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The Lone Cowboy

An imagined artifact of Hollywood is now fixture of the depiction of the west across Monument Valley. Now in Contemporary America, the trained horse stands petrified on the edge of the cliff so tourist can have themselves pictured as they were apart of these John Ford films.

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One Shot Photo Contest

2022

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The Lone Cowboy

An imagined artifact of Hollywood is now fixture of the depiction of the west across Monument Valley. Now in Contemporary America, the trained horse stands petrified on the edge of the cliff so tourist can have themselves pictured as they were apart of these John Ford films.

About Artist

William Mark Sommer

William Mark Sommer (b. 1990) is an analog film photographer residing in Sacramento, California. Mark has earned his BFA in Photography from Arizona State University and has exhibited over the United States and Internationally. Mark has been selected for many photography awards including Life Framer's "Open Call" First Place Award and The British Journal of Photograhy's "Decade of Change" and "Open Walls". Mark also has self-published 10 zines and has been featured in publications like Stay Wild, Float, Aint Bad, Booooooom, C41 magazine, Nowhere Diary, Analog Mag, LoDown Mag, The Modern-Day Explorer, among others. Growing up in the small historical bypassed town of Loomis, California, Mark was shaped by the culture of the Lincoln Highway. Experiencing this culture gave him a deep admiration towards rural America and its the history along the fading highways. Following these experiences and admirations have taken him all over the Western United States and brought him a closer understanding with complexities of American culture by seeing history in person and understanding its progressive nature in forgetting the past.

William Mark Sommer

Photographic Areas of Focus

Architecture, Film & Alternative Process, Fine Art, Interiors, Nature, Other, Portrait, Still Life, Street, Travel

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United States of America

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William Mark Sommer - Color Photography Contest 2023 | 3rd Place | Professional

Interview

William Mark Sommer - Color Photography Contest 2023 | 3rd Place | Professional
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Jeannette Reinig

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Tianhu Yuan

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Saiful Islam

Saiful Islam

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