Desert in Motion Size:48x64 Access requires a long approach

Access requires a long approach and a steep ascent

something fixed while everything else flickers and moves around it

It carries the weight of anticipation

Even in calmer seasons

allowing the lights and forms of the Strip to settle naturally into the frame

Desert in Motion Size:48x64 Access requires a long approachBig Bend National Park, Texas This photograph was created along the Rio Grande corridor in Big Bend National Park, where the desert drops away into a narrow ribbon of water and vegetation below. The cactus in the foreground immediately became the anchor of the scene for me, catching the last direct light of the day while the surrounding canyon began to cool and settle into shadow. What drew me in was how balanced everything felt. Nothing dramatic or