Airglow Over Ancient Stone Size:24x36 The contrast between the fragile

The contrast between the fragile petals and the hostile structure that supports them was enough

The limestone walls rise nearly vertical on both sides

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an area defined by massive sandstone formations

creating a natural focal point framed by empty space and depth

Airglow Over Ancient Stone Size:24x36 The contrast between the fragileBistiDe 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