How Nova Scotia’s Wild Horses Changed a Photographer’s Life, Became a 25-Year Project

When photographer Roberto Dutesco woke up on Sable Island in Nova Scotia, he found himself surrounded by stocky, shaggy-haired wild horses. He had travelled a long way just to capture these creatures in their untouched environment. It was a foggy day, and he had dozed off in a field where the grass stood waist-high. The horses were very close, almost as if looking at him. But on this occasion, he didn’t reach for his camera. He had no other desire than to be present. Dutesco was on a small crescent-shaped island southeast of Halifax that only admits visitors with permits. The small sanctuary, known as the “Atlantic graveyard” due to its inhospitable conditions, is home to a unique population of undomesticated horses....