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The Worlds Premier Equine Photographer, Writer, and Artist !
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With Hemmingway |
With Masai Warriors |
With Michener |
With Bo Derek |
About Robert Vavra:
Universally recognized as the world’s premier Equine Photographer, Writer, and Artist, Robert vavra is the author of more than 30 books in 8 languages that have sold in excess of 3 million copies. He has been the subject of more than 100 one-man museum exhibitions in the United States and Europe, and not only is his work admired by horse-lovers world-wide, but his list of corporate patrons reads like a Who‘s Who, and include corporate giants such as The Walt Disney Company, Revlon, Max Factor, Delacorte Press, Renault, The Franklin Mint, Jordache Jeans, White Horse Whiskey, and the Russian Republic.
His images have appeared in leading publications world-wide, which includes the cover image of Nicholas Evan’s best selling novel, “The Horse Whisperer” which has sold more than 10 million copies world-wide. Subsequently, he was creative consultant to Robert Redford during filming of the movie version, “The Horse Whisperer“, after which, one of his images was also used to create the movie’s bill-board poster.
Some of Robert Vavra’s career highlights have been film work on the movie set of Lawrence of Arabia, Patton, and The Horse Whisperer. His book "Tiger Flower" was on the New York Times list of the "Top Ten Children’s Books of All Time".
Vavra now divides his time between his ranch in Seville, where he has bred bulls and Andalusian horses, and in the Kenyan Highlands of Africa. To learn more about Robert Vavra, go to:www.robertvara.com
Early Vavra:
In the summer of 1958, a young Robert Vavra journeyed to Spain wanting to study the Spanish fighting bulls. Although he was able to afford only a one-way ticket, and with less than $ 300.00 in his pocket, he arrived in Seville with a creative vision that would eventually earn him celebrity status as the world's premier equine photographer and icon.
Upon arriving in Seville, a chance acquaintance with Pulitzer Prize Winning Author James A. Michener sparked a friendship between them that would last a lifetime, up until Michener’s death in 1997. A highly esteemed and best selling author of more than 40 books, such as "Hawaii", and "Tales of the South Pacific", Michener embraced the young Vavra, becoming not only his mentor, but also using Vavra's creative talents to collaborate on the international best seller "Iberia" by James A. Michener.
During his youth in Seville, Vavra became great lifelong friends with John Fulton, a young Philadelphian who became the first American to achieve the rank of "Matador de Toros" in Spain. He also became friends with Ernest Hemmingway, who helped him economically and with his writing.
What The Critics Say About Robert Vavra and His Work:
"Robert Vavra...might well have been a character Ernest Hemingway
invented for one of his books set in Spain...Vavra is elegant in the way
people are when everything extraneous has been burned away by the fires
and acids of a passionate life."-- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"Seldom is found in one person an author of Vavra's caliber, a
photographer unparalleled and a sensitive chronicler of animal behavior..."
-- UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
"During my lifetime I have met dozens of writers and photographers in
dozens of different countries. But I have encountered no one who could
both write and photograph with the artistry of Robert Vavra."
-- JAMES A. MICHENER
"Internationally acclaimed photographer Robert Vavra's story is
amazing..."-- CNN
"Vavra's photographs vault the travel barriers of our strange times..."
-- THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Emotional, Romantic and Grand."
-- COSMOPOLITAN
"...Exquisite..."
-- THE WASHINGTON POST
"The focus is personal...poetic..."
-- NEWSWEEK