http://www.michaellight.net/new-york-harbor-2007 daily 0.75 2013-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/5269cf70e4b0183a696045ef/1382666054389/NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 - NEW YORK HARBOR 03.29.07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/5269cf24e4b06485ddbfd8c3/1382666096807/NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 - NEW YORK HARBOR 03.29.07 The watersheds that feed into New York Harbor are home to more than 20 million people, and its combined ports handle nearly 40% of all shipping trade in the North Atlantic. Its human speciation has been famously self-involved for centuries, but has recently become somewhat more thoughtful toward the larger systems that sustain it. Progress is uneven. Hand-made book of 17 aerial images made by Michael Light on April 29, 2007. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double- sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/526973dee4b06485ddbef537/1382642825233/00+NYH+COVER.jpg New York Harbor 2007 00. COVER: Bellman’s Creek Marsh in the Meadowlands, I-95 and Hackensack River Beyond, NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/526973d2e4b01768fee7bfe5/1382642844992/01+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 01. Rotting Pilings and the Arthur Kill at the End of the Reading Railroad Coal Line, Port Reading, NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/526973e3e4b01768fee7c00b/1382642865946/02+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 02. Former Reading Railroad Coal Terminal, Future Brownfield Warehouse Park, Port Reading, NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/526973ede4b06485ddbef561/1382642884264/03+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 03. Hess Refinery on the Arthur Kill, 65,000 Barrels Daily, Port Reading, NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/526973f3e4b01768fee7c03c/1382642902541/04+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 04. Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminal and Road Salt Pile, Perth Amboy, NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/526973fce4b06485ddbef583/1382642921175/05+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 05. Hess Terminal and Woodbridge Creek, Chevron Asphalt Refinery Beyond, Perth Amboy, NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/52697407e4b01768fee7c080/1382642939171/06+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 06. Chelsea Marsh and Prall’s Island Sanctuary, LCP Chemicals Superfund Site Beyond, NY and NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/5269740ce4b06485ddbef59d/1382642961783/07+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 07. Goethals Bridge and Old Place Creek, ConocoPhillips Refinery Beyond, 238,000 Barrels, Linden, NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/52697416e4b01768fee7c0af/1382642987954/08+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 08. Elizabeth Marine Terminal Looking North, $149 Billion in 2006 Cargo, Newark Airport at Left, NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/5269741ee4b06485ddbef5bd/1382643007710/09+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 09. Container Trucking Storage Depot on the Arthur Kill, Perth Amboy, NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/52697433e4b01768fee7c0f8/1382643025966/10+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 10. Bellman’s Creek Marsh Looking North, I-95 and Overpeck Creek at Left, Ridgefield, NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/52697431e4b06485ddbef684/1382643049717/11+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 11. Riverside Park and West End Avenue Looking North, Central Park at Right, New York, NY, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/5269743de4b06485ddbef6c8/1382643066957/12+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 12. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, Central Park, Seen From 98th and Lexington, New York, NY, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/52697451e4b01768fee7c14d/1382643085686/13+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 13. Greenpoint, Intersection of Franklin and Calyer Streets, Queensboro Bridge Beyond, Brooklyn, NY, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/5269744ce4b06485ddbef6e0/1382643107029/14+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 14. $3 Billion Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Looking West, Brooklyn, NY, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/52697456e4b06485ddbef709/1382643127802/15+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 15. Manhattan and the East River Looking Northwest, 14th Street ConEd Generating Station at Left, NY, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/52697468e4b01768fee7c194/1382643153333/16+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007 16. East River and 172-Acre Governor’s Island, Manhattan’s first settlement in 1624, NY, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb47e4b01993102e0a96/52697466e4b06485ddbef735/1382643174708/17+NYH.jpg New York Harbor 2007  17. Bayonne Golf Club, Former Landfill With a $200,000 Initiation, Old Standard Oil Refinery Beyond, NJ, 2007 From New York Harbor 03.29.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 http://www.michaellight.net/roden-cratermeteor-crater-2011 daily 0.75 2016-11-30 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/583e191a3e00be9943c0fafd/1382726535180/ Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 - RODEN CRATER/METEOR CRATER 07.07.11 In 1974 artist-pilot James Turrell received a Guggenheim Foundation grant to fly his aircraft in search of a perfectly round landform, one to further his investigations into experiential and perceptual art. Searching from Canada to Mexico he picked Roden Crater, a 3 mile-wide, 450,000 year-old extinct volcanic cinder cone northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona, one of several hundred inactive volcanoes in the nearby San Francisco Mountains. Since 1979 Turrell has been transforming Roden Crater into a large-scale work of art that functions as a naked-eye observatory, allowing visitors to view celestial, solar, and sky-light phenomena in the clear 5000’ air. It is not yet open to the public, though it has been rumored to be “just about” to open for more than a decade. Turrell is now 70 years old and his life’s work at the Crater is globally reknowned, despite having being seen by only a very few art-world cognoscenti, one of whom called it an “American Sistine Chapel.” 30 miles to the southeast of Roden lies the best-preserved meteoritic impact site on the planet. Privately owned by the Barringer family since 1903 and run as a tourist attraction, Meteor Crater is a mile wide and 570 feet deep. It is thought that a 150 foot wide, 300,000 ton, nickel-iron meteorite impacted the Earth 50,000 years ago at 25,000 miles an hour, releasing the energy of 2.5 million tons of dynamite -- or the equivalent of 150 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs. 175 million tons of rock were blasted from the impact site; similar meteoritic impacts occur about once every 6000 years on the planet. In 1950, the Barringers commissioned seminal modernist architect Philip Johnson to design a viewing pavilion on the Crater’s rim. While most of Johnson’s original work at the site has been destroyed, the altered portions of both Roden and Meteor Craters can be seen as architectural interventions in the service of celestial contemplation. Both, in their very different ways, are built platforms on the sublime. Studio-made book of 24 aerial images photographed by Michael Light in July 2011. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Dos-a-dos binding by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear endpapers.     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/5268691de4b0a6ea6c31b040/1382726535180/RODEN_METEOR.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 - RODEN CRATER/METEOR CRATER 07.07.11 In 1974 artist-pilot James Turrell received a Guggenheim Foundation grant to fly his aircraft in search of a perfectly round landform, one to further his investigations into experiential and perceptual art. Searching from Canada to Mexico he picked Roden Crater, a 3 mile-wide, 450,000 year-old extinct volcanic cinder cone northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona, one of several hundred inactive volcanoes in the nearby San Francisco Mountains. Since 1979 Turrell has been transforming Roden Crater into a large-scale work of art that functions as a naked-eye observatory, allowing visitors to view celestial, solar, and sky-light phenomena in the clear 5000’ air. It is not yet open to the public, though it has been rumored to be “just about” to open for more than a decade. Turrell is now 70 years old and his life’s work at the Crater is globally reknowned, despite having being seen by only a very few art-world cognoscenti, one of whom called it an “American Sistine Chapel.” 30 miles to the southeast of Roden lies the best-preserved meteoritic impact site on the planet. Privately owned by the Barringer family since 1903 and run as a tourist attraction, Meteor Crater is a mile wide and 570 feet deep. It is thought that a 150 foot wide, 300,000 ton, nickel-iron meteorite impacted the Earth 50,000 years ago at 25,000 miles an hour, releasing the energy of 2.5 million tons of dynamite -- or the equivalent of 150 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs. 175 million tons of rock were blasted from the impact site; similar meteoritic impacts occur about once every 6000 years on the planet. In 1950, the Barringers commissioned seminal modernist architect Philip Johnson to design a viewing pavilion on the Crater’s rim. While most of Johnson’s original work at the site has been destroyed, the altered portions of both Roden and Meteor Craters can be seen as architectural interventions in the service of celestial contemplation. Both, in their very different ways, are built platforms on the sublime. Studio-made book of 24 aerial images photographed by Michael Light in July 2011. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Dos-a-dos binding by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear endpapers.     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/526867a8e4b0ffbd70f70937/1382574498255/01+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011  01. Roden Crater Looking South, Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/526867ace4b0d94adb896254/1382574524974/02+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 02. Roden Crater Looking Southeast, Double Cone Structure, Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/526867bde4b0ffbd70f70984/1382574546370/03+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 03. Roden Crater Looking North, Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/526867c0e4b0d94adb896266/1382574574530/04+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 04. Roden Crater Looking East, Inner Cone Structure, Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/526867cfe4b0ffbd70f709da/1382574605980/05+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 05. Roden Crater Looking West, Entrance to 854’ Alpha Tunnel To East Portal, Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/526867d3e4b0d94adb89629a/1382574627467/06+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 06. Roden Crater With Pickup Truck Looking North, Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/526867e5e4b0ffbd70f70a1e/1382574650451/07+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 07. Roden Crater Looking Northwest, Visitor’s Lodge, Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/526867e9e4b0d94adb8962d8/1382574678395/08+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011  08. Roden Crater Looking North, Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/526867f5e4b0ffbd70f70a56/1382574704022/09+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 09. Roden Crater Looking Southeast, Double Cone Structure, Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/52686802e4b0d94adb89630b/1382574732563/10+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011  10. Roden Crater Looking Northeast, Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/52686806e4b0ffbd70f70a67/1382574769071/11+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011  11. Roden Crater Looking Southeast, Showing “Eye of the Crater,” “East Portal,” and “The Plaza,” Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/5268680fe4b0d94adb89631e/1382574792973/12+Roden.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 12. Roden Crater Looking Northeast, Near Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/526868fee4b0a6ea6c31afff/1382726569326/RODEN_METEOR+Roden+First.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 - RODEN CRATER/METEOR CRATER 07.07.11 In 1974 artist-pilot James Turrell received a Guggenheim Foundation grant to fly his aircraft in search of a perfectly round landform, one to further his investigations into experiential and perceptual art. Searching from Canada to Mexico he picked Roden Crater, a 3 mile-wide, 450,000 year-old extinct volcanic cinder cone northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona, one of several hundred inactive volcanoes in the nearby San Francisco Mountains. Since 1979 Turrell has been transforming Roden Crater into a large-scale work of art that functions as a naked-eye observatory, allowing visitors to view celestial, solar, and sky-light phenomena in the clear 5000’ air. It is not yet open to the public, though it has been rumored to be “just about” to open for more than a decade. Turrell is now 70 years old and his life’s work at the Crater is globally reknowned, despite having being seen by only a very few art-world cognoscenti, one of whom called it an “American Sistine Chapel.” 