Almost every kid wishes for a pet. Or even a couple of them. But few kids develop a passion for pets so profound, animals become their calling, as well as their career. Such was the case with one Missouri photographer, farmer, and now, author.
Photography
Ten years ago for the October 2013 issue, Missouri Life had a panel of photographers look through thousands of pictures from our archives. Take a journey through our past and through the state as we remember and showcase ten of the forty best images that have ever graced our pages.
Here in Missouri, we’re lucky to be a crossroads for birds heading south or overwintering here. Here’s a Guide to preparing your backyard for overwintering birds as well as a photo contest you can enter.
See this incredible collection of photographs of a segregated town and sharecroppers protesting in 1939. Photos also show Cropperville, a cooperative created to provide homes and farmland to tenant farmers who participated in the protest.
Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Famer captures the wild horses of the Ozarks.
A Visual Tribute to Missouri’s State Parks and Historic Sites.
Hoof cleaning, feeding penguins, and mud baths are all in a day’s work at the Kansas City Zoo.
[ss-promo op_id=”760205″ op_guid=”af30f535-320e-4468-8865-8953994c0d93″ routing=”hash”] Our Categories We have deliberately left each category somewhat open to interpretation. Keep in mind that all photos should be taken in the state of Missouri. Here’s a little guidance about each of the three categories. Please use the caption section to tell us more about your photo, the context in …
With a nod to The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations,” we love the colorful feathers they wear, and the way the sunlight plays upon their … beaks? Missouri is a good place to get your birdwatching “excitations” any time of the year, but October is especially fun. Lots of birds are coming and going, some leaving …
Columbia artists Tony and Bethanie Irons reflect on creating art during a pandemic.
These Missouri creatures come out at night.
Photographer Notley Hawkins captured images of the historic flooding in mid-Missouri with his camera and drone. Plus, learn how you can assist in relief efforts.
A photographer in Jefferson County was offering to take horseographs or jackotypes. Photographs of fine horses and mules.
One of the most difficult and rewarding experiences we have at Missouri Life is to pick the winners of our photo contest. Not only does our state have an abundant array of photo material—endless, if you ask us—but we also have an amazing bunch of photographers.
Artist Patty Carroll explores themes of women’s identifications to domesticity woven with photographs, fabrics and craft items.
