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Artist: David Yarrow
"66 Degrees North" Wold Horse Shot in Namafjall Georhermal Area, Iceland
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
"66 Degrees North"
Namafjall Geothermal Area, Iceland - 2022
Available Sizes (Framed Size)
52 x 58" Framed / Edition of 12
71 x 80" Framed / Edition of 12
This work is sourced directly from the artist.
Framed Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Hand-signed by artist with Certificate of Authenticity
Developing a concept that ticks the boxes creatively and then executing that concept are emphatically two different jobs, which is why making a picture is a longer process than taking a picture.
Many years ago, the exceptional work of British photographer Tim Flach, drew my attention to the hot springs of Myvatn in the north of Iceland. This remote area is geologically angry and in deep winter it is fairly inhospitable, but in the summer, it becomes something of a tourist resort for the local Icelandics and all too crowded for how we operate. We would always choose inhospitable over crowded.
I have filmed here in the winter in the past, but struggled to do justice to the uniquely raw ecosystem. As always there is an element of knowing how to get it right by initially getting it hopelessly wrong. In particular, this is not a safe place without engaging locals, because the ground underneath, much like Yellowstone in Wyoming, is not to be taken for granted. To be brave and work close to the geysers needs permits and guides.
But in 2022, we finally had our rewards. The weather plays such a big role in the field; no more so than up here at 66 degrees north where the Norse Gods granted my wish for strong winds and good light. It was the wind that amplified the trail of steam and allowed me to work a comfortable distance from the source without losing the effect. It was then up to me to work the strong late afternoon light to the best of my advantage. The end result is a strong image and certainly authentic. It's stripped back and visceral mood lives and breathes the wildest of Icelandic sagas. There are horse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Dancing on Ice
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Dancing on Ice
St. Moritz, Switzerland - 2024
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper.
Available Sizes:
Standard
24" x 78" Unframed
39" x 93" Framed
Edition of 20
Large
31" x 103" Unframed
46" x 118" Framed
Edition of 20
“The lake below the celebrated and historic Swiss community of St Moritz has been hosting sports events for 150 years; sailing in the summer months and, of course, all sorts of activities on the ice in the winter, the most spectacular and famous of which, is the White Turf racing festival held over three consecutive Sundays in February.
I have been to St Moritz during this period several times over the years and the photograph I have had in mind to celebrate these fairy-tale races has never been possible because the weather hasn’t played ball. I wanted to visually glorify the amphitheatre as much as the racing itself and this required fresh snow. After a thaw, any winter town...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dancing on Ice
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Dancing on Ice
St. Moritz, Switzerland - 2024
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper.
Available Sizes:
Standard
24" x 78" Unframed
39" x 93" Framed
Edition of 20
Large
31" x 103" Unframed
46" x 118" Framed
Edition of 20
“The lake below the celebrated and historic Swiss community of St Moritz has been hosting sports events for 150 years; sailing in the summer months and, of course, all sorts of activities on the ice in the winter, the most spectacular and famous of which, is the White Turf racing festival held over three consecutive Sundays in February.
I have been to St Moritz during this period several times over the years and the photograph I have had in mind to celebrate these fairy-tale races has never been possible because the weather hasn’t played ball. I wanted to visually glorify the amphitheatre as much as the racing itself and this required fresh snow. After a thaw, any winter town...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'The Bison on Main' - Bison on a snowy village road, fine art photography, 2023
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Testarossa' - model and wolf in a ferrari, fine art photography, 2023
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Sex Panther' - wild cat running towards the camera, fine art photography, 2023
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Who let the dogs out' - three Pomeranians in a Car, fine art photography, 2023
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Who Let the Dogs Out?
By David Yarrow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Yarrow
The Dogs of Sunset, 2023 - Los Angeles, CA
Available in the following sizes:
Standard: 52 x 66 inches, Edition of 12
Large: 71 x 92 inches, Edition of 12
Archival Pigment Print, Framed
Signed and numbered by artist
"This photograph is a small love letter to the city of Los Angeles. For all its vapidity, superficialness and elaborate coffee orders, there is no denying its pre-eminence in the entertainment world. It is a place where creatives go to be challenged, humbled and occasionally propelled forward. As the comedian Steve Martin once said “the key is to be so good they can’t ignore you”.
