Ankole herd, Lake Mburo district, Nyabushozi, Western Region, Uganda, 2012.

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Even though I am most definitely a ‘city ‘boy,’ I am from Texas where we have our share of cattle. In fact, my Alma mater is The University of Texas and our mascot is the Texas Longhorn, a type of cow with (you guessed it), long horns. Scotland has it’s own version of long horn cattle called Highland Cattle. They are beautiful animals with amazing long hair including long bangs that often completely cover their eyes. One day while driving in Scotland, I pulled off the road onto a drive…

Many people’s social media feeds are full to the brim with polished, seemingly ‘perfect’ photos of life in the lap of luxury. Even the pet and wildlife photos that you come across look so brilliant that you might sometimes feel like your own photography skills don’t compare. Not by a longshot. And yet, there’s something to be said for pictures where timing is far more important than the technique or composition. Real life might not be as fabulous as a heavily-edited media feed, but it's just…