. . . from the archives #51: Sunrise, Mahogany Flats—Death Valley, 1977

During this visit to Death Valley I was camping with my brother utilizing my father’s old Ford van. I used a medium-format camera, but I don’t know which one. I think maybe a Mamiya RB67.

James Linden and I used this photo in a limited edition featuring the poem "Shine, Perishing Republic" by Robinson Jeffers.

Photo: Sunrise, Mahogany Flats—Death Valley, 1977

. . . from the archives #33: Sunset—Central Coast, 1978

"Central coast", in this instance, being the small tourist town of Pismo Beach where we were vacationing. I was standing on the bluffs overlooking the ocean with a Mamiya RB-67 on the tripod. This camera took medium-format film, so the negatives—when they came out—were nicely enlargeable.

This photograph was featured by James Linden in his limited edition of Robinson Jeffers’ poem "Apology for Bad Dreams," now only to be found in rare book collections, including the Library of Congress.

Photo: Sunset—Central Coast, 1978