Sunset Boulevard is the spiritual heart of West Hollywood and that makes it one of the most famous stretches of road in the world. There are not many places where a road itself is a tourist attraction, but Sunset is exactly that. It is not just a perfunctory means of getting from A to B, it is a visual feast from the ground level tarmac to the Californian sky...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Bear Island' - bear climbing out of a river, fine art photography, 2023
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
David Yarrow is a British fine art photographer and one of the most spectacular and best-selling nature photographers in the world. In his large-format monochrome prints, he captures the beauty of the planet like no other. His works are populated by majestic lions, sleek panthers, and free-roaming buffaloes. Trumped only by the female beauties Yarrow places next to them, he captures unique moments of human-animal interaction. While highlighting the untamed side of supermodels such as Cara Delevingne or Cindy Crawford, Yarrow portrays the wild beasts in the most human way possible.
'Bear Island' was shot on a trip to Iliamna, Alaska during the salmon run...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Waterworld
By David Yarrow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Yarrow
Waterworld
Signed and numbered by artist
Archival Pigment Print
52 x 71 inches, Edition of 12
71 x 99 inches, Edition of 12
This piece is currently on display at Art An...
Category
2010s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
South by Southwest - Supermodel Cindy Crawford in vintage Ferrari on route 66
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sin City - Supermodel Cindy Crawford Walking in the desert, Joshua Tree
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Roy's - Supermodel Cindy Crawford walking in front of 1950s motel on route 66
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
T'Challa
By David Yarrow
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The Jennifer Balcos Galley is offering #8 of edition of 12
Signed
Framed beautifully with museum quality TRU VU acrylic
"I am not ashamed of the fact that I often have an audience in my mind when I take a shot. In this case in the Diamond Belle Saloon in Durango, Colorado, my instincts were that it would appeal more if the frame was busy because my experience with this famous old wild west bar
is that it is always something of a gathering place for all those who like a drink. It is how bars should be and is celebrated as such. I want the audience to say; “I wish I was in that bar that night” or even “we need more interesting people in our bar”. This frame sweats and that was always my intent.
Anyone close to my camera had to be characters out of a story book and play to the lore of the wild west. I want to exaggerate not dumb things down as that helps the storyteller.
In a staged image such as this, there is no need to ask permission to be creative; in fact, it is a necessary precondition.
Cara Delevingne’s face is so strong and powerful that I knew there was no room for another girl on her same focal plane, but there would be room for a black wolf and then a menacing poker player. The background could then look after itself, but I wanted to pay homage to the saloon girls...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Fox and Hound
By David Yarrow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Yarrow
The Fox and Hound, 2023
Available in the following sizes:
Standard: 52 x 66 inches, Edition of 20
Large: 71 x 92 inches, Edition of 20
Archival Pigment Print, Framed
Sig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
South By Southwest (2023)
By David Yarrow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Yarrow
South By Southwest, 2023
Available in the following sizes:
Standard: 52 x 69 inches, Edition of 20
Large: 71 x 96 inches, Edition of 20
Archival Pigment Print, Framed
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Roy's
By David Yarrow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Yarrow
Roy's, 2023
Available in the following sizes:
Standard: 53 x 52 inches, Edition of 20
Large: 72 x 71 inches, Edition of 20
Archival Pigment Print, Framed
Signed and numb...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Deadwood
By David Yarrow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DAVID YARROW
Deadwood, 2023
Signed and numbered by artist
Archival Pigment Print
52 x 94 inches, Edition of 12
63 x 117 inches, Edition of 12
This piece is currently on display at A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Switzerland - Model and dog standing in front of a train station in the winter
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
Available in two sizes. High-end framing on request. Limited edition of 12.
Each artwork is done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Norse
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Norse
Skogafoss, Iceland – 2022 - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 12
Available sizes:
40 x 37 inches
61 x 56 inches
All prints are on 315gsm Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta paper and varnished after processing to give both endurance and sheen. Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front. Price includes David Yarrow's custom black ash frame, white archival matting and protective UV acrylic.
“Skogafoss in southern Iceland is a familiar destination for us, we have filmed there a few times over the years and know its potential and also its challenges. The waterfall is aesthetically without equal in Europe and the backdrop offers the chance of an arresting photograph, especially as the foreground gives a platform on which to add narrative. The waterfall itself is of little interest to me; it is photographed thousands of times a day by good photographers with good cameras. It must be used as part of the story, not the whole event.