30 miles to the southeast of Roden lies the best-preserved meteoritic impact site on the planet. Privately owned by the Barringer family since 1903 and run as a tourist attraction, Meteor Crater is a mile wide and 570 feet deep. It is thought that a 150 foot wide, 300,000 ton, nickel-iron meteorite impacted the Earth 50,000 years ago at 25,000 miles an hour, releasing the energy of 2.5 million tons of dynamite -- or the equivalent of 150 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs. 175 million tons of rock were blasted from the impact site; similar meteoritic impacts occur about once every 6000 years on the planet. In 1950, the Barringers commissioned seminal modernist architect Philip Johnson to design a viewing pavilion on the Crater’s rim. While most of Johnson’s original work at the site has been destroyed, the altered portions of both Roden and Meteor Craters can be seen as architectural interventions in the service of celestial contemplation. Both, in their very different ways, are built platforms on the sublime Studio-made book of 24 aerial images photographed by Michael Light in July 2011. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Dos-a-dos binding by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear endpapers. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/52686707e4b0b1f7d808b04e/1382575086615/01+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 01. Meteor Crater Looking West, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/52686707e4b0269256608e87/1382575108463/02+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 02. Meteor Crater Looking West, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/52686717e4b0b1f7d808b06f/1382575133287/03+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 03. Meteor Crater Looking Northwest, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/5268671be4b0269256608ec3/1382575162850/04+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011  04. Meteor Crater Looking Southeast, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/5268672ce4b0b1f7d808b09c/1382575187868/05+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011  05. Meteor Crater Looking East, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/5268672ce4b0269256608ee2/1382575209021/06+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 06. Meteor Crater Looking Southeast, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/5268673de4b0b1f7d808b0b5/1382575238318/07+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011  07. Meteor Crater Looking West, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/52686741e4b0269256608f0d/1382575261590/08+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 08. Meteor Crater Looking Northeast, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/52686753e4b0b1f7d808b0d0/1382575289786/09+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 09. Meteor Crater Looking East, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/52686751e4b0269256608f63/1382575314731/10+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 10. Meteor Crater Looking Northwest, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/5268675fe4b0269256608fcf/1382575353619/11+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 11. Meteor Crater Looking Southeast, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/52686685e4b0a6ea6c31a97b/1480464666274/12+Meteor.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 12. Meteor Crater Looking Southeast, Near Winslow, AZ, 2011 From Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 07.07.11; dos-a-dos binding artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5268657ce4b0d94adb895c7b/526ae598e4b0ca284500643c/1480464666262/2012+MRL+Hosfelt+Private+Frontiers-098.jpg Roden Crater/Meteor Crater 2011 - RODEN CRATER/METEOR CRATER 07.07.11 In exhibition Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco 2012 http://www.michaellight.net/suns-gallery daily 0.75 2013-10-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267285de4b06dd5866db237/1382493108515/001-CHARLESTON+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 001 CHARLESTON 12 kilotons Nevada 1957 A small, tactical thermonuclear weapon expected to yield 50-100 kilotons, Charleston “fizzled” when its fusion second stage failed to ignite. Had it done so, it would have been the third true thermonuclear test on the continental United States, though the Federal Government and the Atomic Energy Commission denied for decades that any such “H-bomb” devices had ever been detonated in Nevada. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526c9c33e4b0a8c914727aae/1382493108515/001-CHARLESTON+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 001 CHARLESTON 12 kilotons Nevada 1957 A small, tactical thermonuclear weapon expected to yield 50-100 kilotons, Charleston “fizzled” when its fusion second stage failed to ignite. Had it done so, it would have been the third true thermonuclear test on the continental United States, though the Federal Government and the Atomic Energy Commission denied for decades that any such “H-bomb” devices had ever been detonated in Nevada. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267285fe4b05199f05a07e4/1382493184004/002-MOTH+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 002 MOTH 2 kilotons Nevada 1955 With Army soldiers in trenches only 2.3 miles from ground zero, Moth vaporizes its tower, creating intense radioactivity 900’ north of the blast. At 445 pounds, it was the lightest nuclear weapon detonated to date. Despite its small size, Moth was seen as an orange flash in the sky as far away as San Francisco. Its debris cloud spread radioactive fallout across the entire United States and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672862e4b06dd5866db243/1382493223892/003-HARRY+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 003 HARRY 32 kilotons Nevada 1953 0.0001 seconds after detonation, the blast has not yet vaporized the tower. “Dirty Harry” created the worst fallout contamination of any of the U.S. continental atmospheric nuclear tests. the radioactive debris cloud moved directly over St. George, Utah, 100 miles to the east. Deadly fallout inundated the entire town of 5000 residents, most of whom would later develop cancer. The Atomic Energy Commission publicly maintained until its dissolution in 1974 that no damage was done from Harry; internal documents declassified thereafter showed this to be a patent lie. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267285fe4b05199f05a07ed/1382493257075/004-HORNET+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 004 HORNET 4 kilotons Nevada 1955 Hornet’s fireball engulfs its tower about 0.0003 seconds after detonation. At this point the temperature at the fireball’s core is 10 times hotter than the sun’s core and its visible light about 100 times brighter. Hornet tested what would become the W-30 warhead, an air-defense weapon that was stockpiled from 1959 to 1979 with a yield of 140 tons to 19 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672860e4b05199f05a07f0/1382493291552/005-HOW+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 005 HOW 14 kilotons Nevada 1952 0.0008 seconds after detonation, How shows surface mottling and expanding cable fire spikes as it engulfs its tower. How became the Mark-12 bomb, a jet fighter-carried tactical weapon yielding 12 to 14 kilotons that was stockpiled from 1954 to 1962. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672861e4b05199f05a07f6/1382493327493/006-TRINITY+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 006 Project TRINITY 21 kilotons New Mexico 1945 Six miles away, the world’s first nuclear explosion expands 0.053 seconds after detonation. Director J. Robert Oppenheimer quotes the Bhagavad-Gita: “If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One . . . I am become Death, the shatterer of worlds.” Three weeks later, the U.S. dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, killing over 200,000 people and wounding 79,000. Three days after, the U.S. dropped another on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, killing 60-90,000 people and wounding 60,000. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672861e4b05199f05a07f8/1382493359294/007-APPLE-1+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 007 APPLE-1 14 kilotons Nevada 1955 Silhouetted against light which literally illuminated their insides, soldiers try to shield themselves from the expanding fireball. Closer in, 600 troops observed the blast in trenches only 1.98 miles from ground zero. Radiation at the blast point measured a lethal 500 roentgens/hour. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672864e4b05199f05a07fa/1382493387761/008-STOKES+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 008 STOKES 19 kilotons Nevada 1957 Army soldiers are atomically “conditioned” by viewing Stokes’ fireball, now 700 feet wide and more than 50 times brighter than the sun; despite their shut and shielded eyes, many saw the bones of their arms and hands. Stokes tested the W-30 air-defense and tactical warhead, stockpiled from 1959 to 1979, variably yielding 140 tons to 19 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672867e4b06dd5866db24e/1382493416374/009-WHEELER+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 009 WHEELER 197 tons Nevada 1957 This tiny 158-pound nuclear device was a prototype for the W-54 air-to-air defense and tactical missile warhead, stockpiled from 1961 to 1972 with a variable yield of 10 tons to 6 kilotons. Despite being an uncharacteristically small creation from Edward Teller’s University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore), known for its massive thermonuclear designs, Wheeler’s radioactive debris cloud rose to 17,000’. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672865e4b05199f05a081f/1382493459097/010-LAPLACE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 010 FRANKLIN PRIME 4.7 kilotons Nevada 1957 Its fireball having progressed outwards enough to begin rising vertically, Franklin Prime begins to suck up alluvial desert soil to form the classic nuclear “mushroom” cloud. It tested the W-30 air-defense and tactical atomic warhead, stockpiled from 1959 to 1979, with a variable yield of 140 tons to 19 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672866e4b05199f05a0821/1382493492053/011-LAPLACE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 011 LAPLACE 1 kiloton Nevada 1957 A test of a tactical nuclear weapon used for low airbursts, Laplace weighed 503 pounds and was probably a prototype neutron bomb. A neutron bomb is one designed to minimize blast and heat effects, while maximizing deadly radiation. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672867e4b05199f05a0824/1382493521931/012-STOKES+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 012 STOKES 19 kilotons Nevada 1957 After its shock wave hits the ground and agitates soil in a broad circle, Stokes begins to draw it up in a central stem, created by atmospheric low-pressure. Stokes tested the W-30 air-defense and tactical warhead, stockpiled from 1959 to 1979, with a variable yield of 140 tons to 19 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672868e4b05199f05a0826/1382493560162/013-STOKES+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 013 STOKES 19 kilotons Nevada 1957 Red aerial view of the Stokes fireball. Stokes was a test of the W-30 air-defense and tactical atomic warhead, stockpiled from 1959 to 1979, with a variable yield of 140 tons to 19 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267286ae4b06dd5866db258/1382493591591/014-HOW+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 014 HOW 14 kilotons Nevada 1952 In a red aerial view photographed with special film, How’s fireball has yet to rise and break away from the ground. Radiation levels at ground zero reached intense levels of 1500 roentgens/hour, and the fission debris cloud was tracked all the way to Germany. How would become the Mark-12 bomb, a jet fighter-carried tactical weapon yielding 12 to 14 kilotons stockpiled from 1954 to 1962. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672869e4b05199f05a0835/1382493628737/015-SUGAR+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 015 SUGAR 1.2 kilotons Nevada 1951 Sugar created especially intense radioactivity, with its crater measuring a deadly 7500 roentgens/hour; four minutes exposure to such energy is lethal. Troops observed the blast from 5.5 miles away. Sugar showed that the greater the distance between the blast and the ground, the less surface radioactivity and radioactive fallout in the debris clouds. Ever-higher towers, and finally balloons, were used in successive Nevada operations to try to calm an American public increasingly aware of the profound dangers from fallout, while behind closed doors almost half of the A.E.C.’s own commissioners argued for moving all testing to the Pacific. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267286ce4b05199f05a083a/1382493662839/016-ZUCCHINI+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 016 ZUCCHINI 28 kilotons Nevada 1955 Zucchini tested the primary stage of a two-stage thermonuclear bomb mockup. 500 roentgens/hour of radiation was measured at ground zero after the blast, and the radioactive debris cloud rose to 40,000’. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267286be4b06dd5866db25e/1382493693886/017-FOX+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 017 FOX 11 kilotons Nevada 1952 950 Army troops observed detonation 3.97 miles from the blast and then maneuvered towards ground zero, a lethal 2000 roentgens/hour at a distance of 400 yards. Shortly before the Fox test the Atomic Energy Commission relented to the military’s ongoing demand to move troops closer to the blast. A.E.C. doctors were furious that their own 7-mile-distant safety guidelines for staff were being sidestepped by the Department of Defense. “Troop-testing” tactical atomic weapons on the battlefield thereafter began in earnest. Fox tested the Mark-5 bomb, stockpiled from 1952 to 1963 and yielding 11 to 47 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267286ee4b06dd5866db264/1382493732949/018-HOOD+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 018 HOOD 74 kilotons Nevada 1957 Hood was the largest atmospheric nuclear test conducted on the continental United States, and the first true two-stage thermonuclear device detonated in Nevada. The flash was seen from Canada. 