Airglow Over Ancient Stone Size:24x36 I made several wrong decisions

I made several wrong decisions as I often do when the sky amazes me - I was so focused on photos that I didn't run a timelapse

the site felt quieter and more deliberate

This photograph centers on a small adobe structure tucked into the desert of the Big Bend region

I wanted to slow down and build an image that felt grounded and deliberate rather than rushed or purely iconic

the fragile boundary between staying and falling

Airglow Over Ancient Stone Size:24x36 I made several wrong decisionsBistiDe Na Zin Badlands, New Mexico This photograph was made after the sun sat in the BistiDe Na Zin Badlands, after the last color had faded from the horizon. I stayed in this spot intentionally, wanting to see how the same forms would feel once daylight fully released its grip on the landscape. What unfolded overhead was unlike anything I had personally witnessed before. The sky filled with intense airglow, rippling and luminous, almost aurora like