{"id":2235384,"date":"2026-11-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2235384"},"modified":"2026-11-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:00:00","slug":"in-an-updated-edition-photographer-ivan-mcclellan-returns-to-black-rodeo-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2235384","title":{"rendered":"In an Updated Edition, Photographer Ivan McClellan Returns to Black Rodeo Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a black woman poses in front of horses and a blue sky\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kortnee Solomon, Texas, 2025. All images \u00a9 Ivan McClellan, courtesy of Damiani, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3d243ebe wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">In an Updated Edition, Photographer Ivan McClellan Returns to Black Rodeo Culture<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-11-03T11:49:52-06:00\">November 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/books\/\" rel=\"tag\">Books<\/a><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"colossal-share-buttons\">\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--facebook\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F11%2Fivan-mclellan-eight-seconds-legacy-in-motion%2F&amp;title=In%20an%20Updated%20Edition%2C%20Photographer%20Ivan%20McClellan%20Returns%20to%20Black%20Rodeo%20Culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Share<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--pinterest\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F11%2Fivan-mclellan-eight-seconds-legacy-in-motion%2F&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F11%2Fmcclellan-4-960x720.jpg&amp;description=In%20an%20Updated%20Edition%2C%20Photographer%20Ivan%20McClellan%20Returns%20to%20Black%20Rodeo%20Culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Pin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--email\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#2f105c5a4d454a4c5b1266410a1d1f4e410a1d1f7a5f4b4e5b4a4b0a1d1f6a4b465b4640410a1d6c0a1d1f7f47405b40485d4e5f474a5d0a1d1f66594e410a1d1f624c6c434a43434e410a1d1f7d4a5b5a5d415c0a1d1f5b400a1d1f6d434e4c440a1d1f7d404b4a400a1d1f6c5a435b5a5d4a094e425f144d404b561266410a1d1f4e410a1d1f7a5f4b4e5b4a4b0a1d1f6a4b465b4640410a1d6c0a1d1f7f47405b40485d4e5f474a5d0a1d1f66594e410a1d1f624c6c434a43434e410a1d1f7d4a5b5a5d415c0a1d1f5b400a1d1f6d434e4c440a1d1f7d404b4a400a1d1f6c5a435b5a5d4a0a1d1f0a6a1d0a171f0a161b0a1d1f475b5b5f5c0a1c6e0a1d690a1d69585858015b47465c465c4c4043405c5c4e43014c40420a1d691d1f1d190a1d691e1e0a1d6946594e4102424c434a43434e41024a4648475b025c4a4c40414b5c02434a484e4c560246410242405b4640410a1d69\" aria-label=\"Email this article\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Email<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--copy\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy article link\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link colossal-share-button__copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/11\/ivan-mclellan-eight-seconds-legacy-in-motion\/\" data-label-default=\"Copy\" data-label-copied=\"Copied!\" data-aria-default=\"Copy article link\" data-aria-copied=\"Link copied to clipboard\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-live=\"polite\">Copy<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--bookmark\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"479050\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From California to Oklahoma to Illinois, Black communities are saddling up and grasping the reins of a horse or ornery bull. A thriving culture that\u2019s gained attention in recent years, these competitors form bonds in and out of the rodeo arena, where their animals kick up dust and barrel across the ring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2015, photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/eightsecs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ivan McClellan<\/a> has been embedded within these communities across the U.S. His new book, <em>Eight Seconds: Legacy in Motion<\/em>, is an addendum to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/03\/ivan-mcclellan-eight-seconds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his earlier body of work<\/a> with 91 new images that spotlight the people and places integral to Black rodeo culture.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479050\" title=\"Dantey Eldridge, Oregon, 2025\" data-rl_title=\"Dantey Eldridge, Oregon, 2025\" data-rl_caption=\"Dantey Eldridge, Oregon, 2025\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-3.jpg\" alt=\"a black man in a pladi shirt and hat rides a fake bull with one arm up\" class=\"wp-image-479078\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dantey Eldridge, Oregon, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.damianibooks.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Damiani<\/a>, the updated edition features Texan teenager Kortnee Solomon, who\u2019s captivated audiences as one of the youngest competitors, on the cover. Flanked by horses, Solomon stands proudly wearing a rainbow-colored money shirt and blue hat, her eyes shaded by the brim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional images zoom into the arena alongside cowboys racing across the dirt stage and toward the stands, where the audience cheers under the bright, stadium lights. Whereas these industrial bulbs can illuminate journalistic photos of the rodeo in a way that embraces over-exposure, McClellan leans into shadow and a sense of warmth, capturing portraits and candid shots that exude the familiarity and mutual respect of the longstanding relationships he\u2019s built.