David Stoecklein has been a top commercial and stock photographer for the last 25 years, with varied assignments worldwide. He is particularly renowned for his color photography which captures the customs and culture of the contemporary cowboy. A serious rancher and avid collector of Western cowboy collectibles, Stoecklein lives and works in Idaho's Wood River Valley with his family. Specializing in photographing both dramatic action and serene wilderness, Stoecklein uses a 35 mm camera for flexibility in the field. Working alongside the cowboys in fog, rain, snow and intense heat and in terrains as varied as the mountains of Idaho to the mesquite brush country in Texas, his images document the challenges of the work and remarkable beauty of the workplace. Stoecklein's work reveals a portrait of traditions unchanged and the legendary cowboy ethic of strength, honesty and integrity which remains the model for the American folk hero.
