Seven Hours at Horseshoe Bend Big Bend It holds tension

It holds tension

with mineral-rich bands painting the walls in reds

as low-angle light moved slowly across the desert floor

the quiet concentration of holding position while the canyon slowly shifted around me

Seven Hours at Horseshoe Bend Big Bend It holds tensionHorseshoe Bend, Arizona Horseshoe Bend is one of the most photographed viewpoints in the American Southwest. Millions of people pass through every year. Its crowded, loud, and usually the last place I would choose to shoot. But this photograph wasnt made as a checklist stop. It was made at a breaking point. This image came from my very first self assigned expedition across the West. The pandemic had erased my job and the structure I had built my life