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Uncovering the not-so-subtle queerness of Mexican rodeos

JARIPEO — A new experimental film by Rebecca Zweig and Efraín Mojica explores the looks, embraces and brushes of skin contact in which LGBTQ+ desire manifests at the traditionally hyper-masculine events.

  • Culture
  • Isaac Muk
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Psychedelic scenes of America’s Wild West

Frontier — As the artist behind the myth-building Marlboro ads of the ’80s and ’90s, Jim Krantz has spent decades crafting Hollywood worthy cinematic photographs. His new photobook explores his work in shaping the rugged individualism of cowboy imagery.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

Saddling up with Texas’ Creole trail riders

The Texas Regulators are a women-led trail riding group who celebrate zydeco music, Creole heritage and African-American cowboy culture in America’s Deep South.

  • Huck Presents
  • Alex King

On the road with America’s Black rodeo riders

Cowboys on tour — Photographer Ivan McClellan captures the magic of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo: ‘There’s a party atmosphere that you don’t find at white rodeos.’

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Riding high with Mississippi’s black cowboy community

The real Yeehaw Agenda — Photographer Rory Doyle steps into the world of the Delta Hill Riders: a community of African American cowboys and cowgirls that have been erased by mainstream culture.

  • Photography
  • Nicole Lane

At the rodeo with New Mexico’s extreme bull riders

Wild things — Lili Tanner’s photographs give a glimpse inside the world of Navajo cowboys, as they gear up for one of their biggest – and most dangerous – events of the year.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

In Pictures: Modern cowboys in the Australian Outback

The Bush: Rutherford & Cunliffe — Covered in dust and cattle blood, two friends Ben Rutherford and Josh Cunliffe push past self-doubt to capture a portrait of life in the Outback.

  • Photography
  • Josh Cunliffe

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