There’s something about this place. An important site for the Navajos, Shiprock is all at once intimidating to be near while irresistibly drawing you in closer. I had planned to see it before my first trip out West in 2009, but had no idea what it would really be like until I got there. The...
I seem to be drawn to chaos. I took this photo in Boston while I was wandering around unsupervised (it happens from time to time, and usually doesn’t end well). Someone dropped a container of blueberries and ran away from the scene of the crime. Sometimes chaos can appear neat and orderly. This is in...
I was in New Mexico. It rained every day. It was certainly unexpected, but I tried to turn it into an opportunity to catch some strange-lookin’ weather. I totally wasn’t scared though. I swear. I love clouds so dark and menacing that death seems inevitable. You know what I said? I said “Bring it.” Because...
I recently took a semi-roadtrip to Arizona and New Mexico. I kinda cheated in that I flew out there, but I drove about 1,600 miles in six days, seeing random sites in both states. Unfortunately for me, it rained most of my trip (in the desert! During a typically non-rainy season!). This phenomenon is commonly...
