Barn Cats (Just Barn Cats Calendar)

My wife rides horses professionally, and for as long as I have known her, we have spent a great deal of time in barns. Over the years, I began noticing small faces peeking out from hidden corners and, on rare occasions, a little furry creature darting beneath my feet. I became captivated by barn cats and by how unique and diverse they are. Eventually, I decided to embark on a project to photograph them. What began as an idea for a coffee-table book became a calendar after I realized just how difficult these elusive creatures were to capture on film. I relied on a variety of people, cameras, and creative approaches to bring the project to life. I purchased a game camera that shoots on 35mm film. I set aside my cherished medium-format Yashica-Mat 124G in favor of a smaller Kodak Snapic A1 after discovering that the larger camera often frightened the cats away. I even lent cameras to others in the hope that they might help capture the perfect shot. The final collection exceeded my expectations. It has become a wonderful catalog of these delightful little specters and the quiet, mysterious lives they lead within the barns they call home.