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A brown dog sits in dry, golden grass, holding a dead duck in its mouth. Behind them, a dark, cloudy sky hangs over a still body of water at dusk.

Photography: Isabella Rozendaal's ongoing project on worldwide methods of hunting

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Date
19 August 2013

Two things set Isabella Rozendaal’s work apart from others: one is the fact that they are true documentary photographs, with each caption actually teaching you something you were previously unaware of; and two, her ongoing projects can span the space of five years at a time. Isabella Hunts has been in the making since 2009, and will go on, she says, until 2015 at the earliest.

The project consists of her travelling the world to document hunting in all its different forms, and she has recently returned (alive) from elk hunting in the Rocky Mountains, which you can read a rather poignant blog post about here. Isabella has to be one of the bravest photographers out there with an artistic nature reminiscent of Taryn Simon in that she’s going to get the shots she needs, and nothing’s going to get in her way.

Two people in camouflage clothing use a yellow measuring tape to measure the paw of a large animal. The animal's thick, grey paw pads are visible against dark fur.
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Isabella Rozendaal: Black Bear Hunt, California 2012

A line of pack horses carries green bags across a desolate, burnt landscape. Charred tree trunks stand like poles against a cloudy sky, with rolling hills in the distance.
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Isabella Rozendaal: Mule Train, Wyoming 2012

A brown spaniel stands in a ploughed field, holding a dead hare in its mouth. A line of bare trees stretches across the horizon under a pale blue sky.
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Isabella Rozendaal: Dog with Hare, Holland 2009

A person wearing a black cowboy hat and camouflage clothing looks back over their shoulder. They carry a rifle slung across their back while standing among pine trees.
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Isabella Rozendaal: Elk Hunting Guide, Wyoming 2012

A white Saluki dog lies resting on a sandy desert landscape. Behind the dog, a set of tyre tracks leads toward a distant, flat horizon under a pale sky.
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Isabella Rozendaal: Falconry Festival, Abu Dhabi 2011

A person wearing a black cowboy hat and grey hoodie adjusts the bridle of a brown horse. A second, black horse stands beside them, both fitted with leather saddles.
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Isabella Rozendaal: Elk Hunt, Wyoming 2012

A crocodile swims in a pool of murky, yellowish water. Its scaly back and tail are partially visible above the surface.
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Isabella Rozendaal: Alligator Processing Plant, Louisiana 2010

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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