The riddle is how to manage the distance between the camera and the point of impact of the huge volumes of water that smash onto the ground. To work too close risks not just losing perspective, but having spray, quickly rendering the camera inoperable. To work further away is more practical, but then the distance compression can dumb things down and lose the sense of immersion and importantly the scale.
We now know our spot and our lens choice, but this was the first time we had put it to the test in the snow, when Skogafoss becomes a three-sided winter vortex; a bit like a deep freeze...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
T'Challa
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
T'Challa
South Africa - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 12
Available sizes:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
WELL, I’M A-STANDIN’ ON A CORNER IN WINSLOW, ARIZONA
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Well, I'm Standin' On A Corner In Wislow, Arizona
Arizona, USA - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Yarrow Photograph "Vantage Point" of Train in the Western Frontier
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
This work is sourced directly from the artist.
Framed Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Hand-signed by artist with Certificate of Authenticity
As part of my photographic anthology on the wild west, it was always my intent to bring native Indians and a railroad together into an image, but I had no wish to objectify either party. A photograph for instance of a hostile railroad attack by a party of Indians could be labelled as
stereotyping or indeed being blind to the provocation of what was effectively an invasion by American settlers, prospectors and capitalists. We entered this project to tell stories, not make overtly political points.
After several scouting trips, I found an ideal location 10,000 feet above sea level on the track near Silverton, Colorado. The train owners told us that this section of the track had never been shot before and that sense of ground breaking always gives me a warm glow.
The high cliff face offered a sense of a vantage point and the opportunity for the camera to tell a more passive observation story (albeit with a little attitude).
The narrative seems entirely realistic as most of the time the natives would observe the Iron Horses from a safe distance with a mixture of fear; anger but also, I would imagine a hint of bewilderment.
The driver of the steam train did a fabulous job with the plume - it was a magical sight to see.
Available Sizes (Framed Size)
Large: 71” x 91”
Standard: 52” x 65”
Available Editions
Large: Edition of 12
Standard: Edition of 12
David Yarrow was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1966. He took up photography at an early age and as a 20-year-old found himself working as a photographer for The London Times on the pitch at the World Cup Final in Mexico City. On that day, David took the famous picture of Diego Maradona holding the World Cup and, as a result, was subsequently asked to cover the Olympics and numerous other sporting events. Many years later David established himself as a fine art photographer by documenting the natural world from new perspectives and the last nine years have been career-defining.
David’s evocative and immersive photography of life on earth is most distinctive and has earned him an ever-growing following amongst art collectors. His large monochrome images made in Los Angeles are on display in leading galleries and museums across Europe and North America. He is now recognised as one of the best-selling fine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
David Yarrow Photograph "The Brotherhood of Thieves" on Nantucket Island
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
"The Brotherhood of Thieves"
Nantucket, USA 2022
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
This work was sourced directly from the artist.
Not far inland from the storied harbour of Nantucket lies a wonderfully named bar - The Brotherhood of Thieves. Our desk research had led us to believe it could be a perfect location as the walls and ceiling looked timeless and there appeared to be good window light.
When I arrived in town, I went straight to the bar which was being refurbished ahead of the start of the summer season. It was better than I had dared to hope and I told the team that so long as we got permission from the owner to shoot there, our quest for strong indoor locations on the island was over. We had our spot. The owners could not have been more accommodating and we had four days to put together a strong line up. The storyline was always going to have a maritime leaning and my instincts were to go back to the island’s leading position in the whaling industry in the 19th century. Nantucket was, of course, the starting point for the doomed whaler - Essex - and integral to Herman Melville’s classic novel - Moby Dick.
I imagined that The Brotherhood of Thieves would have a drinking den for returning whalers, salty sea dogs and gamblers and this assembly may have attracted the more opportunistic girls on the island. A picture of the bar’s clientele evolved daily in my mind as I wandered around this old town thinking of ideas. I knew we could have no bland characters, everyone had to earn their right to be a thief, a gambler or indeed a lady of the night...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Who's Gonna Tell Him?
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Who's Gonna Tell Him?
