I Love… Deserts?
I have just returned from my first ever foray into a desert landscape, and I have to say I was completely blown away. The big skies, the mountains, the rich colours of the hills, and the sense of nature being completely in charge inspired me in ways I had not imagined.
You all know I’m a “water person”… lakes, rivers and oceans are what draw me in and inform my artistic work and honestly, the desert was not high on my list of places I’d find compelling. I was so wrong!
And yet, one can easily compare a desert with an ocean or vast lake; with shared characteristics of distance, undulating forms, temperamental weather, and horizons always beyond reach, I found myself in familiar territory in terms of my photographic approach. I need to go back.