Photograph of small crowd at Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. Exhibit photographs are visible hanging in the background. In the center of the photograph are three women standing in a circle talking to each other, one of them older. Behind these women are four other people standing by the wall with the horse photography, two men and two women, with one of the men wearing a cowboy hat.

Photograph of an exhibit attendee looking at the photography at Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. Exhibit photographs are visible hanging in the background. The attendee is an old man wearing a tan coat and white cowboy hat on the right side of the photograph, looking at the wall of photography in front of him on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of woman speaking at Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. Exhibit photographs are visible hanging in the background. A woman stands behind a podium with a plaque on the front that says "Institute for the Advancement of the Arts, UNT on the Square." The woman has short hair and wears a blue dress, speaking in front of the photography wall. On the right side of the photo a man can be seen standing by the wall.

Photograph of Don Shugart mingling with exhibit attendees at Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. Exhibit photographs are visible hanging in the background. A woman seen from the back stands by three men, the one in the middle wearing a cowboy hat and holding a beer, and the man on the right (Don Shugart) also holds a beer. On the far left is the fourth person, with his face partially seen.

Photograph of large crowd of exhibit attendees at Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. Exhibit photographs are visible hanging in the background. On the left side of the photograph two attendees can be seen sitting on a wooden bench as the rest of the attendees walk around the open exhibit.

Photograph of Ray Bankston at Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. Exhibit photographs are visible hanging in the background. The older man wears a pale blue shirt and wears gold-rimmed glasses with a clear breathing tube runing through his nostrils. A woman can be seen in the background, but the photograph is focused on him.

Photograph of Joyce Bankston with an exhibit attendee at Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. Exhibit photographs are visible hanging in the background. The two older women look at each other, the one on the left with her hand on the shoulder of Joyce Bankston (right), as they stand in front of photographs on the white wall.

Photograph of Joyce Bankston gesturing towards a photograph at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Photographs are displayed on wall.

Photograph of two unknown men in Western attire at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Two horse photographs can be seen in the background.

Photograph of John Vance (left) of Dallas, Texas and Robert "Bob" Mong (right), the University of North Texas at Dallas President. Trophy reads, "Ten Spurs John Vance First Place - 2014 Personal Essay The Mayborn, UNT". Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, July 18 - 20, 2014 in Grapevine, TX. John Vance won first place for "Three Questions," in the personal essay category.

Photograph of Anne-Marie Corley of Dallas, Texas. Trophy reads, "Ten Spurs Anne-Marie Corley Second Place - 2014 Personal Essay The Mayborn, UNT". Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, July 18 - 20, 2014 in Grapevine, TX. Anne-Marie Corley won second place for "Letter to a Commanding Officer," in the personal essay category.

Photograph of Don Shugart (right) and Ray Bankston (left) sitting on a bench and conversing at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. In the background photographs by Ray Bankston are visible.

Photograph of Dr. Martin Halbert, former Dean of the University of North Texas Libraries, addressing an audience at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Ray Bankston is visible sitting in the foreground of the photo.

Photograph of Don Shugart (left) with wife Jan Shugart (right) at Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. In the background, photographs taken by Shugart are visible.

Photograph of Dorothy Bland (left), Mayborn Dean and Graduate Institute Director, George Getschow (center), co-founder and writer-in-residence for the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, Roy Busby (right), a Regents professor in the Mayborn School of Journalism, standing with two unidentified man (far left) and (far right). Attending the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, in Grapevine, TX.

Photograph of Kevin Hawkins (left), Julie Judkins, Cathy Hartman and unknown fourth (right), conversing at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. In the background, other exhibit attendees are partially visible.

Photograph of an unknown woman in pink attire examining a photo at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Photographs are visible on walls.

Photograph of an unknown man speaking at a podium at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. In the background, two photographs are visible. A plaque on the podium reads, "Institute for the Advancement of the Arts."

Photograph of Don Shugart (left) and Ray Bankston (right) smiling at camera and sitting on a bench at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Photographs are visible in background.

Photograph of an unknown man in purple shirt looking at a photograph displayed at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Other photographs displayed along wall.

Photograph of Ray Bankston (center) with wife Joyce Bankston (right) and an unknown woman (left) at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. In the background exhibit photographs are visible.

Photograph of photographer Don Shugart (left) and his wife Jan (right) at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Don Shugart appears to be speaking at a podium that reads, "Institute for the Advancement of the Arts, UNT on the Square." In the background, exhibit photos are visible.

Photograph of Don Shugart (right) with an unknown man (left) at the Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers exhibit reception. The exhibit was featured at the UNT on the Square gallery from June 16-July 19, 2014. Shugart's photographs are visible in the background.

Photograph of Jonathan Aupring (left) of Fort Worth, Texas and Dorothy Bland (right), Mayborn Dean and Graduate Institute Director. Trophy reads, "Ten Spurs Jonathan Aupring Runner Up - 2014 The Mayborn, UNT". Photographed at the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. Narratives on the Cutting Edge, July 18 - 20, 2014 in Grapevine, TX. Jonathan Aupring won Runner Up for "Food Truck Park," runner up entries to be published in "Ten Spurs".