A Natural Gift

• Prize
  Gold in Press/Feature Story
• Photographer
  Bob Miller, United States
• Date of Photograph
  2021-2022

As traditional midsize farms near extinction in America, farming children are reimagining their relationship to the land, and their future. For Zoe Allen, that means embracing her “natural gift” and turning a love for horses into a profitable side hustle. From earning cash prizes at regional barrel races to helping her grandfather break horses for Kentucky’s agricultural elite, Zoe and her grandfather are creatively diversifying to offset declining farm revenue. Together, they’re cultivating a new story for themselves – one marked by resilience and grit.