Antarctica - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 12
Avail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
LA Baby
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
LA Baby
Antarctica - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marvel
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Marvel
South Africa- 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 12
Available sizes:
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
True North
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
True North
Iceland - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cloud 9
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloud 9
Aspen, Colorado, USA - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Aspen, Baby
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Aspen, Baby
Aspen, Colorado - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 12
Available...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Fox and Hound
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
The Fox and Hound
Los Angeles, California - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Power Of The Dog
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
The Power Of The Dog
The Rocky Mountains - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New Testament (Monochrome)
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
NEW TESTAMENT
South Sudan, 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 12
Available sizes:
37 x 80 inches
49 x 114 inches
"All prints are on 315gsm Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta paper and varnished after processing to give both endurance and sheen. Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front. Price includes David Yarrow's custom black ash frame, white archival matting and protective UV acrylic. For unframed, $1,500 will be deducted from the price.
David Yarrow has built an unrivaled reputation for capturing the beauty of the planet’s remote landscapes, cultures and endangered animals. Born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1966, he is now an internationally acclaimed fine art photographer and Europe’s best selling wildlife photographer.
In retrospect, my photograph Mankind, taken in South Sudan in 2014, was a stepping stone in my career. It was authentic, it had a biblical scale to it and could be looked at for a long time. Haunting and hellish one minute and serene and ethereal the next. Mankind elicited an emotional reaction despite how foreign the subject matter was.
The editions of the picture sold out quickly and the hammer price at Sotheby’s of $78,000 was then a record for my work. Since 2014, awareness of my art has grown materially, and I am sure this powerful image has played a role.
It was taken at a dangerous time in South Sudan’s short history and recently, during 2019 and 2020, the violence got worse. It simply was not safe for foreigners as many areas were loosely governed and guns were round every corner. It was sketchy at best and downright toxic at worst.
But since 2021, some calm has returned and tribal skirmishes in the cattle camps are now less common. I thought it was time to return. After all, I’d had eight years to think about what I could do differently. Cameras have certainly improved, and I have a further eight years of experience under my belt. I also had maintained contacts in South Sudan, in particular with those in charge of the large cattle camps to the south of Rumbek. This is no place to go without inside help, security protection and best in class field logistics. There must be a plan and there must be attention to detail.
But I knew it would be a mistake to go back and try to copy what I did eight years ago; it would hint at a lack of creative progression and courage. I needed
to do better and offer a new story, to go backwards would be damaging at many levels. I had been preoccupied by that fear for some time and I knew that I had to be bold.
The Lakes areas of South Sudan are just about on a map, but way off the grid for most. It is the most basic of existences and the only material source of employment is the cattle camps. In 2014, I filmed near the town of Yirol in a camp on a Nile tributary, but this time I wanted to travel further into the interior and find an even bigger camp on the way to Rumbek. My premise was to play on scale and my leaning was always to go bigger not smaller. I am always greedy in the field. The Dinka tribe are the world’s tallest people, their cattle camps are the biggest of their kind and the cattle horns are Jurassic. This is a place to play on the word “big”.
My picture, Mankind, had novelty factor because it delivered such an emphatic sense of scale and place. Whilst I was nervous of treading old ground, familiarity is a friend not a foe, that’s why we often use the same talent in our storytelling. I needed to go one step further than I had in 2014, without losing any small individual stories within the image. My sense was that there needed to be even more of a visual overload in the frame and I found it difficult in my preconceptions to escape from the word “panoramic”. The local chiefs and the head of police knew where to take me and my security detail knew how to keep me safe. I would go into largely unchartered land where the Dinka had established a camp of over 10,000 cattle.
I have often thought that a photographer in the last eight years would go and try and take their own version of Mankind, but I haven’t seen any. Every
week I see monochrome photographs of the big elephants...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New Testament (B&W)
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
NEW TESTAMENT
South Sudan, 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 12
Available sizes:
37 x 80 inches
49 x 114 inches
"All prints are on 315gsm Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta paper and varnished after processing to give both endurance and sheen. Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front. Price includes David Yarrow's custom black ash frame, white archival matting and protective UV acrylic. For unframed, $1,500 will be deducted from the price.
David Yarrow has built an unrivaled reputation for capturing the beauty of the planet’s remote landscapes, cultures and endangered animals. Born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1966, he is now an internationally acclaimed fine art photographer and Europe’s best selling wildlife photographer.
"In retrospect, my photograph Mankind, taken in South Sudan in 2014, was a stepping stone in my career. It was authentic, it had a biblical scale to it and could be looked at for a long time. Haunting and hellish one minute and serene and ethereal the next. Mankind elicited an emotional reaction despite how foreign the subject matter was.
The editions of the picture sold out quickly and the hammer price at Sotheby’s of $78,000 was then a record for my work. Since 2014, awareness of my art has grown materially, and I am sure this powerful image has played a role.
