Buckaroo Traditions

People like to talk about how “the west is dying”, and they’re not altogether wrong or right. The west is changing, but it isn’t dying. There are plenty of wild places left where buckaroos still value and carry on the traditions started 100+ years ago. The Spanish Ranch in Tuscarora, Nevada is one such place where time stands still. During branding season the entire cavvy is brought in to camp every afternoon and lined up on the ropes. The cow boss will then slowly and methodically catch horses for all of his cowboys to ride the following day. To witness such a thing in the middle of the Sage Brush Sea, hours from civilization, is a sight one can never forget.

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.