CATTLE BRANDING PHOTOGRAPHY PRINT

Perhaps more than any other, the visual of smoke from a cattle branding is one most people would associate with a cowboy’s “job”, but branding season is much more than just a job, it’s a gathering. This color photograph captures a moment during one of the most important times of year on a working ranch, when cowboys come together to carry out a tradition that goes back generations. Sure it’s hard work, but branding is what cowboys look forward to during the frigid winter days and nights. During the spring months they get to use all of their skills, but it’s also a time when community comes together to help. Cowboys will gladly travel from far and wide to help others brand, knowing that the favor is always reciprocated. The “brand” doesn’t just show proof of ownership, it’s a ritual that connects people that haven’t had the chance to see each other for an entire year.

Limited Edition Archival Pigment Prints

• Printed at a fine art lab on museum-quality Hahnemühle Baryta paper

• Hand-signed and numbered

• Smooth texture with a subtle warmth, ideal for rich tones

• Meets the highest industry standards for archival longevity and color fidelity

Sizes & Editions

• 13” x 19” - Edition of 45

• 24” x 36” - Edition of 35

• 36” x 54” - Edition of 25

• 43” x 65” – Edition of 10

Custom Framing & International Shipping

Contact me directly about custom framing, digital mockups, and international shipping options.

Return Policy

All prints can be returned for a full refund within 30 days. If they are not to your liking or damaged in shipment, I’ll provide a new print or pay for the cost of return.

About the Collection

For more than six years, photographer Rob Hammer has traveled throughout the American West documenting the lives and traditions of working cowboys on some of the country's most historic ranches. His ongoing project, Calves to the Fire, is an intimate look at a culture that remains largely unseen by the outside world. The photographs are made during actual day to day ranch work instead of staged reproductions.

Work from the collection has been exhibited in fine art galleries and museums, featured on the set of the hit television shows Yellowstone and Dutton Ranch, licensed by iconic Western brands such as Wrangler and American Hat Co., and published in Western Horseman and Cowboys & Indians Magazine.