One of my favorite locations to photograph is White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, with the largest gypsum dune field in the world. This is a place where graphic designs of form and texture jump out at you in early and late light. Budget concerns have unfortunately restricted normal visitation hours, but early entry is possible through an additional fee, which is well worth paying. Earlier this year I was there with my friends Jack Dykinga and Justin Black, conducting a landscape workshop.
Yucca at sunset, White Sands National Monument.
Dunes and shadows, White Sands National Monument.
4 Comments
John,
Very nice compositions on both images. Love the horizon line high in the frame and the nice textures and light. Heck, I was missing your posts!
Really nice. I’ve never been but it looks like a must.
Absolutely lovely! Photographed them many years ago. It’s time to go back and do it again. I love the simplicity of the dunes and as always you have captured them beautifully.
One of my favorite locations on earth. It was your images that inspired me to go there. Those above are brilliant!