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find both <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/96\/9788862088121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the earlier<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/96\/9788862088602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new edition<\/a> on Bookshop. Find a larger archive of McClellan\u2019s work on <a href=\"https:\/\/eightsecs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his website<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eightsecs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-11.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479050\" title=\"Crowd, Oklahoma, 2021\" data-rl_title=\"Crowd, Oklahoma, 2021\" data-rl_caption=\"Crowd, Oklahoma, 2021\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-11.jpg\" alt=\"a photo of a crowd of black people behind a white fence at a rodeo\" class=\"wp-image-479077\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crowd, Oklahoma, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-10.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479050\" title=\"Ty &amp; Casico, Oklahoma, 2025\" data-rl_title=\"Ty &amp; Casico, Oklahoma, 2025\" data-rl_caption=\"Ty &amp; Casico, Oklahoma, 2025\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-10.jpg\" alt=\"two black men riding horses in a dusty rodeo arena\" class=\"wp-image-479076\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ty &amp; Casico, Oklahoma, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479050\" title=\"Casico &amp; Caslynn, Oklahoma, 2025\" data-rl_title=\"Casico &amp; Caslynn, Oklahoma, 2025\" data-rl_caption=\"Casico &amp; Caslynn, Oklahoma, 2025\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-9.jpg\" alt=\"a portrait of a black man in a tshirt and athletic shorts holding a baby in one hand and a horse&apos;s bridle in the other\" class=\"wp-image-479075\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Casico &amp; Caslynn, Oklahoma, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479050\" title=\"Jada &amp; Sapphire, Oklahoma, 2025\" data-rl_title=\"Jada &amp; Sapphire, Oklahoma, 2025\" data-rl_caption=\"Jada &amp; Sapphire, Oklahoma, 2025\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-8.jpg\" alt=\"two young black women walk through a parking lot wearing short denim shorts and cowboy boots\" class=\"wp-image-479074\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jada &amp; Sapphire, Oklahoma, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479050\" title=\"Larry Brooks, Illinois, 2024\" data-rl_title=\"Larry Brooks, Illinois, 2024\" data-rl_caption=\"Larry Brooks, Illinois, 2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-7.jpg\" alt=\"a portrait of an older black man in a brown coordinating outfit and white cowboy hat in front of a tree\" class=\"wp-image-479073\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Larry Brooks, Illinois, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479050\" title=\"Trevonte &amp; Randy, Oklahoma, 2025\" data-rl_title=\"Trevonte &amp; Randy, Oklahoma, 2025\" data-rl_caption=\"Trevonte &amp; Randy, Oklahoma, 2025\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-6.jpg\" alt=\"two black men on horses in front of a white and red barn-like building with a cross on the facade\" class=\"wp-image-479072\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trevonte &amp; Randy, Oklahoma, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479050\" title=\"Kamal Miller, California, 2024\" data-rl_title=\"Kamal Miller, California, 2024\" data-rl_caption=\"Kamal Miller, California, 2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-5.jpg\" alt=\"a horse leaps in front of a black cowboy and kickus up dust\" class=\"wp-image-479071\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kamal Miller, California, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-479050\" title=\"Pony Express, Oklahoma, 2021\" data-rl_title=\"Pony Express, Oklahoma, 2021\" data-rl_caption=\"Pony Express, Oklahoma, 2021\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mcclellan-2.jpg\" alt=\"two black men riding horses in a dusty rodeo arena\" class=\"wp-image-479070\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pony Express, Oklahoma, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"after-entry\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"After Entry\">\n<section id=\"block-16\" class=\"widget widget_block widget_text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:#88caf0\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong><\/mark> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"block-17\" class=\"widget widget_block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top member-benefits is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Receive members-only newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top member-options is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join us today!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-verdigris-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/colossal.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=113464\">$7\/month<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-verdigris-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/colossal.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=113463\">$75\/year<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-chalk-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\">Explore membership options<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"20\" height=\"21\" class=\"wp-image-327872\" style=\"width: 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arrow-left.svg\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\">\n<div class=\"nav-links\">\n<div class=\"nav-previous\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/11\/collins-obijiaku-portraits-oil-paintings\/\" rel=\"prev\">Next article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kortnee Solomon, Texas, 2025. 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