Dead Tree, Nests & Thermal Plants - Infrared Exposure - Salton Sea, CA - Limited Edition 2 of 20 Photograph

Infrared Exposure – First Printed: 2015 Shot on assignment for a glossy magazine, this dark, infrared exposure was too edgy to make the cut (a color version ran full-bleed, double-boxcar). The image is layered with contradictions, as it portrays the Salton Sea, California’s largest, yet l​east​-known lake. Formed by accident during the construction of irrigation canals for the Colorado River, the shallow lake with no outlet has become more saline than the ocean and contaminated by natural toxins and agricultural runoff. As it dries up, particulate pollution from the talc-fine dust threatens the health of millions in the Palm Spring area and Los Angeles Basin. Remarkably, the tainted environment supports an epic concentration of wildlife, forming an essential layover of migrating birds on the Pacific Flyway. Thus a drowned tree provides habitat for cormorants, and in the background,​ industrial forms spewing “smoke” on the horizon are in fact steaming thermal-plants, providing some of the cleanest energy available. Here’s a link to “High & Dry’s” take on the Salton Sea, and the ecological challenges that lie ahead: This image has been exhibited/featured in the following venues: The Art Classic: Oasis - Millard Sheets Art Center - Pomona, CA - 2016 Art Makes Change - Earth WE Gallery - Santa Monica, CA - 2015-16 VisionLA 2015 Climate Action Arts Festival - Santa Monica, CA - 2015 Haunted Landscapes - Art Share LA - 2015 Compass Magazine - Summer 2015 Waterworks 2 - The Art Gallery at GCC - Glendale, CA - 2015 Waterworks 2 - Porch Gallery - Ojai, CA - 2015 Each print is titled, signed, dated and numbered on verso. There is an approximately 2" white border around the image area. Prints are manufactured in-house at Chungking Studio in Los Angeles Chinatown. Papers include Hahnemuhle Fine Art Museum Etching, Museo Silver Rag, and Moab Entrada Rag Natural, and are selected based on exhaustive tests to determine which material best suits the interpretation of each individual image. These museum-quality, 290-350 GSM-weight papers are exceptionally robust and render outstanding detail. After a successful print is inspected and approved, a protective seal is applied using a three-step process that increases moisture, dirt, fingerprint, and UV resistance; extending the already significant color-fastness of modern archival inks approximately 3x the length of untreated prints. Note: Image area is approximately 12x18" on 17x22" paper.