2500 Marines participated in troop maneuvers, with a number stationed in trenches only 2 miles away from ground zero. Hood broke an understanding between the Federal Government and the Department of Defense that the nuclear weapons labs would never detonate a hydrogen bomb at the Nevada Test Site; the Government strenuously maintained that no thermonuclear weapons were being detonated there until the dissolution of the A.E.C. in 1974. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267286ee4b05199f05a083f/1382493767210/019-SIMON+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 019 SIMON 43 kilotons Nevada 1953 Soldiers in a trench shield themselves from the detonation. In a moment the ground and air shockwaves will toss them like dolls, then fill their mouths with radioactive dust and render them temporarily blind. 3000 troops witnessed the detonation. Simon’s radioactive debris cloud scattered deadly fallout throughout Southwest Utah, and highly radioactive rain fell in Albany, NY the following day. Simon tested the early versions of the Mark-17 and Mark-24 thermonuclear bombs, which were stockpiled from 1954 to 1957. Yielding 10 to 15 megatons, they were some of the largest and deadliest weapons ever deployed by the U.S. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672871e4b06dd5866db277/1382493797158/020-FIZEAU+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 020 FIZEAU 11 kilotons Nevada 1957 Fizeau’s fireball dwarfs the surrounding Nevada landscape. Probably a prototype test of the W-34 warhead, which was used in anti-submarine warfare and stockpiled from 1958 to 1977, Fizeau’s nuclear device weighed only 131 pounds. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672871e4b05199f05a084c/1382493828559/021-CLIMAX+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 021 CLIMAX 61 kilotons Nevada 1953 Low-level aerial image, showing the rising stem debris cloud just about to meet the fireball. The cluster of smoke trails at left are from rockets fired just before detonation to help photographically measure the explosion’s invisible air shock wave. Climax tested the Mark-7 bomb, a small, light tactical nuclear weapon ranging in yield from 8 to 61 kilotons stockpiled from 1952 to 1967. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672874e4b05199f05a0856/1382493858201/022-HORNET+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 022 HORNET 4 kilotons Nevada 1955 Seen from a distance of 8 miles, Hornet’s cooling fireball and debris cloud still continues to radiate much visible energy in the form of ionized glowing air; in this long photographic exposure it appears as an undifferentiated white mass. Hornet was a test of what would become the W-30 warhead, an air-defense weapon that was stockpiled from 1959 to 1979 with a yield of 140 tons to 19 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672873e4b06dd5866db27a/1382493889983/023-SMOKY+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 023 SMOKY 44 kilotons Nevada 1957 Troops shield themselves from the light of the detonation several miles away. Smoky was the second instance of thermonuclear detonation on the continental U.S., after Hood, and tested what would become the Mark-41 bomb. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672875e4b06dd5866db285/1382493920392/024-SMOKY+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 024 SMOKY 44 kilotons Nevada 1957 Troops watch as the cooling fireball churns upwards surrounded by a halo of ionized, glowing air. Smoky tested a prototype of the Mark-41 bomb, which was stockpiled from 1960 to 1976, and at 25 megatons yield was the most destructive weapon the U.S. ever produced. A single 25 megaton bomb carries the equivalent explosive power of 1,666 Hiroshima bombs. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672876e4b05199f05a085d/1382493961069/025-DIABLO+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 025 DIABLO 17 kilotons Nevada 1957 Towering over the desert floor, Diablo’s debris cloud glows with ionized air. Diablo was a test of the primary stage of a two-stage thermonuclear device.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672877e4b06dd5866db287/1382493986237/026-WHITNEY+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 026 WHITNEY 19 kilotons Nevada 1957 Seen from the ground, Whitney’s debris cloud glows with ionized air. Whitney was a test of the W-27 warhead, stockpiled from 1958 to 1965, yielding 2 megatons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672877e4b05199f05a085f/1382494019632/027-SHASTA+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 027 SHASTA 17 kilotons Nevada 1957 Shasta’s ionization corona glows as its fireball cools. Shasta was a test of the primary stage of a two-stage thermonuclear device, much like Diablo, and exhibited similar characteristics. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672879e4b06dd5866db291/1382494047281/028-HOOD+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 028 HOOD 74 kilotons Nevada 1957 Its fireball having cooled and now surrounded by a corona of ionized air, the Hood debris cloud moves upwards on its way to a final height of 43,770. Hood was the largest atmospheric nuclear test ever conducted on the continental United States, and the first true two-stage thermonuclear device detonated in Nevada. Total weight of the device was 393 pounds; it was a prototype missile warhead. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672879e4b05199f05a086e/1382494124483/029-TURK+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 029 TURK 43 kilotons Nevada 1955 Soldiers huddle in a trench less than two miles from ground zero at detonation, while the photographer shoots by fission light. Visible are the cluster of smoke trails from rockets set off just before detonation to help measure the explosion’s invisible air shock wave. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267287ce4b06dd5866db295/1382494154937/030-TURK+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 030 TURK 43 kilotons Nevada 1955 Made from a hill just above the media bleachers of “News Nob,” Turk’s fireball expands outwards thirteen miles away with such brightness that it solarizes the photographic negative. Turk was a test of what would become the W-27 thermonuclear ballistic missile warhead, stockpiled from 1958 to 1965 and yielding 2 megatons https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267287ce4b05199f05a0870/1382494185066/031-APPLE-1+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 031 APPLE-1 14 kilotons Nevada 1955 This long-duration photographic exposure shows a truck backing out of the image frame while the debris cloud moves upward in the distance thirteen miles away. Apple-1 was a test of a thermonuclear bomb mockup.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267287ee4b06dd5866db297/1382494216155/032-PRISCILLA+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 032 PRISCILLA 37 kilotons Nevada 1957 Creating a second dawn, Priscilla’s fireball rises upwards in a rare, double-tiered cloud surrounded by a halo of fire. Priscilla tested various bomb shelter designs; it used the primary fission stage of the two-stage Mark-39 thermonuclear bomb, stockpiled from 1957 to 1966 and yielding 3 to 4 megatons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267287fe4b05199f05a0880/1382494244569/033-PRISCILLA+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 033 PRISCILLA 37 kilotons Nevada 1957 Priscilla's moment of detonation is documented by members of the Lookout Mountain Air Force Station with still and motion picture cameras. From 1947 to 1969, the Hollywood-based photographers and cinematographers of the Station were charged with visually recording all aspects of U.S. nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site, as well as offshore tests in the Pacific Proving Grounds. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672880e4b06dd5866db2a7/1382494274408/034-PRISCILLA+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 034 PRISCILLA 37 kilotons Nevada 1957 Priscilla’s distinctive double-tiered cloud is documented by members of the Lookout Mountain Air Force Station with still and motion picture cameras. From 1947 to 1969, the Hollywood-based photographers and cinematographers of the Station were charged with visually recording all aspects of U.S. nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site, as well as offshore tests in the Pacific Proving Grounds. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672884e4b05199f05a0892/1382494304307/035-PRISCILLA+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 035 PRISCILLA 37 kilotons Nevada 1957 In a blue aerial image made with special film, Priscilla’s double-tiered cloud and fire-halo rise upwards amongst the basins and ranges of Nevada’s geology, visible to the horizon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672883e4b06dd5866db2b4/1382494335763/036-GRABLE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 036 GRABLE 15 kilotons Nevada 1953 Grable tested the new artillery-fired Mark-9 nuclear weapon, stockpiled from 1952 to 1957. Launched at a target 6 miles away from an 85-ton, 280mm cannon, Grable so inspired American politicians that members of Congress clamored for the use of the Mark-9 during the Korean War. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672887e4b06dd5866db2ba/1382494370092/037-ZUCCHINI+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 037 ZUCCHINI 28 kilotons Nevada 1955 Members of the Canadian and British military observe detonation thirteen miles away. Zucchini was a test of the fission primary stage of a two-stage thermonuclear bomb mockup. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672887e4b05199f05a0895/1382494396017/038-MET+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 038 MET 22 kilotons Nevada 1955 MET was a “Military Effects Test” that investigated, among other things, radiation effects on the winter and summer uniforms of Soviet and Chinese troops. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672889e4b05199f05a08aa/1382494428697/039-DOG+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 039 DOG 21 kilotons Nevada 1951 Seen left to right, Army soldiers Schmidt, Wilson, Zerfas, Roth, Moore and Schleuter observe the Dog fireball after detonation. Dog was the first “troop-test” deployment by the Department of Defense, which placed soldiers 6.8 miles away from the blast point. The Army wanted them much closer, but the Atomic Energy Commission refused, citing the seven-mile-distance safety guidelines it required for its own personnel. Later tests would dangerously place troops less than 2 miles from ground zero at detonation and allow maneuvers to ground zero shortly thereafter. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267288be4b06dd5866db2c9/1382494457134/040-DOG+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 040 DOG 21 kilotons Nevada 1951 Soldiers watch the Dog debris cloud rise 6.8 miles away. 2796 troops observed the detonation; 883 troops then “attacked” an objective 500 yards from ground zero in the world’s first “atomic warfare maneuver”; sixty of these troops went even closer. Dog used the Mark-4 bomb, stockpiled from 1949 to 1953, with a variable yield of 1 to 31 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267288de4b05199f05a08b3/1382494486207/041-SUGAR+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 041 SUGAR 1.2 kilotons Nevada 1951 Red filter aerial view; the cluster of smoke trails visible to the left of the fireball is from rockets launched just before detonation to help photographically measure the explosion’s invisible air shock wave. Sugar was a weapons-effects test that investigated the nature of a surface burst. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267288ee4b06dd5866db2d4/1382494512861/042-EASY+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 042 EASY 31 kilotons Nevada 1951 Aerial photograph showing a clearly visible shockwave effect on the alluvial desert soil. Easy tested a prototype of the Mark-7 bomb, stockpiled from 1952 to 1967 and yielding 8 to 61 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672891e4b08e763cc26e67/1382494544579/043-MET+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 043 MET 22 kilotons Nevada 1955 Army soldiers turn away and shield themselves from the MET detonation blast 6 miles away. MET was a “Military Effects Test” that investigated, among other things, radiation effects on the winter and summer uniforms of Soviet and Chinese troops. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672891e4b06dd5866db2da/1382494570519/044+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 044 MET 22 kilotons Nevada 1955 Army soldiers watch MET's rising debris cloud 6 miles away. It tested a Mark-7 bomb, stockpiled from 1952 to 1967, with a variable yield of 8 to 61 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672893e4b06dd5866db2e6/1382494598738/045-STOKES+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 045 STOKES 19 kilotons Nevada 1957 Released into the air just after detonation to test its response to the force of an atomic air shock wave, an unmanned Navy ZSG-3 airship ruptures lodges on the desert floor. The debris cloud rises in the distance. Stokes was a test of the W-30 air-defense and tactical atomic warhead, stockpiled from 1959 to 1979, with a variable yield of 140 tons to 19 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672894e4b05199f05a08c2/1382494628784/046-LITTLE+FELLER+1+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 046 LITTLE FELLER I 18 tons Nevada 1962 Its debris cloud rising about 40 seconds after detonation, Little Feller I was the last atmospheric nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site, and used the tiny W-54 air defense and tactical warhead to test the one-man-operated “Davy Crockett” nuclear rocket launcher. The W-54 was stockpiled from 1961 to 1972, with a variable yield of 10 tons to 6 kilotons, and weighed only 50 pounds. