Soft Light on Ancient Stone Size:24x36 I tend to avoid man-made

I tend to avoid man-made subjects altogether

This became one of the most difficult focus-stacked images I’ve worked on

Sometimes staying up is the right decision

now briefly framed by a sky that looked like it was burning

Often described as a “sky island

Soft Light on Ancient Stone Size:24x36 I tend to avoid man-madeBistiDe Na Zin Badlands, New Mexico This photograph came from a stretch of the BistiDe Na Zin Badlands that Ive walked many times before, but on this trip I wasnt interested in chasing any of the well known landmarks. This place is a dreamscape from every angle. Even without making a photograph, simply moving through it feels rewarding. I came across this small stack of eroded stone tucked into the landscape, similar in character to the rounded,