It was taken at a dangerous time in South Sudan’s short history and recently, during 2019 and 2020, the violence got worse. It simply was not safe for foreigners as many areas were loosely governed and guns were round every corner. It was sketchy at best and downright toxic at worst.
But since 2021, some calm has returned and tribal skirmishes in the cattle camps are now less common. I thought it was time to return. After all, I’d had eight years to think about what I could do differently. Cameras have certainly improved, and I have a further eight years of experience under my belt. I also had maintained contacts in South Sudan, in particular with those in charge of the large cattle camps to the south of Rumbek. This is no place to go without inside help, security protection and best in class field logistics. There must be a plan and there must be attention to detail.
But I knew it would be a mistake to go back and try to copy what I did eight years ago; it would hint at a lack of creative progression and courage. I needed
to do better and offer a new story, to go backwards would be damaging at many levels. I had been preoccupied by that fear for some time and I knew that I had to be bold.
The Lakes areas of South Sudan are just about on a map, but way off the grid for most. It is the most basic of existences and the only material source of employment is the cattle camps. In 2014, I filmed near the town of Yirol in a camp on a Nile tributary, but this time I wanted to travel further into the interior and find an even bigger camp on the way to Rumbek. My premise was to play on scale and my leaning was always to go bigger not smaller. I am always greedy in the field. The Dinka tribe are the world’s tallest people, their cattle camps are the biggest of their kind and the cattle horns are Jurassic. This is a place to play on the word “big”.
My picture, Mankind, had novelty factor because it delivered such an emphatic sense of scale and place. Whilst I was nervous of treading old ground, familiarity is a friend not a foe, that’s why we often use the same talent in our storytelling. I needed to go one step further than I had in 2014, without losing any small individual stories within the image. My sense was that there needed to be even more of a visual overload in the frame and I found it difficult in my preconceptions to escape from the word “panoramic”. The local chiefs and the head of police knew where to take me and my security detail knew how to keep me safe. I would go into largely unchartered land where the Dinka had established a camp of over 10,000 cattle.
I have often thought that a photographer in the last eight years would go and try and take their own version of Mankind, but I haven’t seen any. Every
week I see monochrome photographs of the big elephants...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dead Man's Chest / Josie Canseco Pirate
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
DEAD MAN'S CHEST
Anguilla, Caribbean 2022
This work was sourced directly from the artist.
I hope this image is identified as having some of my trademarks. Every inch of the frame sweats and every person within the frame firmly stakes claim to his or her presence. I was greedy in the amount of information I wanted in the picture and for it to come off, I needed luck as well as strong communication with everyone on set. It has the cinematic feel that I often strive for and I think in time I will look back very fondly on that evening. At the moment it is all a little fresh and the subject matter is sufficiently adrift from my normal work that it is difficult to find context. But my sense is that it is a special photograph.
The goal was to attain compositional harmony amidst the chaos of the beach landing, which was not that easy an objective as this landing was for real. This raw and rocky coastline in Anguilla is no studio. In retrospect it is remarkable that not only are the faces of the six male pirates in the landing party all in view but they also show collective endeavour. They had enough to think about dealing with the boat in the tide and maybe the truth is that they weren’t in role at all.
Whilst getting soaked, out of my right eye I was checking the barrel in the sea, as I didn’t want to lose it behind the boat. There was quite a bit of multi-tasking going on in that one minute. Keeping a watch on two Rastafarian friends on the rocks was a further dimension. It was quite late in the day and by that time, I couldn't be too sure of their footing given their activities during the day.
Josie Canseco...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
"Chief" American Indian Photographed in Wyoming Devil's Tower
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Chief"
Wyoming, USA 2020
Large: 71" x 96” Edition of 12
Standard: 52" x 69" Edition of 12
This work is sourced directly from the artist.
Framed Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Hand-signed by artist with Certificate of Authenticity
Over the last few weeks we have quietly been photographing senior Native Americans against the backdrop of quintessential and emblematic American vistas.
Whilst we will be releasing some of the series in the run up to the Presidential Election, this is not an overtly political statement from us. We know that Native Americans have long had a leaning toward the Democratic Party, but we took this assignment on because it is relevant, not to be political.