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672895e4b06dd5866db2e8/1382494659174/047-WILSON+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 047 WILSON 10 kilotons Nevada 1957 Seen in a long-exposure photograph, a portion of Wilson’s detonation cloud, five miles distant, drifts in the early morning wind. Wilson tested a prototype of the single-stage, 150-pound W-45 warhead, stockpiled from 1961 to 1989, with a yield of 500 tons to 15 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672897e4b05199f05a08ca/1382494687460/048-HOOD+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 048 HOOD 74 kilotons Nevada 1957 Within an hour of detonation, U.S. Marine helicopters fly north and east around Hood’s dispersing debris cloud, helping to coordinate a ground-troop “invasion” of ground zero. Hood was the largest atmospheric nuclear test conducted on the continental United States, and the first true two-stage thermonuclear device exploded there. it was a prototype for eventual use on a missile warhead. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672897e4b06dd5866db2f8/1382494722037/049-JOHN+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 049 JOHN 1.7 kilotons Nevada 1957 In this north-looking image, John explodes high in the early morning sky; shadows from the actual sun can be seen amongst the sagebrush. John proof-tested the W-25 warhead, demonstrating the capability of an air-to-air nuclear missile designed to destroy incoming Soviet strategic bombers. The 218-pound W-25 was stockpiled from 1956 to 1984 and yielded 1 to 2 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672899e4b05199f05a08cd/1382494752158/050-X-RAY+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 050 X-RAY 37 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1948 Viewed aerially looking directly down over ground zero at left and from about 2000’ at right, X-Ray explodes in the Pacific Ocean. X-Ray and Operation Sandstone were approved by President Harry Truman in 1947 to develop an entirely new generation of atomic weapons than those used on Japan in 1945. The atoll’s 142 natives were relocated to Ujelang, 143 miles distant. A total of 43 nuclear weapons tests were conducted by the United States at Enewetak over the next decade, most of them thermonuclear and of massive destructive capacity. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/52672899e4b04f7def563afa/1382550241793/051+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 051 X-RAY 37 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1948 Obliterating Engebi Island, X-Ray’s fireball roars upwards in this aerial view seen from about 2000’. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267289ee4b06dd5866db303/1382550276212/052-YOKE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 052 YOKE 49 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1948 Photographed from a neighboring island, Yoke’s fireball rises amidst cloud cover in the humid Pacific morning. Like X-Ray, it was a prototype of the Mark-4 bomb design, the first mass-produced nuclear weapon. It was stockpiled from 1949 to 1953, with a variable yield of 1 to 31 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267289be4b05199f05a08d0/1382550316363/053-GEORGE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 053 GEORGE 225 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1951 In the world’s first thermonuclear explosion, and the largest nuclear detonation to date, the George fireball is shrouded by the Wilson cloud effect, caused by a low-pressure zone just behind the blast’s rapidly advancing shock wave that makes water vapor temporarily condense from the tropical air. The shock wave itself appears clearly as a white disk on the water. George measured for its designer, Edward Teller, some of the reaction processes that would be critical to the success of the massive thermonuclear detonation Mike -- 46 times larger -- that would occur a year later. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267289de4b05199f05a08df/1382550349166/054-ERIE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 054 ERIE 14.9 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1956 Personnel shield themselves from Erie’s detonation flash. Erie tested a prototype of the primary stage of the Mark-28 thermonuclear bomb, stockpiled from 1958 to 1991 with a variable yield of 70 kilotons to 1.45 megatons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/5267289ee4b05199f05a08e1/1382550379574/055-ABLE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 055 ABLE 21 kilotons Bikini Atoll 1946 In the first nuclear detonation after WWII, Able’s airdrop flash is seen aerially at left. Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands was selected as the location for tests Able and Baker; 162 Bikinians were relocated to Rongerik Atoll 128 miles to the East. A total of 23 nuclear weapons tests were conducted by the U.S. at Bikini over the next 12 years, most of them thermonuclear and of massive destructive capacity. The Atoll remains uninhabitable. Able used a bomb of the same design and yield as that used to destroy the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728a3e4b06dd5866db30f/1382550423739/056-ABLE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 056 ABLE 21 kilotons Bikini Atoll 1946 Seen from ground level, Able’s debris cloud rises to an altitude of 26,400’. Operation Crossroads assembled a fleet of more than 71 decommissioned WWII U.S., German and Japanese vessels as a nuclear “target armada” in Bikini Lagoon. Able used a bomb of the same design and yield as that used to destroy the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945; the device was produced as the Mark 3 bomb and stockpiled from 1947 to 1950, yielding 21 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728a0e4b05199f05a08eb/1382550527755/057-BAKER+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 057 BAKER 21 kilotons Bikini Atoll 1946 To left, Baker throws two million gallons of water 10 seconds after detonation over a mile high in a column 2000’ wide, now just beginning to fall and further devastate the decommissioned ghost fleet below. To right, an aerial image shows Baker shrouded by its Wilson condensation cloud, caused by low-pressure behind the blast’s shock wave making water vapor temporarily condense from the humid air. Baker was the first underwater nuclear detonation, and created intense radioactivity. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728a3e4b05199f05a08ee/1382550567324/058-BAKER+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 058 BAKER 21 kilotons Bikini Atoll 1946 To right, seen in an aerial image, Baker is shrouded by its Wilson condensation cloud, caused by low-pressure behind the blast’s shock wave making water vapor temporarily condense from the humid air. The shock wave appears as a white disk on the water surrounding the cloud. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728a6e4b06dd5866db314/1382550598315/059-BAKER+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 059 BAKER 21 kilotons Bikini Atoll 1946 Baker’s Wilson condensation cloud has dissipated closer to the surface of the water, revealing a 2000’-wide water column and the decommissioned armada surrounding it. In an instant more than two million gallons of water will begin to fall. Baker used a bomb of the same design and yield as that used to destroy the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945; the device was mass-produced as the Mark 3 bomb and stockpiled from 1947 to 1950, with a yield of 21 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728a5e4b05199f05a08f6/1382550624595/060-SEMINOLE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 060 SEMINOLE 13.7 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1956 Its Wilson condensation cloud advancing just behind the white disk of its shock wave, Seminole tested the cratering effects of a high-yield thermonuclear device, the Mark-28, under controlled conditions. The Mark-28 was stockpiled from 1958 to 1991, with a variable yield of 70 kilotons to 1.45 megatons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728a8e4b06dd5866db31d/1382550656343/061-HURON+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 061 HURON 270 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1956 Seen from about 8000’, Huron’s glowing Wilson cloud and advancing air shockwave illuminate more natural Pacific weather. Huron probably tested a prototype of the W-50 warhead. The W-50 was stockpiled from 1963 to 1991, yielded 60 to 400 kilotons, and was used on the Pershing surface-to-surface tactical missile deployed in Europe. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728ade4b05199f05a090a/1382550685069/062-SEQUOIA+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 062 SEQUOIA 5.2 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1958 Personnel watch as Sequoia’s Wilson cloud lights the humid Pacific morning. Sequoia likely tested a prototype that led to the tiny W-54 air defense and tactical nuclear warhead (see Little Feller I). The W-54 was stockpiled from 1961 to 1972, with a variable yield of 10 tons to 6 kilotons, and weighed only 50 pounds. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728aae4b06dd5866db31f/1382550712214/063-KING+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 063 KING 500 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1952 The largest fission-only device ever detonated, King disproved the theory of “criticality” -- wherein only so much fissionable material could be brought together in one weapon before it would self-detonate – surpassing supposed 250 kiloton fission limits. At the time, a large fission-only bomb was coveted by the U.S. military, due to the uncertainty of thermonuclear investigations; the spectacular thermonuclear success of Mike, King’s test companion in Operation Ivy, was far from guaranteed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728abe4b06dd5866db32c/1382550742437/064-DOG+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 064 DOG 81 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1951 V.I.P.s wearing protective goggles watch Dog light the Pacific morning from Adirondack chairs in this image made on the “Officer’s Beach Club Patio.” The explosion lifted 250,000 tons of radioactive reef material to a height of 35,000’. Dog tested the Mark-6 bomb, stockpiled from 1951 to 1962 and yielding 8 to 160 kilotons. Over a thousand were eventually produced. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728ace4b06dd5866db32e/1382550768902/065-MIKE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 065 MIKE 10.4 megatons Enewetak Atoll 1952 Captured by an automatic ultra-high speed camera, the world’s first man-made sun instantly grows to a diameter of 3.5 miles and creates its own electrical storm. Mike was comprised of a huge, 82-ton refrigerator of super-cooled heavy hydrogen isotopes – liquid deuterium and tritium – which a fission atomic bomb trigger fused into helium, releasing the full thermonuclear power of the stars. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728afe4b06dd5866db333/1382550805479/066-MIKE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 066 MIKE 10.4 megatons Enewetak Atoll 1952 Seen in a telephoto aerial view made from about 30,000’, the 3.5 mile-wide Mike fireball rushes upwards. Mike was the first test of a large-scale, “true” thermonuclear device, one based on the Teller-Ulam principles of staged radiation implosion. The explosion was the 4th largest nuclear test the United States ever detonated, equivalent to 10.4 million tons of TNT, greater in a single moment than all of the ordnance detonated in both the First and Second World Wars combined. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728b1e4b05199f05a0915/1382550833243/067-MIKE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 067 MIKE 10.4 megatons Enewetak Atoll 1952 Mike’s fireball seen in a wider aerial view made from about 30,000’, showing three ring cloud condensation structures. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728b0e4b06dd5866db33f/1382550861307/068-MIKE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 068 MIKE 10.4 megatons Enewetak Atoll 1952 Aerial photograph made at about 30,000’ of Mike’s debris cloud and stem. Within 1.5 minutes after detonation Mike’s cloud had climbed to 57,000’; half an hour later it measured 60 miles in diameter. The cloud would eventually reach an altitude of 142,000’ and a maximum diameter of 100 miles. Eugelab Island was vaporized, leaving a crater more than a mile across and 164 feet deep. About 80 million tons of the island was thrown into the sky. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728b3e4b06dd5866db342/1382550896610/069-MIKE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 069 MIKE 10.4 megatons Enewetak Atoll 1952 The Mike debris cloud and stem about 10 minutes after detonation, seen from a ship. Personnel and all ships were kept 40 miles distant from the deadly blast. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728b4e4b05199f05a0919/1382550925805/070-MIKE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 070 MIKE 10.4 megatons Enewetak Atoll 1952 Seen in an aerial photograph made at 12,000’ from a distance of about 50 miles, the Mike cloud would eventually reach an altitude of 142,000’ and a width of 100 miles. Mike was as crucial to U.S. nuclear weapons development as Trinity, the world’s first atomic explosion, had been only seven years before, and was 500 times as powerful. Yields of atomic weapons could now be described not only in kilotons of TNT-equivalent force, but in megatons, and the world instantly became a vastly more dangerous place. