The Devils

Shortly after moving to the UK from Texas, the country went into a series of strict nationwide lockdowns. I spent these lockdowns at the Devil's Horsemen, a leading supplier of horses and stunt men and women in the film industry. During this period, new to the country and restricted in movement, I used my film cameras to get closer to the workers who were also locked down at the farm, documenting their daily routines and the essential work they were performing as they cared for the horses and continued training. During this period, photography helped me cope with the uncertainty and isolation of the time we were living. I found a refuge at the farm amongst the animals and the team and it occurred to me that I was not alone in feeling that way. For some of the people working at the farm, this place had played this same role long before COVID appeared on the scene. From very different walks of life, they are brought together by their love for horses and their determination to make a living for themselves in which horses play a central role. Far from the glamour of the film industry and Hollywood, this project draws on the stillness from intimate moments of connection between horses and people, but it is first and foremost a human story, one that is at times a lonely, imbued with the uncertainty and fear of the time we are experiencing, but also one of hope.