Cowboys of the Americas: Photographs by Luis Fabini

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Luis Fabini, "Douglas Lake Ranch, British Columbia, Steve Brewer," nd

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Now based in New York City, Luis Fabini was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. His father, who put a camera in his hands at the age of seven, ignited his interest in photography. In his twenties, Luis Fabini became fascinated with the working relationship between man and horse. Since 2004, Fabini has immersed himself in cowboy culture as he travels through North and South America. His photographs reveal the cowboy who lives in silence and solitude; the interconnectedness of the men with the land; and a traditional way of life that exists on the outskirts of society but also vividly in our imagination.

In Canada and the United States they are known as Cowboy, in Mexico as the Charro, and in Columbia and Venezuela they are the Lone Ranger. In Ecuador is the Chagra, in Peru is the Chalán and Chile is the Huaso. Brazil has the Gaúcho, the Pantaneiroand Vaqueiro. In Uruguay and Argentina they are known as Gaucho. Whatever their name, these extraordinary individuals share a close relationship with the land and their animals.