The Cost of Being a Cowboy photo book offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes companion to the documentary film of the same name coming in 2026, revealing the quiet, unseen moments that lived between filming. Stripped of spectacle, the photographs document the physical and emotional cost of the sport with honesty and restraint, providing an opportunity to share in the moments of solace with the athletes and appreciate the sport. Together, these images form a visual record of trust, endurance, and devotion—an unfiltered look at the lives of rodeo cowboys when the crowd is gone and the dust begins to settle.