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Clay Rodgers grew up on the Babbitt Ranches, one of the northern Arizona's largest, most historical outfits. Today he is a camp man at the Espee Camp.

Images from some of Arizona's biggest outfits.

Grant Mitchell and his son Trey work horses at daybreak on the historic San Cristobal Ranch located in the mountains outside of Santa Fe, N.M. The 81,000-acre working cattle ranch serves as the headquarters for the Singleton Ranches Horse Division.

Photographing the link between life and land.

Company D; near Laredo, Texas, 1918. Capt. Will Wright, John Eads, Sgt. Wright Wells, and Tom Connally.

Historic images of the Texas Rangers.

Bill Russell, Robert Bennett, Clay Lindley, and Thad Smith, T Lazy S Ranch, Nevada, 1982.

Timeless testaments to ranch life.

Sheep herding is not a job, it’s a lifestyle. It takes either an extreme amount of dedication or frustration. Usually both.

A look at the cowboys of rugged Idaho.

As a late July storm threatens, this bronc and his rider put on a show. Moments later, the horse jumped over the arena fence.

Behind the chutes at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

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The RCA's first female photographer.

Aaron Willson of Willson Cattle Company in Pinedale, Wyo., works a young new ranch horse named Billy Jack. Taking the time to train a horse well is important, especially when one’s livelihood is earned in the saddle.

Honoring the cowboy way.

Cowboy Nate Nix brings in the cavvy of the Willow Creek Ranch in Kaycee, Wyo. They kick up red dust from the red sandstone that surrounds the ranch.

The Western works of photographer Adam Jahiel.

"Buckaroo Loop." A Utah buckaroo prepares his loop as he leaves the branding fire in search of an unbranded calf.

Photographer Chris Petersen saddles up with crew to get the perfect shot.

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The 2015 Jinx McCain Horsemanship Program Cattle Drive photo gallery.

The knotted headstall on this horse is made from bullhide.

The cowboys of the high Andes.

Another Mona Lisa

"The natural light from the barn window framed this working cowgirl in one of those magic moments."

Photographer Robert Dawson captures the spirit of the American West.

Pendleton Round-Up Queen Brittany Doherty kicks off a performance of the rodeo at Pendleton, Ore.

The secret lives of rodeo queens.

Larry Mahan on G5 in Houston, Texas, 1973. Mahan won his sixth all-around title this year.

The photographs of Jerry Gustafson capture a benchmark era in rodeo.

Kyle Butcher attempts to rope a calf that separated itself from the herd on the Kellam Ranch near Cleveland, Mont.

Photographer Todd Klassy brings the vastness of Northern Montana into focus.

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They're just a short way from the Las Vegas strip, but the NFR stock pens seem a world away.

It takes three days just to set up all the pens.

Just down the street from the Las Vegas Strip, the NFR stock pens seem a world away.

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Cowboys bowling for a great cause!

Dwight Hill, Blackfoot, Idaho. "This portrait was taken during one of my photo workshops near Mackay, Idaho," says photographer David Stoecklein. "I have known Dwight for many years and have always respected him. He’s a cowboy legend in some parts."

In tribute to one of the West's greatest photographers and champions.

Sheila Carlson cowboys for Kit Metzger of the Flying M Ranch in Coconino County. She has previously cowboyed in Oregon and other Western states.

Photographer Scott Baxter sheds light on the men and women of the West who get the job done: the hands.