The Story Behind the Shot

Local photographer Jace Romick knows how to be patient – his quest to document wildlife for the past decade has taught him as much. He has spent hours tracking buffalo, waiting for eagles to land and earning the trust of wild horses, all in the name of that perfect shot. But sometimes, he says, it’s just luck.

On a snowy afternoon in late December, Romick was driving over Rabbit Ears Pass when he spotted two bull moose, antlers entwined, going head-to-head near Muddy Pass Lake. He pulled his car over, grabbing for his camera bag even before the engine was turned off. In tennis shoes and a t-shirt, Romick waded into chest deep snow, trying quietly to get as close as he could to the two moose. When he was 100 yards away from them, he started shooting, capturing several images of the pair.

“I was lucky and prepared,” he says. “It’s all about being ready when the opportunity comes along.”

And though he rarely goes anywhere without his camera bag, moose have been an elusive subject for Romick over the years. He often travels to Wyoming in search of the perfect shot, but he says, “if I can get local wildlife, it’s obviously preferred.”

Now the image, “Clash of the Titans,” lives in his downtown gallery along with his images of buffalo (“Meeting of the Minds”) and eagles (“Winter Eagle”), all of which have stories behind the perfect shot.

To learn more about Jace Romick and the Romick Galleries, visit: https://www.jaceromickgallery.com