Most Canadian horse people know of, and admire, the wild horses that roam Sable Island, but few of us will ever see one in person. Access to the island is strictly controlled by the Canadian government and except for the four or five humans who travel there for research purposes, it’s off-limits to tourists. This isolation has resulted in the preservation of not only the 500 or so wild horses who populate the island, but also its vast and varied ecosystem that thrives undisturbed.
But horse lovers around the world can now get an intimate glimpse into the horse’s lives thanks to Wild, a new fine-art coffee-table art book by internationally-renowned photographer Drew Doggett.
Doggett worked in the fashion industry for more than six years with such heavy hitters as Mark Seliger and Steven Klein. During this time Doggett got to be on set with the likes of Madonna and former U.S. President Barack Obama. But he was drawn to the idea of using images to document the natural world, far from the lights and glamour of the fashion business. His work spans landscapes, sea and desert and can be viewed here where you can buy fine art prints from his travels as well as other books. His Sable Island project, Wild, features over 110 large-scale pages from his best-selling and award-winning limited-edition print series.