As a photographer specializing in portraits, Gabriela Hasbun's work highlights the marginalized and unexplored communities around her. Growing up in El Salvador during a devastating civil war, Hasbun learned the importance of documenting the humanity in people others have overlooked. Her fundamental belief in the radical power of storytelling has led her to subjects like Black cowboys, fat activists, queer skateboarders, and the people of the Mission district in San Francisco. At the heart of her photography is a celebration of the complexities of identity and the human spirit.

★"Stirring images. . . . this work never ceases to demand one's attention."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Author and photographer Gabriela Hasbun has been photographing the event for over a decade and captures both the intimacy of the community and the spectacle that surrounds it.”

—New York Magazine/The Strategist 

"Hasbun's photographs bring wider attention to the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, which has been showcasing the tradition of Black cowboys and cowgirls in the American West for almost 40 years."
—The New York Times

"A captivating record of Hasbun's appreciation of Black cowboy culture and history, and its contemporary expression."
—San Francisco Chronicle

“Showstopping images of cowboy stunts and laidback photos of backstage antics that depict all that goes into being a 21st century cowboy and brings a community that’s often overlooked to life.” 

—Real Simple