There is wide recognition now that Christopher Columbus did not discover America in 1492 and the events in Minneapolis have accelerated the debate on the possibility of institutionalised racism in the teaching of American history. This is not a discussion we want to fully engage in - as we are ill equipped to add value, but I do want to celebrate some of the tribal elders I have had the fortune to encounter in the last month. Their pride, manners, grace and humility have been humbling. We have made new friends in the North.
For this project we worked with Chief John Spotted Tail, the great-great-grandson of the fabled Lakota chief Spotted Tail. We spent two days with him in Northern Wyoming and he was so excited to wear the headpiece that only the most senior Native American chiefs like him can wear. His attire was emphatically his decision not ours. Their heritage is integral to their souls.
The ground in front of Devils Tower...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
1880
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
1880
Monument Valley, Utah, USA - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 12
Available sizes:
39 x 78 inches
53 x 111 inches
All prints are on 315gsm Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta paper and varnished after processing to give both endurance and sheen. Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front. Price includes David Yarrow's custom black ash frame, white archival matting and protective UV acrylic. For unframed, $1,500 will be deducted from the price.
David Yarrow has built an unrivaled reputation for capturing the beauty of the planet’s remote landscapes, cultures and endangered animals. Born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1966, he is now an internationally acclaimed fine art photographer and Europe’s best selling wildlife photographer.
"I have had the idea of this image in my mind for a couple of years. Looking through stills of John Ford’s iconic film, Stagecoach, there was one image from the filming in 1939 that popped up on my screen time and time again - the stagecoach moving right to left with the unmistakable monoliths of Monument Valley in the background. There is no indication as to whether John Wayne was inside the stagecoach, but that mattered little, this was the perfect visual in what many have described as the perfect western.
The location of the old still from Stagecoach is on private land right on the Arizona/Utah border not far from the Monument Valley visitor centre and my production team secured permission to film there.
It struck me, given the direction of travel was westerly, if we used a wagon as opposed to a stagecoach, we could use the first rays of light to dramatic effect as they diffract through the foreground content. The trick would then be to find a dip in the terrain which would allow for the monolith to pop out above the wagon and horses...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cloud 9
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloud 9
Aspen, Colorado, USA - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Editi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
66 Degrees North
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
66 Degrees North
Námafjall Geothermal Area, Iceland - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 12
Available sizes:
48 x 54 inches
67 x 76 inches
All prints are on 315gsm Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta paper and varnished after processing to give both endurance and sheen. Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front. Price includes David Yarrow's custom black ash frame, white archival matting and protective UV acrylic. For unframed, $1,500 will be deducted from the price.
David Yarrow has built an unrivaled reputation for capturing the beauty of the planet’s remote landscapes, cultures and endangered animals. Born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1966, he is now an internationally acclaimed fine art photographer and Europe’s best selling wildlife photographer.
"Developing a concept that ticks the boxes creatively and then executing that concept are emphatically two different jobs, which is why making a picture is a longer process than taking a picture.
Many years ago, the exceptional work of British photographer Tim Flach, drew my attention to the hot springs of Myvatn in the north of Iceland. This remote area is geologically angry and in deep winter it is fairly inhospitable, but in the summer, it becomes something of a tourist resort for the local Icelandics and all too crowded for how we operate. We would always choose inhospitable over crowded.
I have filmed here in the winter in the past, but struggled to do justice to the uniquely raw ecosystem. As always there is an element of knowing how to get it right by initially getting it hopelessly wrong. In particular, this is not a safe place without engaging locals, because the ground underneath, much like Yellowstone in Wyoming, is not to be taken for granted. To be brave and work close to the geysers needs permits and guides.
But in 2022, we finally had our rewards. The weather plays such a big role in the field; no more so than up here at 66 degrees north where the Norse Gods granted my wish for strong winds and good light. It was the wind that amplified the trail of steam and allowed me to work a comfortable distance from the source without losing the effect. It was then up to me to work the strong late afternoon light to the best of my advantage.
The end result is a strong image and certainly authentic. Its stripped back and visceral mood lives and breathes the wildest of Icelandic sagas. There are horse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Chief" American Indian Photographed in Wyoming Devil's Tower
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Chief"
Wyoming, USA 2020
Large: 71" x 96” Edition of 12
Standard: 52" x 69" Edition of 12
This work is sourced directly from the artist.
Framed Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Hand-signed by artist with Certificate of Authenticity
Over the last few weeks we have quietly been photographing senior Native Americans against the backdrop of quintessential and emblematic American vistas.