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728b5e4b06dd5866db344/1382550950287/071-OAK+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 071 OAK 8.9 megatons Enewetak Atoll 1958 Personnel watch as Oak’s condensation cloud grows. Oak produced an underwater crater 204’ deep and 5740’ in diameter, and its yield was 20% higher than the predicted 7.5 megatons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728b6e4b05199f05a0925/1382550990257/072-OAK+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 072 OAK 8.9 megatons Enewetak Atoll 1958 Personnel watch as Oak’s debris cloud towers 10 miles in height. The test was an early prototype of the W-53 Titan II missile warhead and B-53 strategic bomb, stockpiled from 1962 to 1997 and yielding 9 megatons. It is not clear at this time if this oldest and highest-yielding weapon still in the U. S. nuclear arsenal is being kept in the reserve stockpile, or has been slated for actual dismantlement. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728b7e4b06dd5866db353/1382551025891/073-MAGNOLIA+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 073 MAGNOLIA 57 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1958 Personnel observe Magnolia’s glowing Wilson cloud, lit by the fireball within. Magnolia was a proof-test of the experimental “Cougar” device. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728b8e4b05199f05a0927/1382551054278/074-YESO+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 074 YESO 3 megatons Christmas Island 1962 Seen from 15,000’, Yeso’s fireball rises upwards, illuminating Christmas Island 20 miles away. Two ring-like condensation cloud formations are visible. Yeso was a test of the experimental “16-M” thermonuclear device, dropped in a Mark-39 bomb casing. The Mark-39 was stockpiled from 1959 to 1960 and yielded 3 megatons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728b9e4b04f7def563b40/1382551078886/075-YESO+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 075 YESO 3 megatons Christmas Island 1962 Telephoto image of the Yeso fireball rising shortly after detonation, seen from an altitude of 8000’. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728bbe4b05199f05a0930/1382551108918/076-WAHOO+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 076 WAHOO 9 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1958 Caught just past its apex, Wahoo’s water blast begins to fall back to the surface. Wahoo was a test of the Mark-7 bomb in water 3200 feet deep; the Mark-7 was stockpiled from 1952 to 1967 and had a variable yield of 8 to 61 kilotons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728bce4b06dd5866db35d/1382551136135/077-STARFISH+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 077 STARFISH PRIME 1.4 megatons Johnston Island 1962 Seen from an airplane, the Starfish blast creates an artificial aurora that lasted seven minutes and knocked out electricity in Oahu, Hawaii, 800 miles away. Starfish Prime was a high-altitude test using the W-49 warhead to explore electromagnetic pulse (EMP) effects. The W-49 was stockpiled from 1958 to 1975, yielded 1.4 to 5 megatons, and was deployed on Thor, Atlas, Jupiter and Titan inter-continental and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728bfe4b05199f05a0941/1382551165718/078-CHECKMATE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 078 CHECKMATE 60 kilotons Johnston Island 1962 Seen in a black and white aerial photograph, Checkmate created a green and blue circular formation surrounded by a vivid red ring. Since it detonated above the atmosphere, it did not make a fireball. Checkmate was a high-altitude test using a prototype of the W-50 warhead, which was stockpiled from 1963 to 1991, yielded 60 to 400 kilotons, and was deployed on Pershing missiles throughout Europe. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728bee4b06dd5866db361/1382551194971/079-ORANGE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 079 ORANGE 3.8 megatons Johnston Island 1958 Seen about a minute after detonation, Orange exhibits the unusual shapes and colors typical of very high-altitude detonations. Unexpectedly, the blast curtailed radio communications across the Pacific, blacking out Hawaii for two hours and Australia for nine as well as creating a giant electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that wreaked havoc with electronic systems below. The W-39 was stockpiled from 1959 to 1965, yielded 3 to 4 megatons, and was a ground-launched cruise missile and surface-to-surface warhead. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728bfe4b06dd5866db363/1382551222439/080-BLUESTONE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 080 BLUESTONE 1.27 megatons Christmas Island 1962 Silhouetting palm trees, Bluestone’s fireball rises. Bluestone was a test of the W-56 warhead, stockpiled from 1963 to 1993 and yielding 1 to 2 megatons. About a thousand warheads were produced, with 450 remaining in service until 1993; they were deployed on the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728c1e4b06dd5866db373/1382551251996/081-TRUCKEE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 081 TRUCKEE 210 kilotons Christmas Island 1962 Truckee’s debris cloud catches the first rays of dawn. Thermonuclear detonations in the humid Pacific created their own localized weather systems. Truckee was a test of the W-58 warhead on a Polaris A-2 missile. The W-58 was stockpiled from 1964 to 1982, yielded 200 kilotons, and was deployed on submarine-launched ballistic missiles. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728c4e4b05199f05a0954/1382551284797/082-HARLEM+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 082 HARLEM 1.2 megatons Christmas Island 1962 Its Wilson cloud seen silhouetting weather monitoring instruments, Harlem’s fireball rushes upward. Harlem tested the W-47 warhead, stockpiled from 1960 to 1974; the W-47 yielded 600 kilotons to 1.2 megatons, and was deployed on the submarine-launched Polaris ballistic missile. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728c2e4b06dd5866db375/1382551311463/083-CACTUS+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 083 CACTUS 18 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1958 Cactus’ crater was 37 feet deep and 346 feet wide; in 1979 the U. S. used it to bury 110,000 cubic yards of radioactive soil from other islands in Enewetak, topping it with concrete. Cactus was a test of the primary fission stage of a Mark-43 thermonuclear bomb, which was stockpiled from 1961 to 1991 and yielded 70 kilotons to 1 megaton. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728c4e4b06dd5866db37e/1382551337783/084-YELLOWWOOD+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 084 YELLOWWOOD 330 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1958 Yellowwood was a prototype of the W-53 Titan II missile warhead and B-53 strategic bomb, stockpiled from 1962 to 1997 and yielding 9 megatons. It is not clear at this time if this oldest and highest-yielding weapon in the U. S. nuclear arsenal is being kept in the reserve stockpile or has been slated for dismantlement. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728c7e4b04f7def563b5b/1382551384974/085-FRIGATE+BIRD+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 085 FRIGATE BIRD 600 kilotons North of Christmas Island 1962 Photographed from a submarine, Frigate Bird’s debris cloud rises thirty miles away. The only U.S. test of a ballistic missile with a live nuclear warhead, Frigate Bird was launched from another submarine and flew 1174 miles in space before re-entry and detonation. It tested the W-47 warhead, stockpiled from 1960 to 1974 and yielding 600 kilotons to 1.2 megatons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728c8e4b06dd5866db381/1382551413609/086-MOHAWK+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 086 MOHAWK 360 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1956 Personnel observe Mohawk’s fireball and ring-like condensation cloud structure from Japtan Island. Mohawk was a test of a two-stage thermonuclear device; its crater was 8 feet deep and 1340’ wide. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728cbe4b05199f05a0968/1382551444573/087-MOHAWK+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 087 MOHAWK 360 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1956 Seen from a nearby island, Mohawk’s fireball and coral-filled stem roil upwards. Mohawk was a test of a two-stage thermonuclear device. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728cae4b06dd5866db38b/1382551474415/088-ZUNI+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 088 ZUNI 3.5 megatons Bikini Atoll 1956 Aerial image of the Zuni fireball obscured by cloud cover. Zuni was a prototype of the Mark-41 bomb, which was stockpiled from 1960 to 1976, and at a yield of 25 megatons was the most destructive weapon the United States ever produced, about 65% larger than 15-megaton Bravo, its largest test. The Soviet Union airdropped a 58 megaton nuclear bomb over the Arctic in 1961, detuned from its full capacity of 100 megatons. A single 100 megaton bomb carries the explosive power of 6666 Hiroshima bombs. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728cde4b06dd5866db38d/1382551501411/089-AZTEC+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 089 AZTEC 410 kilotons Christmas Island 1962 Aerial image of the Aztec fireball rising through morning clouds. Aztec tested the W-50 thermonuclear warhead, stockpiled from 1963 to 1991, yielding 60-400 kilotons, and deployed on Pershing missiles throughout Europe. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728cde4b05199f05a096a/1382551524443/090-ITEM+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 090 ITEM 45 kilotons Enewetak Atoll 1951 Item tested the feasibility of using deuterium-tritium gas in the core of a weapon to enhance fission, a principle known as “fusion boosting” that increased efficiency of the explosion; predicted yield without boosting was 50% less. The technique led to “dial-a-yield” capability in later weapons, where the power of the explosion could be controlled by the amount of gas added. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728d0e4b05199f05a097e/1382551552830/091-APACHE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 091 APACHE 1.85 megatons Enewetak 1956 Aerial view of Apache’s glowing Wilson condensation cloud. Its radioactive debris rose to a height of 85,000 feet, and produced exceptionally heavy fallout in the northern islands of Enewetak. Apache was a test of the W-27 thermonuclear warhead, stockpiled from 1958 to 1965 and yielding 2 megatons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728d0e4b06dd5866db39c/1382551599384/092-CHEROKEE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 092 CHEROKEE 3.8 megatons Bikini Atoll 1956 The first U.S. airdrop of a thermonuclear weapon, Cherokee tested the new Mark-39 thermonuclear bomb, stockpiled from 1957 to 1966 with a variable yield of 3-4 megatons. It pointedly demonstrated to the Soviet Union that the U.S. now possessed deliverable hydrogen bombs of massive destructive capacity. Seven minutes after detonation the interior of the cloud was measured at 20,000 roentgens per hour – a cumulative dose of just 500 roentgens immediately kills half those exposed to it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728d3e4b05199f05a098d/1382551630612/093-BRAVO+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 093 BRAVO 15 megatons Bikini Atoll 1954 The largest U.S. nuclear device exploded, Bravo’s fireball expands to almost four miles width within a second of detonation and was seen 2,600 miles away. The blast crater was 1.25 miles wide and 250’ deep. Bravo was 2.5 times more powerful than predicted, and became the worst radiological disaster in U.S. testing history. 28 Americans and 236 Marshallese were badly sickened. All the islands of Bikini Atoll were uninhabitable for the rest of Operation Castle, and remain so to this day. Bravo advanced work on the Mark-21 bomb, stockpiled from 1955 to 1957 and yielding 4 to 5 megatons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728d3e4b06dd5866db39e/1382551659411/094-SUNSET+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 094 SUNSET 1 Megaton Christmas Island 1962 Sunset’s fireball rises upwards, surrounded by multiple ring condensation clouds, into the humid morning air. Sunset tested the W-59 warhead, stockpiled from 1962 to 1969 with a yield of 1 megaton, and was deployed on intercontinental and ballistic missiles. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728d5e4b06dd5866db3a9/1382551690897/095-ROMEO+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 095 ROMEO 11 megatons Bikini Atoll 1954 Romeo’s fireball pushes upwards, capped by a ring-like condensation cloud. It would eventually rise to a height of 110,000’. Romeo was a test of the Mark-17/24 bomb, stockpiled from 1954 to 1957 and yielding 10 to 15 megatons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728d6e4b05199f05a099e/1382551719652/096-ROMEO+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 096 ROMEO 11 megatons Bikini Atoll 1954 Aerial telephoto image of the Romeo fireball. The second U.S. solid-fueled thermonuclear device, Romeo’s yield was three times larger than predicted and used plentiful, unprocessed natural lithium as its fusion fuel. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728d8e4b06dd5866db3ab/1382551749758/097-DAKOTA+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 097 DAKOTA 1.1 megatons Bikini Atoll 1956 Dakota’s fireball, encircled by Wilson condensation strata, rises through a layer of early morning cloud cover in this aerial view. Dakota tested the W-28 warhead, stockpiled from 1958 to 1991, and variably yielding from 70 kilotons to 1.45 megatons. The most versatile and widely-used of any U.S. thermonuclear weapon, it was manufactured in five models and had 20 different variants. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728d8e4b05199f05a09ab/1382551773203/098-APACHE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 098 APACHE 1.85 megatons Enewetak Atoll 1956 Partially obscured by weather of its own making and morning cloud cover, Apache’s glowing fireball rises skywards, followed by a large debris stem. Its cloud would eventually rise to a height of 85,000’, and produce exceptionally heavy fallout in the northern islands of the Atoll. Military landing craft fill the foreground in this surface view. Apache tested the Mark-27 thermonuclear warhead, stockpiled from 1958 to 1965, with a yield of 2 megatons. