Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-03-21)

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JaneHiltonis a London-

basedphotographerand

videographer.Shehas

beenexploringthemes

aroundtheAmerican

Westforthepast 25

years.Shehasbeen

exhibitednumerous

times,andpublished

severalbooks.To see

moreof herimages,visit

http://www.janehilton.com

sheetsandscansforanother

proposedbook,ForeverStartsNow.

‘I photographedVegasweddings

andchapelsthroughoutthe1990s.

I’veseen 120 coupleswedandevery

whichwaytodoit;on

rollercoasters,roller-bladesandin

hot-airballoons.I’vewitnessedStar

Tr e kfansmarryatthespacechapel

andbeena witnessforcouplesat

overa dozenweddings.’Jane’sown

weddingwasa bitmoretraditional,

walkingdowntheaisleinStoke

Poges,dressedinanoff-white

halter-neckdresstoppedwitha

slightlysparklingStetsonhat– you

cantakethewannabecowboyout

ofAmerica...

Jane,whohasHiltonreceptionists

ina flusterwhenshechecks-inat

hernamesakehotel,preferstohear

andrecordthestoriesofothersthan

revealintoomuchdetailherown.

Theclassicallyeducatedmusician

witha BA(Hons)inMusicandArt

fromLancasterUniversity,witha

penchantforFrenchcomposers

DebussyandFaure,gathersher

cowboybootkey-ringintothe

pocketofherautumnleaf-coloured

longcoat,adjustsherLonghorn

Steerjewelnecklaceandheadsoff

toherappointmentwiththe

chiropractor– perhapsa legacy

of that first horse, Jet.

Above:Jason

Pelham,Cowboy

andSurfer,Spade

Ranch,Canadian,

Texas

Belowleft:Thomas

Chipperfield,the

last lion tamer

thesideofa carcirclinginside
theWallofDeath,makewayto
modernandmoremundanecircus
actsofa duckona slideandcat
througha hoop.Themakingofthe
documentaryhasexhaustedJane
andherfinances.Shehasalready
putthousandsintoit andneedstens
ofthousandsmoretofinishit.Her
ownshowdownwiththefinancial
ringmasteris imminent.
TheLastLionTamerhastaken its
toll. ‘If I don’t get my fix of

AmericancultureI justdon’tfeel

myself.’It’sbeenovera yearsince

shelastwent.Herbeloved 1966 gold

FordMustangwithwhitehardtop,

boughtfora fistfulofdollarsduring

a forcedhiatusfilmingLoveFor

Sale, waitsforherina LasVegas

garage- theV8enginecold,racing

ponyemblemdulled.Beforeshecan

go,Janeis sortingthroughwhatshe

hasdone.A monographis planned

ofher 30 yearstravellingaround

Nevada. She hands me contact