Canopy at Ilopango Size:24x36 When we finally arrived

When we finally arrived

and mountains

one of the most recognizable silhouettes in Big Bend National Park

The conditions muted contrast across the landscape and softened the surrounding terrain

This photograph was made during the same early expedition that produced my original Alien Throne masterwork

Canopy at Ilopango Size:24x36 When we finally arrivedLake Ilopango, El Salvador This photograph was made beside Lake Ilopango, standing beneath a tree that stopped me in my tracks. Its branches twisted and bent in every direction, thick and muscular, reaching across the sky like something alive. I stepped underneath it and looked straight up, letting the canopy frame the light above. This was my first major international photography trip. I lived in El Salvador for more than two months, and it was one