Beneath the searing sun and among the wind-swept mesas of the American Southwest, time stands still. In this sacred landscape of stone canyons and shadowed alcoves, ancient voices whisper through crumbling doorways and forgotten ruins. Amongst symbols painstakingly etched into the desert varnish painting the cliffs; inside ceremonial kivas embedded in the earth, and amid silent dwellings holding stories beyond the limits of memory; the states of the four corners area shelter what remains of western America’s ancestral cultures.
The images in this collection capture more than stone and sky, they encapsulate a spiritual resonance, an echo of those who traversed, settled and lived in harmony with this land in the distant past. Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, Hovenweep and other ancestral sites are not archaeological laboratories. They are vessels of memory, guardians of culture, and a testament to the longevity and resilience of the region’s Native populations. Each image is a portal inviting viewers to contemplate the passage of time and the durability of culture. Step into the stillness of these sacred spaces where the wind whispers of legends, and the stones share their wisdom.
These are places that sing to my soul and these images are prayers in the form of visual reverence for cultures lost to time and the harshness of the untamed desert. They are a bridge between past and present that offer a glimpse into the sacred spaces where the spirits of the ancients still linger.
NC1705_6047AM ~ House On Fire Ruin
NC1210_9689AH ~ Doorways To The Past
NC0909_0908BB ~ Ruins Trail
NC0310_0052AF ~ Petroglyphs
NC1405_8055AL ~ Peaceful Abode
NC0909_1458AD ~ Who ...
NC1708_0240AD ~ Cavates
NC0909_2877BA ~ Spirit Dwelling
NC0909_3097AF ~ Starry Night
NC0909_3071AD ~ Dual Towers
NC1210_0217AD ~ Ancient Canteen II
NC0909_2851AL ~ Cliff Palace
NC0909_2892AE ~ Back In Time
NC0909_2887AD ~ Multi-Level Living
NC0909_3009AJ ~ Pathway to the Past
NC0909_2874AF ~ Ancient Highrise
NC0909_1459AG ~ Star Seeds Detail
NC0909_3013AP ~ Sacred Circle
NC0909_3010AK ~ Rain Washed Wall
NC0909_3118AD ~ Hovenweep Castle
NC0909_3103AN ~ Gloomy Sentinel
NC1210_9808AG ~ Step Inside
NC0909_2894XA ~ Ancient Corridor
NC0909_2849AK ~ Ancient Citadel
NC0909_3080AE ~ God's Wrath
NC1405_1201AL ~ Quiet Solitude
NC0909_3022AC ~ Ancient Stairway
NC0909_3001AM ~ Lonely Remains
NC0909_2847AN ~ Closer Look
NC1403_5064AT ~ Ancient Mysteries
NC0909_2896AG ~ Window On The Past
NC0909_3717AE ~ Anasazi Ruins
NC0909_3119AL ~ The Coming Storm
NC1210_0102AV ~ Mysterious Doorways
NC0702_3760XJ ~ TeePee
NC0909_3734AD ~ Tower Doors & Windows
NC0909_3723AQ ~ Cliff Palace II
NC1210_0109AH ~ Dark Doorways
NC0909_3741AD ~ Hidden Treasure
NC0909_2890AL ~ Corridor To The Past
NC0909_3095AE ~ Crumbling Walls
NC0909_3143AH ~ Lightening Strike
NC1405_7984AC ~ Touchstone To The Past
NC1104_7331AG ~ Sinagua Cliff Dwellings
NC0909_3752AF ~ Cliff Dwellings
NC1210_9804AF ~ Full Moon
NC0909_3775AJ ~ Echoes of Lost Dreams
NC1210_0094AH ~ Inner Sanctum
NC1405_1207AG ~ Home
NC0909_3120AF ~ The Castle
NC1104_7361AF ~ Quiet Sanctuary
NC0909_3141AE ~ Open To The Skies
NC1104_7329AE ~ Sinagua Homestead
NC1104_7341AN ~ Concealed Room
NC1708_3564AD ~ Ancient Dwellings
NC1210_9742AM ~ Mystic Doorways
NC1104_7358AC ~ Castle Close Up
NC1210_0197BD ~ Ancestral Remains
NC1008_6366AL ~ Defense Tower
NC1210_0024AN ~ Autumn Ruins
NC0909_3724AG ~ Tangible Mystery
NC1210_0159AD ~ Doorways
NC1210_0178AU ~ Solitary Window
NC1405_1208AG ~ Peaceful Dwellings
NC1210_0086AC ~ Secret Passages
NC1403_5186AD ~ A Formidable Defense
NC1406_8294AE ~ Ancient Dwellings
NC1512_2795AH ~ Welcome To The Southwest
NC0909_3094AD ~ Curved Walls
NC1512_2797BA ~ Mission School
NC1709_5661AB ~ Red Rock Hide Away
NC0909_1450AC ~ Ancient Visitors
NC1210_0215AG ~ Ancient Canteen
NC1210_0216AD ~ Pottery Canteen
NC1210_0218AD ~ Ancient Canteen II
NC1104_7334AE ~ Cliff Dwellings
