# @covymoore on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DN4U15sD-aC
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-28T01:22:25.000+00:00

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I am incredibly honoured to have been chosen as the inaugural Canadian Professional Rodeo Association Photographer of the Year. So many people have helped me get here, and I could not be more grateful to have been on this journey with them. All the calls, texts and DMs have been so lovely—I appreciate every single one.
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This marks my tenth year working full time in rodeo. I think an award like this will only help push the marketing and imaging of our sport forward. Thanks to Billie-Jean Duff, all rodeo photographers now have something to strive for.

I didn’t come from a traditional rodeo background. I fell in love with the sport at the Calgary Stampede and the Airdrie Pro Rodeo. What’s amazed me is how welcoming the community has been. I hope my work ethic and “sport-first” attitude has shone through.

Rodeo is powered by a massive volunteer base that can be overlooked. I owe a debt of gratitude to committees who’ve consistently trusted me to work in the arenas they built. From rodeo presidents to long-time volunteers sweating through western summers, you make this sport happen.

To the athletes—I don’t know what it feels like to wake up after your sixth bronc in four days, but I damn sure want to show the world what that looks like. Thank you.

To the photographers—we all shoot the same thing, but through different lenses. We make each other better. And if the cowboys can cheer for their competition, so can we. It’s been fun to see new shooters and videographers joining in these past few years. Keep telling stories. I’m excited to see what’s next.

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I come from a fantastically supportive family and a circle of humans who keep me going during these fast-but-long summer months. My mom and sister even convoyed across highways they’d never seen just to drop off a car so I could get to the next event.

I wouldn’t be able to wear this title without all of them.

Let’s finish the season strong. Good luck to all the competitors in Armstrong—I look forward to documenting your wins, losses, and everything in between.
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#firstbestdifferent #poy

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