Seven Hours at Horseshoe Bend Big Bend making time spent there feel

making time spent there feel enclosed rather than expansive

Lajitas Mesa rises abruptly from the surrounding land

Sometimes the atmosphere itself carries the weight

emphasizing distance

Sometimes the sky asks to be something else entirely

Seven Hours at Horseshoe Bend Big Bend making time spent there feelHorseshoe Bend, Arizona Horseshoe Bend is one of the most photographed viewpoints in the American Southwest. Millions of people pass through every year. Its crowded, loud, and usually the last place I would choose to shoot. But this photograph wasnt made as a checklist stop. It was made at a breaking point. This image came from my very first self assigned expedition across the West. The pandemic had erased my job and the structure I had built my life