About Gene Peach

Gene Peach has been photographing the cultures and landscapes of the West for more than fifteen years. His Southwestern, American Indian, and Cowboy stock photos have been published internationally in fifty countries, and his advertising and editorial photography appears regularly in numerous US magazines and books. Peach's color photography book, "Making a Hand: Growing Up Cowboy in New Mexico," photography by Gene Peach, text by Max Evans, intro by Elmer Kelton, published by the Museum of New Mexico Press, is available from most book retailers. It can be ordered directly from the publisher at www.mnmpress.org, 800-249-7737.

Originally a fine arts painter, Peach turned to photography to connect with people outside the art world. “I consider photography second only to music in its ability to communicate to a large audience,” he says, “and love the way it puts me at the center of the action and inside exotic cultures.”

Gene Peach’s client list ranges from Harvard University to the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association, and his photos have appeared in publications that include: American Cowboy, American Girl, Cowboys & Indians, Harvard Magazine, Money, New Mexico Magazine, New Mexico Vacation Guide, Prorodeo Sports News, Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, Santa Fean, Sunset, Texas Monthly, Travel & Leisure, Women’s World, and many travel and tourism publications. Gene Peach’s location portraits of PRCA world champions have been used on more than twenty Prorodeo Sports News covers, and his Harvard photos have appeared on university publication covers since 1982.

Gene Peach
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