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first in a series of personal odysseys that explore sacred earth sites. A joint project by photographer Scott Angus and Emily Sopensky. first in a series of personal odysseys that explore sacred earth sites. A joint project by photographer Scott Angus and Emily Sopensky.
C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t h e A r t i s t I like the sound of the name. There is something immediate and enduring about Chaco Canyon. Even though I’d been to Santa Fe many times before, I had never heard of it before I went with my friend, Stu who had a house in Santa Fe. This is the one angle that struck me as the best because it emphasizes the tremendous energy. It has volcanic energy. The other angles were too grand and vista-like. The real object of interest is the rock ledge. There is no one dominant color that calls out to be emphasized. Instead, it the balance of them that is of interest. Viewing the ledge, the green takes the eye to the ledge, which I consider a sacred vein. I was new to Chaco Canyon, and knew nothing of its history when friends brought me here. In the black-and-white, the ledge is dominant too. We could crop blue sky because it is too contrasting, too distracting. By cropping close to the ledge, the picture would be far more horizontal. 33
- Page 5 and 6: SACRED EARTH SITES: SEEING THE UNSE
- Page 8 and 9: TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S PREFAC
- Page 10 and 11: THE ITINERARY 1. MONTICELLO, VIRGIN
- Page 12 and 13: ON LOCATION 1 I M O N T I C E L L O
- Page 15 and 16: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 17 and 18: Bear Mound, Iowa. Bear Mound - Effi
- Page 19 and 20: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 21 and 22: “Wineman’s” Bluff, Missouri.
- Page 23 and 24: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 25 and 26: Mountain Ridge, Colorado Plateau, C
- Page 27 and 28: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 29 and 30: Stone Circle, Colorado. Stone Circl
- Page 31 and 32: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 33 and 34: Endless Embrace. Scruff in the fore
- Page 35 and 36: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 37: Undulating Seams. Shot at high noon
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- Page 44 and 45: ON LOCATION 8 I B L A C K M E S A ,
- Page 47 and 48: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 49 and 50: Stairway to the Gods (Black Mesa, A
- Page 51 and 52: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 53 and 54: Valley of Whispers. Less than a day
- Page 55 and 56: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 57 and 58: Arizona-Nevada border, north of the
- Page 59 and 60: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 61 and 62: Embedded Serpent. Arizona Anasazi R
- Page 63 and 64: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 65 and 66: Split Tree. A Zuni mesa in Apache C
- Page 67 and 68: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 69 and 70: Escalante’s Endless Escape. The E
- Page 71 and 72: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
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- Page 75 and 76: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
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- Page 79 and 80: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
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- Page 83 and 84: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 85 and 86: The Tower
- Page 87 and 88: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t h e A r t i s t<br />
I like the sound of the name. There is something immediate and enduring about<br />
Chaco Canyon. Even though I’d been to Santa Fe many times before, I had never<br />
heard of it before I went with my friend, Stu who had a house in Santa Fe.<br />
This is the one angle that struck me as the best because it emphasizes the tremendous<br />
energy. It has volcanic energy. The other angles were too grand and vista-like.<br />
The real object of interest is the rock ledge. There is no one dominant color that<br />
calls out to be emphasized. Instead, it the balance of them that is of interest. Viewing<br />
the ledge, the green takes the eye to the ledge, which I consider a sacred vein. I was<br />
new to Chaco Canyon, and knew nothing of its history when friends brought me here.<br />
In the black-and-white, the ledge is dominant too.<br />
We could crop blue sky because it is too contrasting, too distracting. By cropping<br />
close to the ledge, the picture would be far more horizontal.<br />
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