Whilst we will be releasing some of the series in the run up to the Presidential Election, this is not an overtly political statement from us. We know that Native Americans have long had a leaning toward the Democratic Party, but we took this assignment on because it is relevant, not to be political.
There is wide recognition now that Christopher Columbus did not discover America in 1492 and the events in Minneapolis have accelerated the debate on the possibility of institutionalised racism in the teaching of American history. This is not a discussion we want to fully engage in - as we are ill equipped to add value, but I do want to celebrate some of the tribal elders I have had the fortune to encounter in the last month. Their pride, manners, grace and humility have been humbling. We have made new friends in the North.
For this project we worked with Chief John Spotted Tail, the great-great-grandson of the fabled Lakota chief Spotted Tail. We spent two days with him in Northern Wyoming and he was so excited to wear the headpiece that only the most senior Native American chiefs like him can wear. His attire was emphatically his decision not ours. Their heritage is integral to their souls.
The ground in front of Devils Tower...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
"Chief" American Indian Photographed in Wyoming Devil's Tower
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Chief"
Wyoming, USA 2020
Large: 71" x 96” Edition of 12
Standard: 52" x 69" Edition of 12
This work is sourced directly from the artist.
Framed Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Hand-signed by artist with Certificate of Authenticity
Over the last few weeks we have quietly been photographing senior Native Americans against the backdrop of quintessential and emblematic American vistas.
Whilst we will be releasing some of the series in the run up to the Presidential Election, this is not an overtly political statement from us. We know that Native Americans have long had a leaning toward the Democratic Party, but we took this assignment on because it is relevant, not to be political.
There is wide recognition now that Christopher Columbus did not discover America in 1492 and the events in Minneapolis have accelerated the debate on the possibility of institutionalised racism in the teaching of American history. This is not a discussion we want to fully engage in - as we are ill equipped to add value, but I do want to celebrate some of the tribal elders I have had the fortune to encounter in the last month. Their pride, manners, grace and humility have been humbling. We have made new friends in the North.
For this project we worked with Chief John Spotted Tail, the great-great-grandson of the fabled Lakota chief Spotted Tail. We spent two days with him in Northern Wyoming and he was so excited to wear the headpiece that only the most senior Native American chiefs like him can wear. His attire was emphatically his decision not ours. Their heritage is integral to their souls.
The ground in front of Devils Tower...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
The Sheriff's Daughter
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
The Sheriff's Daughter
Montana, USA - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Quick and The Dead
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
The Quick and The Dead
Montana, USA - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and number...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Sheriff ’s Daughter / Sexy Framed Western Photo Josie Canseco
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Framed Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
The Residents
Montana, USA - 2022
The intricate layout for this picture was preconceived before I went to bed the previous night. I knew that as soon as the sun rose above the buildings the light would be too harsh to work and that there could be no time for compositional pondering during the shoot. The camera angle needed flat light not aggressive shadows and the weather forecast suggested that we would need to be finished no later than 8.15 am.
So, it was cold conditions when the cast began assembling at 6.15am. Josie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Living Without Boarders Black and White Cowboy on Horse Photo taken in Mexico
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Framed Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Mexico / USA, 2020
I took this photograph of the legendary West Texas cowboy - Ty Mitchell - on a sandbank on the Rio Grande. Ty stands 6ft 5” tall and my general assessment is that not much fazes this guy. Meanwhile, the location is about as good as it gets and is rather wonderfully named Contraband Creek.
I was standing in Mexico and 20 yards across the river was the US. Every time I walked knee deep across the river to change a lens or camera, I entered America and then on my return I re-entered Mexico. I think I actually entered America four times in a morning - all rather surreal with this talk of a wall.
I would like to thank the US Border Patrol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Enough is Enough by David Yarrow / Cindy Crawford in the Wild West
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Enough is Enough
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
This work was sourced directly from the artist.
This photograph was a spontaneous behind ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Beach Bums
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Beach Bums
Anguilla, Caribbean - 2022
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Sizes
Large – 56” x 97” Unframed, 71” x 112” Framed – Edition of 12
S...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Beach Bums / Sexy Pirate Themed Framed Black and White Photo
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Beach Bums
Anguilla, Caribbean - 2022
Sizes
Large – 56” x 97” Unframed, 71” x 112” Framed – Edition of 12
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Dead Man's Chest / Josie Canseco Pirate
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
DEAD MAN'S CHEST
Anguilla, Caribbean 2022
This work was sourced directly from the artist.
