Prickly Pear at Sunset, Lajitas Size:40x60 Monumental formats beyond this scale

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the Milky Way rises with clarity

working low among a dense patch of coastal wildflowers overlooking the Pacific

I leaned into abstraction and proximity

Due to the unique aspect ratio of long

Prickly Pear at Sunset, Lajitas Size:40x60 Monumental formats beyond this scaleLajitas, Texas This photograph was made beneath Lajitas Mesa in Big Bend as the day moved toward sunset. A fully opened prickly pear bloom fills the foreground, its petals catching the last warm light before the desert begins to cool. I worked close to the ground, allowing the flower to dominate the frame while the mesa and surrounding terrain recede behind it. The contrast between the softness of the petals and the rigidity of the land was what held