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728dbe4b06dd5866db3b2/1382551807605/099-BRAVO+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 099 BRAVO 15 megatons Bikini Atoll 1954 Aerial image from 40,000’ a few minutes after detonation. Bravo was the largest U.S. nuclear test, and was about 2.5 times more powerful than predicted. 85 miles northeast of the detonation, the Japanese fishing vessel Fifth Lucky Dragon was blanketed with such strong fallout radiation that all 23 crewmembers were sickened; radioman Aikichi Kuboyama would die. The remaining crewmembers would leave hospital eight months later. Bravo showed that a high-yield surface detonation could create lethal radiological contamination 120 miles downwind of the blast point, and dangerous contamination to 250 miles downwind. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526712f7e4b01993102e45da/526728dbe4b05199f05a09ae/1382551840810/100-YANKEE+Repro.jpg 100 SUNS - 100 YANKEE 13.5 megatons Bikini Atoll 1954 The second-largest test detonated by the U.S., Yankee’s fireball roils upwards surrounded by three condensation ring cloud structures. Yankee tested the Mark-17/24 bomb, stockpiled from 1954 to 1957 and yielding 10 to 15 megatons. http://www.michaellight.net/some-dry-space-2003 daily 0.75 2013-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269d26be4b0eb90d771ac1b/1382666937164/SDS.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 - SOME DRY SPACE 2003   The Great Basin and Mojave deserts offer some of the more majestic and varied environments on Earth. This book, the first of my large hand-made efforts, also represents the first time I was able to work with a aircraft at my personal direction, and my tempered awe at the privilege. Hand-made book of 18 images made by the photographer from 2000-2001. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double- sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 8 with two A.P.s, signed on rear cover.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526ad9b0e4b023d8f0926484/1382666937164/SDS.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 - SOME DRY SPACE 2003   The Great Basin and Mojave deserts offer some of the more majestic and varied environments on Earth. This book, the first of my large hand-made efforts, also represents the first time I was able to work with a aircraft at my personal direction, and my tempered awe at the privilege. Hand-made book of 18 images made by the photographer from 2000-2001. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double- sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 8 with two A.P.s, signed on rear cover.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/526ac67fe4b06485ddc15b58/1382729347593/SDS+Front+Page_2.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a34be4b0f35a9efee151/1382655115835/00+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 00. COVER: Shadow at 300’, 1300 hours, Deep Springs Valley, CA; 2001 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a347e4b0825dbf5e3cc0/1382655161733/01+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 01. Southern Pacific Railroad at 500’, 1700 hours, Carson Sink, NV, 2000 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a351e4b0825dbf5e3cd5/1382655195784/02+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 02. Union Pacific Railroad at 400’, 1845 hours, Smoke Creek Desert, NV, 2000 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a35fe4b0f35a9efee18a/1382655237327/03+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 03. Truckee Range Hills at 300’, 1730 hours, North of Fallon, NV, 2000 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a361e4b0825dbf5e3d07/1382655272276/04+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 04. Dodge Flat at 500’, 1800 hours, Nixon, NV, 2000 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a376e4b0f35a9efee1b6/1382655323020/05+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 Black Mountain Wash at 500’, 1800 hours, Nixon, NV, 2000 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a372e4b0825dbf5e3d29/1382655360953/06+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 06. Volcanic Tablelands at 500’; 1800 hours, Chalfant, CA, 2001 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a385e4b0825dbf5e3d44/1382655398503/07+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 07. Chidago Canyon at 500’, 1800 hours, Chalfant, CA, 2001 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a384e4b0f35a9efee1c9/1382655436742/08+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 08. Bristlecone Pines at 1000’, 1830 hours, White Mountains, CA, 2001 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a60ae4b0f35a9efee758/1382655556983/09+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 09. Slot Canyon at 400’, 1900 hours, Deep Springs Valley, CA, 2001 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a39de4b0f35a9efee1fa/1382655577347/10+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 10. Deep Springs Valley at 500’, 1600 hours, Big Pine, CA, 2001 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a39ce4b0825dbf5e3d76/1382655614480/11+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 11. Montgomery Creek at 500’, 1730 hours, Benton, CA, 2001 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a3aae4b0825dbf5e3d87/1382655655331/12+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 12. Owens River Valley at 400’, 1700 hours, Bishop, CA, 2001 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a3a8e4b0f35a9efee216/1382655693888/13+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 13. Calumet Mountains at 600’, 0700 hours, Twentynine Palms, CA, 2000 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a3b2e4b0f35a9efee22f/1382655730012/14+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 14. Cadiz Lake at 600’, 0700 hours, Twentynine Palms, CA, 2000 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a3bee4b0825dbf5e3da2/1382655757626/15+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 15. Carson Sink at 1000’, 1600 hours, Fallon, NV, 2000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a3cae4b0f35a9efee247/1382655796514/16+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 16. Sheep Hole Mountains at 400’, 0700 hours, Twentynine Palms, CA, 2000 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/5269a3cbe4b0825dbf5e3dc9/1382655837814/17+SDS+REPRO.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 17. Pinto Basin at 500’, 1830 hours, Joshua Tree National Park, CA, 2000 From Some Dry Space 2003; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa72e4b0f593739ffd73/526ad96ce4b0f35a9f00de45/1382734256716/LACMA+SDS+Sized.jpg Some Dry Space 2003 - SOME DRY SPACE 2003 In vitrine at LA County Museum of Art . . . . http://www.michaellight.net/orayvi-sungopaavi daily 0.75 2013-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/526abafde4b0931c94012508/1382727153322/HOPI+Begin.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 - ORAYVI/SONGOOPAVI 1150-2011 The pueblo village of Oraibi, located at 6000 feet on Third Mesa in the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, is considered the oldest continuously-inhabited settlement in the United States. Known as Orayvi by the Hopi people, it was founded sometime around 1150 AD and became the most influential of the Hopi settlements. The Hopi first encountered Europeans in 1540 under Coronado; by 1598 Juan de Mate, Governor of New Mexico, made the Hopi and all other pueblo peoples swear fealty and vassalage to the King of Spain. In 1629 Franciscan missions were established at Oraibi and other Hopi villages, but were destroyed in the general Pueblo Revolt of 1680 that swept the Southwest. Church ruins just outside the village stand testament to Hopi resistance, but in 1906 divisions between tribal conservatives and members more open to Euro-American influence resulted in a bloodless splitting of the village population, with the traditionalists remaining in “Old Oraibi” on the mesa above and the modernists founding “New Oraibi,” or Kykotsmovi Village, a short distance away on the valley floor. Old Oraibi is now estimated to have a few hundred residents, and Kykotsmovi has become the seat of the Tribal Government of the Hopi Nation and has a population of about a thousand people. Shongopavi -- Songoopavi in Hopi -- is a pueblo village 10 miles to the Southeast at 6330 feet on Second Mesa. Its current location dates to the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, when a number of Hopi villages relocated to nearby and defensible high mesas in anticipation of a Spanish counterattack that did not materialize. About 800 Hopi live in Shongopavi. To protect their privacy, in 1913 the Hopi people specifically prohibited photography, sketching, note-taking, anthropological research, and all recording activities on their land without express permission. Those restrictions remain in effect today, and are particularly important during religious ceremonies. The Hopi people comprise an independent Nation that never signed a treaty with the United States of America. These aerial photographs depict no ceremonies, and in an age of Google Earth’s relentless exposure, use visual information that is now, for better or worse, already public. They respectfully endeavor to place two villages of incalculable importance to the North American continent in a geological context, with the best of intentions, and were made legally from U.S. airspace above Hopi land. Permission from the Hopi people was not obtained, however, and as such, all profits from any sales of any of the images herein will be donated to the Hopi Education Endowment Fund based in Kyokotsmovi, Arizona. Studio-made book of 16 aerial images photographed by Michael Light in August 2011. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Covers by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear endpaper. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526abdf1e4b082c85fea9be7/1382727058989/HOPI+Begin.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 - ORAYVI SONGOOPAVI 1150-2011 The pueblo village of Oraibi, located at 6000 feet on Third Mesa in the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, is considered the oldest continuously-inhabited settlement in the United States. Known as Orayvi by the Hopi people, it was founded sometime around 1150 AD and became the most influential of the Hopi settlements. The Hopi first encountered Europeans in 1540 under Coronado; by 1598 Juan de Mate, Governor of New Mexico, made the Hopi and all other pueblo peoples swear fealty and vassalage to the King of Spain. In 1629 Franciscan missions were established at Oraibi and other Hopi villages, but were destroyed in the general Pueblo Revolt of 1680 that swept the Southwest. Church ruins just outside the village stand testament to Hopi resistance, but in 1906 divisions between tribal conservatives and members more open to Euro-American influence resulted in a bloodless splitting of the village population, with the traditionalists remaining in “Old Oraibi” on the mesa above and the modernists founding “New Oraibi,” or Kykotsmovi Village, a short distance away on the valley floor. Old Oraibi is now estimated to have a few hundred residents, and Kykotsmovi has become the seat of the Tribal Government of the Hopi Nation and has a population of about a thousand people. Shongopavi -- Songoopavi in Hopi -- is a pueblo village 10 miles to the Southeast at 6330 feet on Second Mesa. Its current location dates to the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, when a number of Hopi villages relocated to nearby and defensible high mesas in anticipation of a Spanish counterattack that did not materialize. About 800 Hopi live in Shongopavi. To protect their privacy, in 1913 the Hopi people specifically prohibited photography, sketching, note-taking, anthropological research, and all recording activities on their land without express permission. Those restrictions remain in effect today, and are particularly important during religious ceremonies. The Hopi people comprise an independent Nation that never signed a treaty with the United States of America. These aerial photographs depict no ceremonies, and in an age of Google Earth’s relentless exposure, use visual information that is now, for better or worse, already public. They respectfully endeavor to place two villages of incalculable importance to the North American continent in a geological context, with the best of intentions, and were made legally from U.S. airspace above Hopi land. Permission from the Hopi people was not obtained, however, and as such, all profits from any sales of any of the images herein will be donated to the Hopi Education Endowment Fund based in Kyokotsmovi, Arizona. Studio-made book of 16 aerial images photographed by Michael Light in August 2011. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Covers by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear endpaper.