Winter Storm Over the Great Sand Dunes Masterwork Edition On moonless nights

On moonless nights

Repeated visits reveal formations that shift character depending on angle

but because I was curious

No compositing

Winter Storm Over the Great Sand Dunes Masterwork Edition On moonless nightsGreat Sand Dunes, Colorado This photograph came from a brief, unplanned stop while traveling back toward Texas. I had never seen the Great Sand Dunes in person, and curiosity pulled me in. It was the middle of winter, brutally cold, and the kind of weather that usually convinces you to keep driving. I stayed anyway. As a storm rolled across the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the sky darkened fast. I didnt expect to make a photograph. Sunset was closing