Reviews and Accolades:
“First Shooting Light” is a celebration and an act of preservation, as fine a tribute to duck hunting as I have ever seen in print.”
- Chris Camuto, Grays Sporting Journal

“First Shooting Light, a delightful book of essays and more than 200 photographs, offers a rare peek into clubs that may be harder to get into than heaven.”
- Barron’s

“If you’re going to give a book to a waterfowl fan, art connoisseur or conservationist, make this the one.”
- Stratos

“If you’ve ever spent a cold morning slogging through flooded timber in search of waterfowl, a new photography book chronicling hunting clubs along the Mississippi Flyway will have you reaching for your waders…the book isn’t just about hunting. It’s also about camaraderie, tradition, and above all, the members’ devotion to preserving the land they love.”
- Garden & Gun Magazine

“What’s primary in First Shooting Light: hundreds of birds at dawn in flight; dog stands, duck holes, and blinds; the bent branch (known as ‘widow maker’) of a cypress tree; the spent cartridge of a hunting rifle; waders drying in the afternoon sun; fathers and sons and, in some cases, wives and daughters. Riss has shot them all.”
- Memphis Magazine

“The book reminds all of us who have had such experiences of the comfort of camaraderie in the blind, dogs and calls and the ultimate lure of the migratory fowl. You’ll take a nostalgic journey back to those days of brisk early mornings, iridescent sunrises, and shadowy figures in flight.”
- Frank M. Schmidt, Guyette and Schmidt, the world’s leading auctioneers of antique waterfowl decoys