This is one of the first photos I've taken on large format, and it remains one of my favorites. I took this photo on my first solo photography trip, and in many ways, this is the photo that is responsible for my career as a landscape photographer. This was taken on a February 2009 trip to the Colorado Plateau in a slot canyon called Buckskin Gulch.

Though the image feels very warm because of the reflected light, it was about 20 degrees when I took this photo. I love the desert varnish on the background wall, and how the light colored bush anchors the foreground.

This photo was taken on 4x5 Velvia 50 film color slide film.

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Update: 07/17/2026— 3 prints of this photograph have sold.
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