Rory Doyle won the 2019 ZEISS Photography Award for his series "Delta Hill Riders" which documents African American cowboys and cowgirls in the Mississippi Delta. The series sheds light on this overlooked subculture that has resisted historical and present-day stereotypes, as it was estimated that one in four cowboys after the Civil War were African American but they were underrepresented in popular accounts. The award recognized Doyle for bringing attention to this subculture through his photo documentation.

1. 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

2. 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

3. Winner; Delta Hill Riders by Rory Doyle
Series description
It’s estimated that just after the Civil War, one in four cowboys
were African American. Yet this population was drastically
underrepresented in popular accounts. And it is still. The ‘cowboy’
identity retains a strong presence in many contemporary black
communities. My ongoing project about African American cowboys
and cowgirls in the Mississippi Delta sheds light on an overlooked
subculture - one that resists historical and present-day stereotypes.

4. © Rory Doyle, United States, Winner, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

5. © Rory Doyle, United States, Winner, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

6. © Rory Doyle, United States, Winner, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

7. © Rory Doyle, United States, Winner, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

8. © Rory Doyle, United States, Winner, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

9. © Rory Doyle, United States, Winner, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

10. © Rory Doyle, United States, Winner, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

11. © Rory Doyle, United States, Winner, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

12. © Rory Doyle, United States, Winner, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

13. © Rory Doyle, United States, Winner, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award

14. 2019 ZEISS Photography Award
Shortlisted Images

15. © Benedicte Kurzen & Sanne De Wilde, France/Belgium, Shortlist, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award-Land of Ibe

16. © Benedicte Kurzen & Sanne De Wilde, France/Belgium, Shortlist, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award-Land of Ibeji

17. © Ken Hermann, Denmark, Shortlist, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award-Mallakhamba

18. © Ken Hermann, Denmark, Shortlist, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award-Mallakhamba

19. © Michela Carmazzi, Italy, Shortlist, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award- I wish I were British

20. © Michela Carmazzi, Italy, Shortlist, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award- I wish I were British

21. © Petra Leary, New Zealand, Shortlist, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award-Daily Geometry

22. © Lara Wilde, Germany, Shortlist, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award- Exposed Landscapes

23. © Lara Wilde, Germany, Shortlist, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award- Exposed Landscapes

24. © Gangfeng Zhou, China Mainland, Shortlist, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award- Like’ and ‘Companionship’

25. © Gangfeng Zhou, China Mainland, Shortlist, 2019 ZEISS Photography Award- Like’ and ‘Companionship

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