ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photo by @williamalbertallard / Pendleton, Oregon, 1998. I had been asked to photograph an essay on the rodeo for National Geographic, and considering that I'd spent the previous decade focusing on the American West and the cowboy, I wondered whether I still could find visual inspiration. I soon discovered that, as with so many stories, no matter the country, the place, the event, or the people, the best pictures are often found around the edges. That’s where I saw Acosia Red Elk, mounted on her horse at the annual Pendleton Round-Up. Both she and her horse are draped in beautifully beaded buckskins, and behind her are some of the 300 teepees at the Native American tribal village set up behind the rodeo grandstands. Acosia Red Elk was competing in the American Indian Beauty Contest and she would soon take part in a parade of contestants. The simple gesture of Acosia looking over her shoulder, profiling her face against the darkly threatening sky, commands our attention. I have no idea who won that contest, but I’ve always been grateful for being present to witness this scene, this moment. For more images of the American West and other assignments spanning a five-decade career, follow me @williamalbertallard. #west #nativeamerican #rodeo #oregon」10月28日 7時35分