photography. I've been taking pictures all my life, but now in this digital age I've been able to get more active. Living on a horse farm and being surrounded by horses practically all the time gives me the opportunity to work more on my photography and I am always looking for that beautiful shot or image every photographer dreams about. I enjoy riding my Warmblood mare, training the young horses, and I hope someday to compete in 3-day eventing.
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