Coastal Forest Size:30x45 Exposure was adjusted subtly to

Exposure was adjusted subtly to allow the petroglyphs to read more clearly against the stone

I wasn’t trying to document the lake or the volcano behind it

and desert basins shaped by erosion and time

I photographed the Milky Way and composited it into the scene in its correct position

I would likely compress the scene more

Coastal Forest Size:30x45 Exposure was adjusted subtly toOregon Coast, Oregon This photograph was made on a rainy day near the Oregon coast, hiking upstream through a forest already saturated by hours of steady rain. I had spent the previous days focused on the ocean, but I kept turning inland, drawn toward the sound of moving water. Where I grew up in the Texas Panhandle, running water is rare. Creeks like this dont exist. That absence stays with you. It makes scenes like this feel less familiar and more