Keary Hines, Prairie View, Texas.
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Having grown up in an urban setting, McClellan was unfamiliar with the culture.
Eight Seconds: Black RodeoCulture, published by Damiani Books, is the culmination of that experience.
Marland Burke, Brandon Alexander, James Pickens Jr. Los Angeles, California. (Photo: © Ivan McClellan)
It was like going to Ozhere was all this color and energy, McClellan recalls.
There was a backyard barbecue atmosphere…It felt like home.
Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culturewill be released on April 30, 2024, and is now available forpre-order.
Jadayia Kursh, Okmulgee, Oklahoma. (Photo: © Ivan McClellan)
Photojournalist Ivan McClellan spent 10 years documenting Black rodeo culture.
Marland Burke, Brandon Alexander, James Pickens Jr. Los Angeles, California.
(Photo: Ivan McClellan)
Jadayia Kursh, Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
Bull Riders, Rosenberg, Texas. (Photo: © Ivan McClellan)
(Photo: Ivan McClellan)
Bull Riders, Rosenberg, Texas.
(Photo: Ivan McClellan)
Rodney & RJ, McCalla, Alabama.
Rodeo Queen, Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
Rodney & RJ, McCalla, Alabama. (Photo: © Ivan McClellan)
(Photo: Ivan McClellan)
Patrick Liddell, Las Vegas, Nevada.
(Photo: Ivan McClellan)
Dontez & Floss, Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
Rodeo Queen, Okmulgee, Oklahoma. (Photo: © Ivan McClellan)
Patrick Liddell, Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: © Ivan McClellan)
Dontez & Floss, Okmulgee, Oklahoma. (Photo: © Ivan McClellan)
Cover, “8 Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture” (Photo: © Ivan McClellan)
