Photos Shmotos

Never finished, the two cooling towers of the planned Satsop Nuclear Power Plant loom over the surrounding forests and fields, while stormclouds slowly drift overhead and birds flit through the frame.

From the hills above Reno at night, the city lights appear as a twinkling mass of colorful stars.

Grass gently sways in the wind as skyscrapers encroach from the rear.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.

As waterfowl dive and reemerge, fog slowly covers the water, removing all trace of land or horizon.

Fog in the valley slowly lifts, revealing a busy industrial district nestled below Mt Rainier.

An endless string of tanker cars trundles past the pristine shoreline, highlighting the threat of fossil fuels on the environment.

Sparks and shimmers emanate from below, posing an unseen threat to the lush forest beyond.

Protected from foot traffic by gleaming steel bars, a fern flourishes in a storm drain.

Indifferent to the falling rain, an angel watches over a field of veteran headstones.

A lone pine springs from a crack in rock, while Lake Tahoe appears as a blue sky beyond.

Framed by pines, a stone tea house sits atop Fannette Island on Lake Tahoe.

An endless stream of cars flows slowly in and out of Seattle.

Beneath a gnarled tree, an unseen rabbit family is safe from the falling rain outside.

Sailboat masts mirror the snowcapped peaks beyond the water, where heavenly light falls, highlighting all that is unattainable for the rest of us.

The spinning reflection off a record skates across the wall as the side plays.

Cars pass through a gentrifying neighborhood, while an occupied teardown languishes beyond.

Driftwood mirrors steep cliffs, as waves crash behind.

Thousands of ants busily work on two neighboring anthills.

Sun and fire ravaged branches reach towards a blue sky, while a sliver of life persists at the fringe.

Unseen cars illuminate a coiling ramp as stair lights flicker on and off.

A passing train is reflected in the slow water below as drops fall from the bridge overhead.

Conceived as a set of four, with the winter edition forthcoming, each is composed in a uniformly crowded thicket of branches, with the focus in the middle of an immersive depth of field.