Desert Bloom Under the Milky Way Size:30x52 This photograph exists because I

This photograph exists because I didn’t know if there would ever be another chance

the land belongs to Mexico

This photograph was created along the Rio Grande corridor in Big Bend National Park

If someone asked me to describe Big Bend in a single scene

but experienced best in its quieter moments

Desert Bloom Under the Milky Way Size:30x52 This photograph exists because IBig Bend Region of West Texas This photograph was made in the sandhills of West Texas, a place where the desert feels soft until you try to work inside of it. The white flowers in the foreground grow directly out of loose sand, barely anchored, moving constantly with even the slightest breath of wind. The stem you see off to the left is the plants true connection to the ground. Everything else rests lightly on the surface, shifting back and forth long