INFLUENT Traveler | ISSUE 20 | February-March 2023

WILD WEST WILD

Photographedby MARCADAMUS @marcadamus

Welcometotheuntamedandlawless terrainoftheWildWest!Inthismonth'sissue,we inviteyouonathrillingjourneythroughtheheart oftheAmericanfrontier,wherecowboysand outlawsroamedthevastopenplains,andthe landscapewasunbridledanduntamedandthesky seemstostretchonforever.

Thewildwestepochwasadefiningperiodin Americanhistory,atimewhenpioneersventured westwardinpursuitofnewopportunitiesand adventures.Cowboysdrovecattle,whilegold hunterssoughttheirfortunes.Vestigesoftheold westcanstillbefoundtoday,includingabandoned ghosttowns,rusticsaloons,andcowboyranches thatofferaglimpseintothisera.Legendaryfigures ofthewildwest,likeJesseJames,BillytheKid, andWyattEarp,arebroughtbacktolifethrough talesoftheirnotoriousgunfightsandheroic exploits.

Asweventureddeepintothewilderness,the sublimeandawe-inspiringsceneryprovidedan unparalleledbackdropforourphotoshoots. Againstthevastexpanseofopenplains,the rugged,rawbeautyofourstunningmodels, adornedincowboyhats,boots,andfringedleather jackets,flawlesslyembodiedthespiritofthewild west.

Withanexceptionalabilitytocapturethe ruggedanduntamedbeautyoftheAmericanwest, MarcAdamusisacelebratedlandscape photographerwhosestunningworksembodythe veryessenceofnature'sallure.Throughhis evocativephotographs,heshowcasesthegrandeur ofthewildlandscapes,fromthesweepingvistasof theGrandCanyontothetoweringpeaksofthe Rockies.

Withhisimpeccablesenseofcompositionand masteryoflight,MarcAdamuseffortlessly transportsviewerstoaworldofunbridledbeauty anduntamedwilderness.Hisphotographic prowessservesasatestamenttotheenduring appealoftheAmericanfrontier,remindingusof theindomitablepowerandmajesticsplendorof nature.Forthoseseekingtoimmersethemselves intheuntamedbeautyofthewest,MarcAdamus's masterpiecesareamust-see,providingagateway toaworldofawe-inspiringnaturalbeauty.