Henry Gray, Rancher Arizona, 1970-William Albert Allard
William Albert Allard started his career with National Geographic in 1964 as an intern. Allard has contributed to over 40 National Geographic Articles and books throughout his career. His style of photography is mostly focusing around people of the world but what is unique is that most of his work is set in remote areas such as the American west. In his collection “Out West” he really captures the isolation of the desert but at the same time shows the people that are working and living in such a remote part of the world. In his photograph “Henry Gray, Rancher Arizona, 1970” It is originally captioned as “Henry ran cattle for 50 years on the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument desert country. He was 72. The government wanted his cattle off the land. As we moved about the house, Henry paused, lost in his thoughts, behind him a 48-star flag.” this is one of the many photos he has that go way beyond a simple picture and tell a story all on its own. You can see the years of hard work and old school spirit of this man just from the decorations of his house and somewhat defeated emotion. I believe Allard displays the true meaning of photojournalist with this kind of work that tells a story completely by itself.
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