Horse Illustrated magazine, March-April 1980: Thinking Big in a Small Way. Text and photos by Adrian Hoff.

My job title was photographer (not writer/photographer) in 1980. I occasionally sent proofs from photo assignments to magazines, hoping to generate publicity for clients. Soon after mailing this set to Horse Illustrated, I received a note from the editor: Great pics! Write an article to go with them and you've got a sale. I'd done some writing for local weekly newspapers, but had never attempted a "real article"—like one written for a national magazine. It sold, first time out, no re-writes or revisions requested. In fact, in all of the years I've been writing I have received a total of two rejection letters: both in the same envelope.

Horse Illustrated magazine, March-April	1980: Thinking Big in a Small Way. Text and photos by Adrian Hoff.
Horse Illustrated magazine, March-April	1980: Thinking Big in a Small Way. Text and photos by Adrian Hoff.

 

 

 

 

Adrian Hoff
Writer / Photographer
Mobile, AL