This collection of photographs, printed on clear Mylar, offers a meditative exploration of the Painted Desert, a landscape shaped over millennia by wind, water, and time. The translucent medium invites viewers to see these vistas as both present and impermanent—an echo of their fragile state in a changing world. The desert’s stark beauty, with its striated mesas and shifting hues, becomes a canvas for contemplation on the forces that continue to shape it, from the slow erosion of natural elements to the accelerated impacts of climate change, human activity, and wildlife migration.

These images are part of a broader project documenting the transformation of landscapes across the United States. Each location bears its unique story of resilience and vulnerability, revealing the layered interplay of geological history, ecological shifts, and anthropogenic influence. By presenting these images on a surface that is both reflective and translucent, the work challenges viewers to confront the duality of permanence and fragility in the natural world.

The Painted Desert stands as a metaphor for the evolving dialogue between earth and its inhabitants—a reminder that landscapes, much like Mylar itself, are both durable and delicate, capable of holding traces of the past even as they bend to the pressures of the future. Through this series, I invite the audience to not only witness these changes but to consider their role in shaping the landscapes of tomorrow.