OW Sport

“If you want to understand the place that deer hunting holds in the culture of rural Wisconsin–and America–studying “Blaze Orange” is the next best thing to spending a lot of time in the woods yourself. Travis Dewitz grew up deer hunting with his father, and Dewitz’s work combines his personal history with his broad perspective of a mature and seasoned photographer into a compelling and comprehensive visual record. Dewitz vividly portrays the hunt itself, from the anticipation, to the lonely hours in the woods, to the excitement of taking the shot, to the rewards of the kill. He then digs deeper, as only a photography intimately familiar with his subject can do. Dewitz shows the camps, the butchering and processing, the bars and supper clubs, the trophies in dens and living rooms, and most of all the dignity of the people to whom deer hunting means so much. His focus is exclusively his native Wisconsin, but the photographs will resonate with anyone familiar with hunting anywhere in the nation. Beautifully printed, the 8-in. by 9-in. hardbound book is elegantly designed and sized to encourage the sort of close inspection these photographs invite.” Scott