Sunrise, The Cosmic Ashtray Big Bend it lasted less than thirty

it lasted less than thirty seconds

That’s what this image holds

this entire region comes alive during wildflower season

achieving clean focus across the frame requires careful stacking

Rocks break loose often here

Sunrise, The Cosmic Ashtray Big Bend it lasted less than thirtyCosmic Ashtray, Utah, United States This photograph was created at the Cosmic Ashtray in southern Utah after a full night spent photographing the Milky Way from the lowest point of the formation. The location is one of my favorite places in the world, not only to photograph, but simply to exist within. Its scale and structure feel completely out of place in the surrounding desert, rising abruptly from the landscape in a way that feels both massive and