Ranching Between Ice and Sky

My Scholarship entry - Ranching in Patagonia: Between Ice and Sky

Chile | Sunday, October 26, 2014 | 5 photos

I am currently a graduate student at the University of California Davis majoring in International Agricultural Development. You may ask, “Why this major? Why not photography?” The reason is, I truly believe that education offers us an opportunity to think critically about ourselves and the world around us. It is my hope that studying current issues in agriculture will help inform my photography and give me a platform from which to use a visual medium to inform the general public on a range of issues from land use to food security. However, as a photographer, I am currently on the cusp. I am building a portfolio on things I care about, working diligently, and networking. Nonetheless, I am still missing that “last step” to enter the world professionally. To get to work an assignment with Jason Edwards would mean the world to me and my photographic career. As much as I am a believer in traditional education, I also know that life experiences and enthusiastic mentors are some of life's best teachers. I would be honored to get the opportunity to learn not just the art of photography, but the important skills of living and working on the road from a true professional.