Luis Fabini and the Real Marlboro Men


It's time to wrap up the Marlboro Man theme of this week from the previous two posts by featuring the real cowboys of America. Luis Fabini's Horsemen of the Americas series documents the lives of stockmen not only in the US and Canada, but also throughout the rest of the American continent.

In this series, you will find cowboys from North America, charros from Mexico, llaneros from Colombia and Venezuela, chagras from Ecuador, chalanes and qorilazos from Peru, huasos from Chile, gauchos from Uruguay and Argentina, and pantaneiros and vaqueiros from Brazil.

 

Their attire may be different, but they wear the same expressions on their faces; that of quite diligence and determination that mirrors the rugged land that they work on.

Sadly, these different cultures that have helped shaped the histories of their countries are slowly disappearing, giving way to more modern livestock practices. It is thus of great benefit for future generations that Mr. Fabini took almost eight years of his life to document these different groups.


Check out more Marlboro Men over at Mr. Fabini's website. All of the Horsemen of the Americas images above were taken from the PDN Photo of the Day website.

Comments

  1. America always had great photographers... really nice post btw.

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  2. That's the great thing about photography; it will immortalise the cultures lost to modernism.
    That's just something to think about as you ponder the awesome of these photos. :)

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  3. I have always been fascinated by the 'old west', and these photographs of these cultures really makes that whole thing more real to me.

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  4. True cowboys and the guy in the first pic has an epic beard!

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  5. theres been a lot of malboro men huh

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  6. Looks like a good, old-fashioned barbeque they got there. (awakens the cowboy inside me)

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  7. Wow, A picture says more than thousand words. Really nice photos. Love the 'wild' 'west' kind of photos.

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  8. That second photo is stunning....

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  9. 3 times marlboro...
    now i want to smoke a marlboro

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  10. Real Cowboys > Marlboro fags^^

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  11. Thank you for the link. Eye candy.

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  12. wow the first shot is beyond amazing

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  13. These are awesome, I really like the last one!

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  14. Nice post! Gotta love good photography making men immortal.

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  15. now that is a decent playoff beard

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  16. crazy beard in the first pic

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  17. Gotta point about changing cultures but unfortunately its inevitable.

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  18. yes! some new pics, i was waiting for these. Awsome stuff!

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  19. now those are real dudes, so legit, love the snaps.

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  20. Cool so cowboys are a dying breed. what a shame

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  21. Lovely photo's that inspire memories and longing.

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  22. Wonderful set of photos. They really captured the soul of the culture.

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  23. These are really great photos. Sad that the old traditions are dying out.

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  24. Wow, that last picture is really cool. Nice post!

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  25. These are the pictures that would make Hank Hill cry....

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  26. Really good photos, thank you!

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  27. awesome shots - it's such a hard existence that you can understand it changing...but it is good that it's being documented

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  28. hey, where did you find my picture!

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  29. Again, I have the Malboro theme in my head while I read this :O

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  30. Wow that picture of the gauchos making some asado just made my mouth water...

    Carnivores of the world, UNITE!

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  31. Wow, a great set of photos. Definitely shows the hard life styles of these guys.

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  32. Liked the post and the concise write-up. The pictures supplemented it well.

    Thank you for sharing! Keep 'em coming :)

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  33. I actually smoked a Malboro today! Normally I smoke a Newport like most black folks tee he he, but I ran naked in Malboro country today thanks to you!

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  34. I love the second one, it'd be such an adventure staying with those people

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  35. That second photo is the best! It's so incredible and remind me why I adore the western stuff so much.

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  36. My life looks pussy as hell compared to these guys

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  37. so thats the original guy who they used on the ads?

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  38. Great pictures!

    Following (:

    http://livintrip.blogspot.com/

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  39. I like the first one, beautiful photos!
    I'm following this.

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  40. The photos are good. Keep them coming.

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  41. That last photo is awesome. Never was a huge fan of cowboys though.

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  42. You mean: time to wrap up "Do You Feel Emasculated Looking At These Dudes?" week!

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  43. Oh I love the old west photos, simply amazing

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  44. best photos ever. your blog rules

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  45. Wow, the first picture is great. I always loved the cowboy culture.

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  46. Loving these Marlboro men posts lately.

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  47. great photos as always, the second one is definitely brilliant!

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  48. Another weathered, grizzled cattleman. Nice picture!

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  49. This whole blog is just stunning, bravo!

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  50. Yeah, that first shot is the standout in this series, good find and excellent writeup.

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  51. what a really powerful image! there is now way someone cant feel something when looking at him!

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  52. I've seen that picture someone where else, I love it.

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  53. Where do you find these photos? They're all so sharp, and brilliant.

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  54. yeah, I could never hang with those rugged dudes!
    Amazing photos also.

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  55. Jay, nominated this blog for an award on my blog.

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  56. It's true what they say. Smoking does make you look cool

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  57. These pics are great my friend. Cheers.

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  58. i think richard prince shot marlboro ads right?

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  59. I think the whole country was created by a different breed of man. They are basically replaced by ugly women, in male bodies =(

    Very cool shots.

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  60. Thank you for all your comments guys, salud!

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