Where Hands Once Worked Size:40x60 not to fabricate elements that

not to fabricate elements that were never there

I placed a 10mm lens directly into the center of a prickly pear cactus

it has become one of my favorite places to return to whenever I’m traveling west

and that’s exactly why it matters to me

holding its place against the open space around it

Where Hands Once Worked Size:40x60 not to fabricate elements thatThis photograph was made at sunrise in a quiet, lesser known corner of Big Bend National Park, away from the huge sweeping landscapes deeper inside of the park. In the foreground rests a stone hole worn smooth by human hands. The circular depression is a metate, a grinding hole used for generations to process food and materials. Context and Landscape The area now known as Big Bend National Park holds evidence of human presence dating back more than