Equuscapes

Sometimes life is a just a dream.

It was an absolute honour and privilege to have had a private tour at the weekend at the Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre photographing for the Andalucía – Equuscapes fine art series. We had the best seats in the house in VIP for the Espectáculo, and before it was opened, were taken around the Palace, stables, carriage museum and tack room.

The featured image above is a quick snap from my iphone back stage in the interval a full set of photographs will follow later with some remaining exclusive until the publication of the final fine art lay flat book for publication in 2027. It never ceases to amaze me that sometimes an iPhone can deliver such a striking image, I am travelling with three proper cameras, two of which are super high end, (plus dash cam, body cam and vintage film), but there is something about the way an iPhone sees the world. It has been cropped and edited, and would not be suitable for a large print, but for online, it certainly makes a statement!

The team at the school were incredibly warm and welcoming and so generous with their time, knowledge and passion for the special place they are so rightfully proud of. My gratitude for this experience is immeasurable, unsurprisingly I cried a few tears – it’s hard to take something so precious in. It was an incredibly life affirming moment especially after all that has gone before it promoting the Iberian horse in the UK, and intense personal life challenges over the past three years.