Phillips Rodeo Productions – Bartow County Championship
At the end of last year, I got hooked on the show Yellowstone. I binge watched all the seasons and was left wanting more. It left me fascinated with ranch life, horses, and the skill of riding them. I wanted to see more and started searching for rodeos. It turns out, there are not many to be found here in the Atlanta area. But Phillips Rodeo Productions was hosting a rodeo in Cartersville this weekend and I went.
The patriotism was strong, as were the die hard rodeo fans. In the front row was a couple with a newborn baby that appeared to be less than a week old. Children were running around with whips flying that they purchased as souvenirs. There was even a rodeo clown/jester, which I hadn’t even realized was a thing.
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It was a Pink Out event to raise breast cancer awareness, so many of the rodeo participants and fans were wearing pink.
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Phillips Rodeo Productions had their own professional photographer capturing Bartow County Championship Rodeo in the ring. This was solely for fun for me and I was thankful they gave me permission to bring my camera as long as I didn’t interfere with their photographer or his strobes. Watching him in the ring and occasionally climbing the bars as horses approached quickly gave me a whole new respect for other photographers. And this also made me realize there are some things I don’t want to be paid to do. I know I wouldn’t get out of the way quickly enough to not get trampled!