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685cbce4b0a6ea6c319085/1382571743304/01+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 01. Oraibi Wash Looking Southwest from Old Oraibi, Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685cc3e4b00e1ae8e387bd/1382571753941/02+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 02. Old Oraibi Looking Northeast, Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685cdce4b0a6ea6c3190c0/1382571762976/03+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 03. Old Oraibi Looking Northwest, Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685ce3e4b00e1ae8e38819/1382571772272/04+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 04. Old Oraibi Looking South, Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685cfae4b0a6ea6c3190f6/1382571814730/05+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 05. Old Oraibi Looking Southeast, Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685cfce4b00e1ae8e38854/1382571842379/06+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 06. Old Oraibi Looking West, Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685d18e4b0a6ea6c31911c/1382571865726/07+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 07. Old Oraibi Looking South, Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685d18e4b00e1ae8e388a7/1382571890505/08+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 08. Old Oraibi Looking Southewest, Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685d38e4b00e1ae8e388f2/1382571912787/09+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 09. Corn Running Trail To Top Of Mesa, Old Oraibi, Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685d35e4b0a6ea6c319145/1382571939237/10+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 10. Shungopavi Looking Southwest, Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685d53e4b0a6ea6c31919d/1382571964702/11+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 11. Shungopavi Looking East, Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685d53e4b00e1ae8e38933/1382571987165/12+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 12. Shungopavi Looking Northwest, Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685d71e4b0a6ea6c3191c8/1382572009620/13+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 13. Shungopavi Looking North, Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685d70e4b00e1ae8e3895b/1382572037950/14+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 14. Shungopavi Looking South, Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685d8de4b00e1ae8e389ac/1382572059957/15+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 15. Shungopavi Looking South, Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/52685d8fe4b0a6ea6c31920e/1382572084584/16+HOPI.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 16. Shungopavi Looking East, Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation, AZ; 2011 From Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba17e4b03cb52f5bf657/526abb0ce4b0931c94012522/1382727143624/HOPI+End.jpg Orayvi/Songoopavi 1150-2011 - ORAYVI/SONGOOPAVI 1150-2011 The pueblo village of Oraibi, located at 6000 feet on Third Mesa in the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, is considered the oldest continuously-inhabited settlement in the United States. Known as Orayvi by the Hopi people, it was founded sometime around 1150 AD and became the most influential of the Hopi settlements. The Hopi first encountered Europeans in 1540 under Coronado; by 1598 Juan de Mate, Governor of New Mexico, made the Hopi and all other pueblo peoples swear fealty and vassalage to the King of Spain. In 1629 Franciscan missions were established at Oraibi and other Hopi villages, but were destroyed in the general Pueblo Revolt of 1680 that swept the Southwest. Church ruins just outside the village stand testament to Hopi resistance, but in 1906 divisions between tribal conservatives and members more open to Euro-American influence resulted in a bloodless splitting of the village population, with the traditionalists remaining in “Old Oraibi” on the mesa above and the modernists founding “New Oraibi,” or Kykotsmovi Village, a short distance away on the valley floor. Old Oraibi is now estimated to have a few hundred residents, and Kykotsmovi has become the seat of the Tribal Government of the Hopi Nation and has a population of about a thousand people. Shongopavi -- Songoopavi in Hopi -- is a pueblo village 10 miles to the Southeast at 6330 feet on Second Mesa. Its current location dates to the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, when a number of Hopi villages relocated to nearby and defensible high mesas in anticipation of a Spanish counterattack that did not materialize. About 800 Hopi live in Shongopavi. To protect their privacy, in 1913 the Hopi people specifically prohibited photography, sketching, note-taking, anthropological research, and all recording activities on their land without express permission. Those restrictions remain in effect today, and are particularly important during religious ceremonies. The Hopi people comprise an independent Nation that never signed a treaty with the United States of America. These aerial photographs depict no ceremonies, and in an age of Google Earth’s relentless exposure, use visual information that is now, for better or worse, already public. They respectfully endeavor to place two villages of incalculable importance to the North American continent in a geological context, with the best of intentions, and were made legally from U.S. airspace above Hopi land. Permission from the Hopi people was not obtained, however, and as such, all profits from any sales of any of the images herein will be donated to the Hopi Education Endowment Fund based in Kyokotsmovi, Arizona. Studio-made book of 16 aerial images photographed by Michael Light in August 2011. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Covers by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear endpaper. http://www.michaellight.net/great-rift-2009 daily 0.75 2013-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/5269cd85e4b00a92c903b521/1382665766282/ID+Box+Front.jpg Great Rift 2009 - GREAT RIFT/SNAKE RIVER/SHOSHONE FALLS 2009 Twin Falls, Idaho is a rural city of 40,000 people in the middle of the Snake River Plain. Many things converge over this innocuous, fairly banal Western town: the plain itself, the lava flows that built it, the river that cut it over eons into a spectacular canyon, and the hydraulic engineering that has made it one of America’s most productive agricultural breadbaskets. The city’s 212-foot tall Shoshone Falls, imaged most famously by US Geological Survey photographer Timothy H. O’Sullivan in 1868 and 1874, are a quiet national icon, the “Niagara of the West,” although much domesticated and diminished today by hydroelectric generation and dams. The “Magic Valley,” as its prosperous residents call it, offers a rich window into the tensions and follies of the privatized American dream, particularly as manifested in residential architecture. Somewhere between packaged suburban tract home and ranting McMansion, Twin Falls’ homes are a primary and enduring personal projection into the landscape, matched, surrounded and only made stranger by the region’s thorough cultivation. From above, the vestiges of Thomas Jefferson’s agrarian utopia crashes head-on into the selfishness of contemporary trophy-home mediocrity. Hand-made book of 16 aerial images photographed by Michael Light in March 2009. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526abff8e4b0824a3a185c3e/1382665766282/ID+Box+Front.jpg Great Rift 2009 - GREAT RIFT/SNAKE RIVER/SHOSHONE FALLS 2009 Twin Falls, Idaho is a rural city of 40,000 people in the middle of the Snake River Plain. Many things converge over this innocuous, fairly banal Western town: the plain itself, the lava flows that built it, the river that cut it over eons into a spectacular canyon, and the hydraulic engineering that has made it one of America’s most productive agricultural breadbaskets. The city’s 212-foot tall Shoshone Falls, imaged most famously by US Geological Survey photographer Timothy H. O’Sullivan in 1868 and 1874, are a quiet national icon, the “Niagara of the West,” although much domesticated and diminished today by hydroelectric generation and dams. The “Magic Valley,” as its prosperous residents call it, offers a rich window into the tensions and follies of the privatized American dream, particularly as manifested in residential architecture. Somewhere between packaged suburban tract home and ranting McMansion, Twin Falls’ homes are a primary and enduring personal projection into the landscape, matched, surrounded and only made stranger by the region’s thorough cultivation. From above, the vestiges of Thomas Jefferson’s agrarian utopia crashes head-on into the selfishness of contemporary trophy-home mediocrity. Hand-made book of 16 aerial images photographed by Michael Light in March 2009. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/526abefae4b0e978dd26e500/1382727651690/Mike+Light+Favorite.jpg Great Rift 2009 - Shoshone Falls, Timothy O'Sullivan c.1874 This image was the key historical muse to me in making this Idaho work. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/52695ff3e4b03f2a90a758ae/1382638377863/00+Cover+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 00. COVER: Two-Point-Butte Cinder Cones Looking South, Craters of the Moon Wilderness, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/52695fece4b0eb90d7708071/1382638397711/01+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 01. Little Prairie Lava Flow Looking Northwest, Pioneer Mountains Beyond, Craters of the Moon, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/52696005e4b0eb90d77080a0/1382638418023/02+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 02. Sentinel Cinder Cone With Watchman Cone Beyond, Craters of the Moon Wilderness, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/52696006e4b03f2a90a758cd/1382638450234/03+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 03. Twin Falls and the Snake River Looking West, Hydroelectric Station to Left, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/5269601de4b0eb90d77080c0/1382638470056/04+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 04. Jerome Country Club Subdivision and Edge of Snake River Plain Looking North, Jerome, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/52696449e4b0eb2b76cb5aa3/1382638715196/05+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 05. Irrigation Canal Spilling Into Snake River, Looking Southeast in the “Magic Valley,” Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/52696029e4b0eb90d77080d3/1382638736711/06+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 06. Houses on the Edge of the Snake River Lava Plain, Canyon View Road Looking North, Jerome, ID 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/52696038e4b0eb90d77080e7/1382638759407/07+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 07. Perrine Bridge, Snake River, and the Magic Valley Mall Looking Southwest, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/52696045e4b0eb90d77080fa/1382638783013/08+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 08. Houses on West Elmgrove Drive Looking Northwest In Morning, Pillar Falls at Right, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/526964e9e4b082c85fe8209c/1382638882347/09+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 09. Houses on West Elmgrove Drive Looking Northwest In Evening, Pillar Falls at Right, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/52696079e4b0a6ea6c339031/1382638911213/10+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 10. Shoshone Falls Road Looking Southeast, Golf Course Road at Left, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/52696093e4b06485ddbebda7/1382638931614/11+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 11. Evel Knievel’s 1974 Jump Ramp Looking North, Snake River Beyond, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/5269608fe4b0a6ea6c339034/1382638960352/12+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 12. Evel Knievel’s 1974 Jump Ramp and Snake River Looking East, Shoshone Falls Beyond, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/526960a7e4b0a6ea6c339037/1382638983884/13+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 13. East 4300 North Road and Rock Creek Canyon, Looking Northeast, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/526960a8e4b06485ddbebdee/1382639007941/14+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 14. New Subdivision on Meander Points Drive, Looking East, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/526960bde4b0a6ea6c33903a/1382639034924/15+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 15. “Canyon Gate” Subdivision Looking Northeast, Snake River Beyond, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/526960bfe4b06485ddbebe2f/1382639055714/16+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 16. New Construction Overlooking Dierkes Lake, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/526960c8e4b0a6ea6c33903d/1382639080194/17+Falls+Repro.jpg Great Rift 2009 17. Shoshone Falls Looking East,135 Years After Timothy O’Sullivan’s First View, Twin Falls, ID, 2009 From Great Rift/Snake River/Shoshone Falls; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9dee4b0265ce409c2e8/526abf09e4b0e978dd26e50a/1382727672858/Mike+Light+Favorite.jpg Great Rift 2009 - Shoshone Falls, Timothy O'Sullivan c. 1874 This image was the key historical muse to me in making this Idaho work. http://www.michaellight.net/la-night-2005 daily 0.75 2013-10-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/5269d164e4b0dda0159aa34a/1382914804797/LA+NIGHT.jpg LA Night 2005 - LOS ANGELES 07.27.05 Great cities seen from the air at night are one of the world’s genuine wonders, one wholly made by human hands, and Los Angeles rules the heap due to its vast geographic spread. Perhaps only when artificially transformed into glowing light itself it is possible to see such a conurbation, with all its problems and environmental hubris, as a metaphor for individuality and the cosmos, as lonely as it is enchanted. Hand-made book of 13 images made by helicopter, 22.5”x35.75”, edition of 10, signed on rear cover. Printed on Epson “Enhanced Matte” paper using Epson “Matte Black” dye ink, adhered with archival Gudy “831” double-sided pressure adhesive. Custom archival box fabricated by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526d9af4e4b0b381f35dc28e/1382914795689/LA+NIGHT.jpg LA Night 2005 - LOS ANGELES 07.27.05 Great cities seen from the air at night are one of the world’s genuine wonders, one wholly made by human hands, and Los Angeles rules the heap due to its vast geographic spread. Perhaps only when artificially transformed into glowing light itself it is possible to see such a conurbation, with all its problems and environmental hubris, as a metaphor for individuality and the cosmos, as lonely as it is enchanted.   