Gone West Media is a creative studio rooted in the rhythms of agriculture and driven by the power of honest storytelling. Based in Nanton, Alberta, and traveling across Canada, we specialize in photography, videography, and graphic design for the ag industry — with a special place in our hearts for stallion owners, seed stock producers, and ranchers who are building something worth remembering.
We’re more than a media company — we’re built on lived experience. We’ve mucked pens, sat ringside, calved cows, and walked herds at golden hour. That knowledge shows up in our work: visuals that are sharp, grounded, and always authentic.
At Gone West Media, we believe in hybrid vigour — in livestock and in business. Just like a well-bred cross brings out the strengths of each parent, our hybrid creative services combine photography, video, and design with real-world ag experience. The result? Media that works harder, performs better, and tells your story with clarity and confidence. You don’t have to choose between creative and capable — or between beautiful and practical. At Gone West, you get the best of both.
Our founder? She’s a media maker, horsewoman, and storyteller at heart. She feels most at home surrounded by beauty she’s cultivated herself — in the quiet, intentional spaces that reflect a life built with care. That mix of grit and grace shows up in everything we do — from the first phone call to the final edit.
Gone West Media was built to serve the ag community with clarity, creativity, and care. If you're building a brand, launching a stallion, selling cattle, or just need visuals that feel like you, we’re ready to ride alongside.
ABOUT GONE WEST MEDIA
MEET JILL RENTON
I grew up on a small beef farm in New Brunswick, raising Limousin-cross cattle and helping sell everything from beef and eggs to maple syrup. That early exposure to marketing and ag life planted the seed for what I do now. I picked up my first camera to photograph our herd—and haven’t put it down since.
After years of photographing everything under the sun, I moved west and dove headfirst into the livestock world. I spent four years on the road with DLMS as a purebred sales rep, clerking bull sales, picturing and videoing sale cattle, and broadcasting shows across the country. I then joined TEAM, wanting to gain experience in the commercial cattle side of the industry, and spent a year with them organizing weekly online feeder sales and clerking feeder sales at sale barns, before going full time with Gone West Media.
When I’m not behind the camera or in front of a computer, you’ll find me riding my horse Jo, gardening, or planning my next road trip. Gone West is built on real ag experience, a lot of miles, and a genuine love for helping folks tell their stories right.