Where Distance Takes Shape

A road passes a rock tower. Roots follow a canyon rim; a sea stack fades into fog. Across the West, immense distances become visible through the smaller things standing before them.

Striated sandstone curves around a blue opening of sky. — A Piece of Sky Held Open
Antelope Canyon, 2019
Curving sandstone narrows around an opening of blue. A small cloud passes through the space the canyon leaves to the sky.

An exposed-root pine stands on the rim above red canyon formations. — Holding the Edge
Bryce Canyon, 2019
Exposed roots follow the rock at the canyon rim. Beyond their reach, the land falls into folds of pale red stone.

A bare tree in a canyon. — A Tree Before the Distance
Canyonlands, 2019
Bare branches stand against the canyon. Their small divisions give the eye a place to begin before entering the distance.

The Wind Leaves a Shape

Dune, shadow, and footprint repeat a movement at different scales. Across three photographs, the wind's broad forms make room for a brief human passage.

A dark ridge curves through pale sand dunes beneath scattered clouds, in black and white. — I
Great Sand Dunes, 2019
Shadow follows the curve of a dune. Fine ripples cross the foreground, repeating its larger movement at the scale of a footstep.

Monochrome dune ridges overlap beneath a few soft clouds. — II
Great Sand Dunes, 2019
Bright ridges fold into dark hollows beneath broken cloud. Across the dunes, the eye follows one crest into another.

Footprints diminish along a steep dune toward two distant walkers. — III
Great Sand Dunes, 2019
Footprints climb toward a small figure on the ridge. A human passage briefly joins the longer work of the wind.

A black-and-white panorama shows serrated mountain ridges above dark forest. — Beyond the First Ridge
Kings Canyon, 2019
Pale granite rises above dark forest. Each ridge opens onto another, carrying the eye beyond the first horizon.

A road and a distant vehicle pass a solitary rock tower in monochrome. — A Road Through the Long View
Utah, 2019
A car follows the road past a rock tower. Telephone poles mark out the distance in small, repeated intervals.

Between Two Islands

Near rocks and distant sea stacks meet in the coastal mist. Water separates their forms while fog draws them toward resemblance.

A green foreground rock echoes a distant tree-topped island across wet sand. — I
Olympic, 2018
A green boulder stands near the water; farther out, a wooded sea stack enters the fog. The space between them becomes part of their resemblance.

Barnacled rocks reflect in a shallow pool beneath a tree-topped sea stack in fog. — II
Olympic, 2018
A sea stack fades into the mist beyond rocks and a tidal pool. The shore repeats itself at different distances, each a little less distinct.

Vivid green strands cover uneven stone in a quiet grey shore. — Where Green Takes Hold
Olympic, 2018
Green strands cling to a dark rock on the gray shore. Their color draws the eye close to the surface of a much larger coast.

The River Writes Downward

The falls and the winding river belong to one descent. Across two views, blue water gives the pale canyon a continuous line to follow.

A tall waterfall pouring into a narrow rocky canyon. — I
Yellowstone, 2018
The falls enter a narrow canyon. White water marks the beginning of a passage through the enclosing stone.

Blue water winds between steep pale canyon walls. — II
Yellowstone, 2017
A blue river winds between pale canyon walls. Seen from above, its narrow course carries the depth of the land.

Bare trees rise from a pale slope beneath a small moon. — Under a Small Moon
Yellowstone, 2017
Bare trees rise from pale terraces of stone. Above their branches, a small moon gives the open sky a point of nearness.

Dramatic clouds gather over the Teton Range above a valley. — The Sky Lowers
Grand Teton, 2017
Dark cloud gathers over the Teton Range. The green valley remains open beneath it, holding the space before the weather arrives.

Weathered antlers and skulls rise from moss beneath horizontal cloud bands, in black and white. — Branches of Another Life
Alaska, 2016
Weathered antlers rise from the moss beneath bands of cloud. Their branching forms return the eye to the sky.