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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.
Escalante Plateau Crevasse. The contrast between the green and sandstrewn rocks outlines sharply the past and present.
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 was fascinated by the crevasse and the angle. I was attracted to the magnitude of the rock basin with the sharp cut inside it. The cleavage separates two distinct but sacred parts of the plateau. I can easily imagine the two sides being zipped together seamlessly were it not for the river. The soft overcast light enhances the detail of the rock formations. This angle shows the basin growing up, large mass of rock bulging from the base. It’s the sense of overwhelming enormity that this angle depicts. The mundane cream and stark green colors dominate. The severity is enhanced by the colors. The focus is on the mountain behind—it is large and towering. That’s where the viewers’ eyes will go—to the mountain’s topline and then to the gorge below it. The black-and-white shows the surface of the structure, the shear massiveness of the earth formations. I would recommend cropping out more of the sky to give more focus to the rock. 77
- 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
- Page 40 and 41: Eternal Sky Meets Age-old Artifices
- Page 43 and 44: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 45: Beyond Approach. Cliffs drop off to
- Page 48 and 49: ON LOCATION 9 I BLACK MESA, ARIZONA
- Page 50 and 51: A Stairway (Black Mesa, Arizona). S
- Page 52 and 53: ON LOCATION 10 I S U P E R S T I T
- Page 54 and 55: The Stillness of a Whisper. Apache
- Page 56 and 57: ON LOCATION 11 I B O R D E R , A R
- Page 58 and 59: Arizona-Nevada border, north of the
- Page 60 and 61: ON LOCATION 12 I A N A S A Z I R U
- Page 62 and 63: The Winding Way. Arizona Anasazi Ru
- Page 64 and 65: ON LOCATION 13 I Z U N I L A N D S
- Page 66 and 67: Split Tree in Black-and-White. A Zu
- Page 68 and 69: ON LOCATION 14 I E S C A L A N T E
- Page 70 and 71: Bleak Plateau. In black-and-white,
- Page 72 and 73: Sagacious Sage. A backward glance c
- Page 74 and 75: Sage Glance. The black and white ta
- Page 76 and 77: Waves Frozen in Motion. This image
- Page 78 and 79: Holding Pen. So much more depth sho
- Page 80 and 81: Escalante Plateau - the Fortress. S
- Page 84 and 85: ON LOCATION 15 I C A P I TO L R E E
- Page 86 and 87: The Striped Tower The Striped Tower
- Page 88 and 89: ON LOCATION 16 I B RY C E C A N Y O
- Page 90 and 91: Pins and Needles. Depths of torture
- Page 92 and 93: s In the Shadows. Fortress of red r
- Page 94 and 95: s A Void. Forming a dark secret
- Page 96 and 97: Lake Protected by Rock. Beneficial
- Page 98 and 99: Ghost Mountain. The haunting of a l
- Page 100 and 101: ON LOCATION 17 I “ H OV ” H OV
- Page 102 and 103: Anasazi Cloud Crowd. Near Escalante
- Page 104 and 105: ON LOCATION 18 I Z I O N N AT I O N
- Page 106 and 107: In Between. Spiritual energy emits
- Page 108 and 109: ON LOCATION 19 I M O J AV E D E S E
- Page 110 and 111: Ominous Space. Darkened lens highli
- Page 112 and 113: ON LOCATION 20 I N E VA DA , O N T
- Page 114 and 115: s Warrior. Illustrating the narrati
- Page 116 and 117: ON LOCATION 21 I CAHOKIA, ILLINOIS
- Page 119: Glimpses of Prior Grandeur. A long
- Page 122 and 123: Peaceful Existence. At the foot of
- Page 125 and 126: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
- Page 127 and 128: The Mississippi River and Watershed
- Page 131: Snake. Petroglyph, Tent Rocks, New
Escalante Plateau Crevasse. The contrast between the green and sandstrewn rocks outlines sharply the past and present.
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