I hope this image is identified as having some of my trademarks. Every inch of the frame sweats and every person within the frame firmly stakes claim to his or her presence. I was greedy in the amount of information I wanted in the picture and for it to come off, I needed luck as well as strong communication with everyone on set. It has the cinematic feel that I often strive for and I think in time I will look back very fondly on that evening. At the moment it is all a little fresh and the subject matter is sufficiently adrift from my normal work that it is difficult to find context. But my sense is that it is a special photograph.
The goal was to attain compositional harmony amidst the chaos of the beach landing, which was not that easy an objective as this landing was for real. This raw and rocky coastline in Anguilla is no studio. In retrospect it is remarkable that not only are the faces of the six male pirates in the landing party all in view but they also show collective endeavour. They had enough to think about dealing with the boat in the tide and maybe the truth is that they weren’t in role at all.
Whilst getting soaked, out of my right eye I was checking the barrel in the sea, as I didn’t want to lose it behind the boat. There was quite a bit of multi-tasking going on in that one minute. Keeping a watch on two Rastafarian friends on the rocks was a further dimension. It was quite late in the day and by that time, I couldn't be too sure of their footing given their activities during the day.
Josie Canseco...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Dead Man's Chest / Josie Canseco Pirate Ship
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
DEAD MAN'S CHEST
Anguilla, Caribbean 2022
The work has been sourced directly from the artist
I hope this image is identified as having some of my trademarks. Every inch of the frame sweats and every person within the frame firmly stakes claim to his or her presence. I was greedy in the amount of information I wanted in the picture and for it to come off, I needed luck as well as strong communication with everyone on set. It has the cinematic feel that I often strive for and I think in time I will look back very fondly on that evening. At the moment it is all a little fresh and the subject matter is sufficiently adrift from my normal work that it is difficult to find context. But my sense is that it is a special photograph.
The goal was to attain compositional harmony amidst the chaos of the beach landing, which was not that easy an objective as this landing was for real. This raw and rocky coastline in Anguilla is no studio. In retrospect it is remarkable that not only are the faces of the six male pirates in the landing party all in view but they also show collective endeavour. They had enough to think about dealing with the boat in the tide and maybe the truth is that they weren’t in role at all.
Whilst getting soaked, out of my right eye I was checking the barrel in the sea, as I didn’t want to lose it behind the boat. There was quite a bit of multi-tasking going on in that one minute. Keeping a watch on two Rastafarian friends on the rocks was a further dimension. It was quite late in the day and by that time, I couldn't be too sure of their footing given their activities during the day.
Josie Canseco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
The Bribe / The Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort and Josie Canseco on Yacht
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
The Bribe
Available in two sizes
Large 71 X 116 inches (Framed)
Medium 52 X 82 inches (Framed)
About David Yarrow
David Yarrow was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1966. He took up photography at an early age and as a 20-year-old found himself working as a photographer for The London Times on the pitch at the World Cup Final in Mexico City. On that day, David took the famous picture of Diego Maradona holding the World Cup and, as a result, was subsequently asked to cover the Olympics and numerous other sporting events. Many years later David established himself as a fine art photographer by documenting the natural world from new perspectives and the last nine years have been career-defining.
David’s evocative and immersive photography of life on earth is most distinctive and has earned him an ever-growing following amongst art collectors. His large monochrome images made in Los Angeles are on display in leading galleries and museums across Europe and North America. He is now recognised as one of the best-selling fine art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Enough is Enough - Cindy Crawford
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Montana, USA - 2020
This Work was sourced directly from the artist.
This photograph was ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
3:10 to Yuma / Josie Canseco Western theme Tied to Train Tracks with Cowboy
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
3:10 TO YUMA
Texas, USA 2020
This Work was sourced directly from the artist.
Railway tracks can be visu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Break Up / Josie Canseco and Wolf in a Vintage Car, Monument Vally Utah
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
THE BREAK UP
Utah USA, 2018
This Work was sourced directly from the artist.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Beach Bums
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Beach Bums
Anguilla, Caribbean - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 12
Availabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dead Man's Chest
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Dead Man's Chest
Anguilla, Caribbean - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the fro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Catwalk
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
Catwalk
Dinokeng, South Africa - 2021
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
Edition Size: 20
Availabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Old Man And The Sea
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
The Old Man And The Sea
Anguilla and South Africa - 2022
Archival Pigment Print on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Each is signed, dated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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