Hand-made book of 13 images made by helicopter, 22.5”x35.75”, edition of 10, signed on rear cover. Printed on Epson “Enhanced Matte” paper using Epson “Matte Black” dye ink, adhered with archival Gudy “831” double-sided pressure adhesive. Custom archival box fabricated by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/52699773e4b00a92c9033d7c/1382652017371/00+LA+Night+Cover+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005 00. Untitled/Cover, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/52699772e4b0ca2844fe4af7/1382652029688/01+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005 01. Untitled/Hollywood, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/52699786e4b0ca2844fe4b2d/1382652041999/02+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005 02. Untitled/Downtown Dusk, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/52699786e4b00a92c9033da8/1382652081541/03+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005 03. Untitled/Downtown Blur, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/526997a1e4b00a92c9033df9/1382652112712/04+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005 04. Untitled/Downtown 76, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/52699bafe4b0ed5884955b27/1382652903776/05+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005  05. Untitled/Downtown Buildings, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/52699796e4b0ca2844fe4b41/1382914668409/06+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005 06. Untitled/City Hall, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/526997a1e4b0ca2844fe4b50/1382652461316/07+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005 07. Untitled/Jesus Saves, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/526997afe4b0ca2844fe4b69/1382652493391/08+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005 08. Untitled/Downtown Dusk West, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/526997b0e4b00a92c9033e27/1382652524112/09+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005 09. Untitled/Railroad #1, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/526997b9e4b0ca2844fe4b76/1382652553964/10+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005  10. Untitled/Railroad #2, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/526997b8e4b00a92c9033e36/1382652588306/11+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005  11. Untitled/River Stars, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/526997bae4b00a92c9033e3f/1382652747795/12+LA+Night+Repro.jpg LA Night 2005 12. Untitled/Stars, 2005 From Los Angeles 07.27.05; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa62e4b0f593739ffd4f/526adc83e4b09bac0b201321/1382736729262/LA+NIGHT+BOOK+COVER+copy.jpg LA Night 2005 - LA DAY/LA NIGHT by Michael Light Dos-a-Dos bound version of Los Angeles 07.27.05 (night) and Los Angeles 02.12.04 (day) published by Radius Books in 2011. http://www.michaellight.net/fm-images daily 0.75 2013-10-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268274ee4b0327032f3e7af/1382563049624/001.jpg FULL MOON 001 First Test Flight of Saturn V Rocket; Photographed by Ground Optical Recording Camera, Apollo 4 (Unmanned), November 9, 1967 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526c89f8e4b012bab8176d6d/1382563049624/001.jpg FULL MOON 001 First Test Flight of Saturn V Rocket; Photographed by Ground Optical Recording Camera, Apollo 4 (Unmanned), November 9, 1967 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682750e4b0b1f7d807f80a/1382563060538/002.jpg FULL MOON 002 Stage Separation of Saturn V Rocket; Photographed from High-Altitude Chase Plane, Apollo 11, July 16 - 24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682750e4b0327032f3e7b4/1382563068931/003.jpg FULL MOON 003 Stage Separation of Saturn 1B Rocket; Photographed from High-Altitude Chase Plane, Apollo 5 (Unmanned), January 22, 1968 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682753e4b0327032f3e7c2/1382563083624/004.jpg FULL MOON 004 First Stage Separation of Saturn V Rocket, 41 Miles Above Earth; Photographed by Robotic Camera, Apollo 6 (Unmanned), April 4, 1968 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682754e4b0b1f7d807f81b/1382563093873/005.jpg FULL MOON 005 Cabin of Command Module Gumdrop, Earth Beyond; Attributed to David Scott, Apollo 9, March 3-13, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682754e4b0327032f3e7c4/1382563101891/006.jpg FULL MOON 006 Spent Third Stage of Saturn V Rocket in Earth Orbit; Attributed to David Scott, Apollo 9, March 3-13, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682756e4b0327032f3e7cf/1382563124486/007.jpg FULL MOON 007 Walter Schirra Gazing Into Sunlight in a Vacuum; Photographed by Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7, October 11-22, 1968 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682756e4b0b1f7d807f81f/1382563139392/008.jpg FULL MOON 008 Florida Peninsula Looking East Into the Sun; Photographed by Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7, October 11-22, 1968 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682759e4b0b1f7d807f82b/1382563148963/009.jpg FULL MOON 009 David Scott Floating In the Hatchway of Command Module Gumdrop; Photographed by Russell Schweickart, Apollo 9, March 3-13, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682759e4b0327032f3e7d9/1382563156825/010.jpg FULL MOON 010 Edward White at 17,500 mph Over the Gulf of Mexico; Photographed by James McDivitt, Gemini 4, June 3, 1965 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268275be4b0b1f7d807f82d/1382563164968/011.jpg FULL MOON 011 Stratocumulus Clouds 4,000 feet Above the Pacific Ocean; Attributed to Ronald Evans, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268275be4b0327032f3e7ed/1382563172997/012.jpg FULL MOON 012 Edward White Spacewalking Above the Texas Coastline; Photographed by James McDivitt, Gemini 4, June 3, 1965 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268275ee4b0b1f7d807f844/1382563188680/013.jpg FULL MOON 013 Edward White Over the Gulf of Mexico; Photographed by James McDivitt, Gemini 4, June 3, 1965 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268275ee4b0327032f3e7ef/1382563197232/014.jpg FULL MOON 014 Sunset Reflected in the Ocean, 120 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Walter Schirra, Apollo 7, October 11-22, 1968 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268275fe4b0327032f3e7f5/1382563206428/015.jpg FULL MOON 015 Dawn From Earth Orbit; Attributed to James McDivitt, Gemini 4, June 3-7, 1965 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682760e4b0b1f7d807f846/1382563219978/016.jpg FULL MOON 016 Hurricane Gladys Over The Gulf Of Mexico; Photographed by Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7, October 11-22, 1968 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682763e4b0b1f7d807f84f/1382563237375/017.jpg FULL MOON 017 Commander Walter Schirra With a Head Cold; Photographed by Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7, October 11-22, 1968 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682762e4b0327032f3e7f7/1382563246785/018.jpg FULL MOON 018 Mission Flight Plan, Outbound; Photographed by Stuart Roosa, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682763e4b0327032f3e7f9/1382563255601/019.jpg FULL MOON 019 Earth Terminator, Coast of East Africa; Photographed by Michael Collins, Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682764e4b0327032f3e810/1382563266259/020.jpg FULL MOON 020 James Lovell Sleeping; Attributed to Jack Swigert, Apollo 13, April 11-17, 1970 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682764e4b02692565fd14c/1382563282922/021.jpg FULL MOON 021 Crescent Earth, Homebound; Attributed to Richard Gordon, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682765e4b0327032f3e813/1382563306877/022.jpg FULL MOON 022 Outbound Crescent Moon and Blue Lens Flare; Attributed to Stuart Roosa, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682765e4b0b1f7d807f851/1382563314761/023.jpg FULL MOON 023 Half-Moon, Homebound; Attributed to Alfred Worden, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682768e4b0b1f7d807f862/1382563319245/024.jpg FULL MOON 024 Southern Lunar Hemisphere, Homebound; Photographed by Alfred Worden, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 48"x 86"; edition 25 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682766e4b0327032f3e815/1382563323418/024+39.jpg FULL MOON 024b Southern Lunar Hemisphere, Homebound; Photographed by Alfred Worden, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 39.5"x 39.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268276be4b0327032f3e827/1382563358017/025.jpg FULL MOON 025 The Ocean of Storms and the Known Sea; Photographed by Kenneth Mattingly, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268276ae4b0b1f7d807f864/1382563385888/026.jpg FULL MOON 026 Craters Arzachel, Alphonsus and Ptolemaeus, 68 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Kenneth Mattingly, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268276ce4b0b1f7d807f867/1382563428379/027.jpg FULL MOON  027 Imbrium Sculpture, 68 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Kenneth Mattingly, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268276de4b0327032f3e82c/1382563474942/028.jpg FULL MOON  028 Crater Krieger, 12 Miles Wide and 66 Below, From Command Module Window; Photographed by Alfred Worden, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268276de4b0b1f7d807f875/1382563503345/030.jpg FULL MOON 030 Earthrise Seen for the First Time By Human Eyes; Photographed by William Anders, Apollo 8, December 24, 1968 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682771e4b0327032f3e83c/1382563531892/031.jpg FULL MOON 031 Farside Highlands, About the Size of Switzerland; Attributed to Michael Collins, Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268276fe4b0b1f7d807f878/1382563558220/032.jpg FULL MOON 032 Crater Godin, 69 Miles Altitude; Attributed to John Young, Apollo 10, May 18-26, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682772e4b0b1f7d807f889/1382563591484/033.jpg FULL MOON 033 Crater Messier in the Sea of Fertility; Attributed to Alfred Worden, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682772e4b0327032f3e83f/1382563618510/034.jpg FULL MOON 034 Composite of Hadley Rille , 70 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Alfred Worden, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Negatives NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682775e4b0327032f3e84d/1382563648866/035.jpg FULL MOON 035 Lava Wrinkle Ridges and Crater Deseilligny, 75 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Kenneth Mattingly, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682775e4b0b1f7d807f891/1382563686494/036.jpg FULL MOON 036 Lava Wrinkle Ridges and Crater Deseilligny, With Bessel Below; Photographed by Kenneth Mattingly, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682778e4b0b1f7d807f8a7/1382563718696/037.jpg FULL MOON 037 20-Mile-Wide Crater Timocharis, 62 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Alfred Worden, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682779e4b0327032f3e854/1382563746537/038.jpg FULL MOON 038 20-Mile-Wide Crater Timocharis, 62 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Alfred Worden, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268277be4b0b1f7d807f8b8/1382563770287/039.jpg FULL MOON 039 20-Mile-Wide Crater Timocharis, 62 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Alfred Worden, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268277ce4b0327032f3e856/1382563792790/040.jpg FULL MOON  040 20-Mile-Wide Crater Timocharis, 62 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Alfred Worden, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268277ee4b0b1f7d807f8bd/1382563822700/041.jpg FULL MOON 041 Lunar Highlands and Terminator in Morning Sun, 70 Miles Altitude; Attributed to Michael Collins, Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268277fe4b0327032f3e862/1382563852105/042.jpg FULL MOON 042 Command Module America From Lunar Module Challenger; Photographed by Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268277fe4b0b1f7d807f8c0/1382563887646/043.jpg FULL MOON  043 Lunar Module Intrepid Prepares for Descent, 69 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Richard Gordon, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682780e4b0327032f3e864/1382563919223/044.jpg FULL MOON  044 Shadow of Lunar Module Intrepid Seen From Commander's Window; Photographed by Alan Bean, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682781e4b0b1f7d807f8d0/1382563954642/045.jpg FULL MOON  045 Astronaut's Shadow; Photographed by Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682783e4b0327032f3e874/1382563980101/046.jpg FULL MOON 046 Morning Sun Near Surveyor Crater, With Blue Lens Flare; Photographed by Charles Conrad, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682785e4b0b1f7d807f8df/1382564024455/047.jpg FULL MOON  047 Pre-Contact Lunar Soil; Photographed by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682786e4b0327032f3e877/1382564049955/048.jpg FULL MOON 048 Post-Contact Lunar Soil, Imprinted for the Next 2 Million Years; Photographed by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682787e4b0b1f7d807f8e1/1382564077863/049.jpg FULL MOON 049 Alan Bean at Sharp Crater With the Handtool Carrier; Photographed by Charles Conrad, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682788e4b0327032f3e880/1382564107775/050.jpg FULL MOON 050 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Carrying Scientific Experiments; Photographed by Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268278be4b0b1f7d807f8f6/1382564147374/051.jpg FULL MOON 051 The Lunar Module Antares at Fra Mauro; Photographed by Alan Shepard, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268278be4b0327032f3e885/1382564178841/052.jpg FULL MOON 052 The Descent Engine Bell and Leg of Lunar Module Intrepid; Photographed by Alan Bean, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268278ee4b02692565fd1c0/1382564209338/053.jpg FULL MOON 053 Edgar Mitchell Detonating Explosive Charge Attached to Seismometer Wire; Photographed by Alan Shepard, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268278de4b0327032f3e893/1382564235685/054.jpg FULL MOON 054 Solar Wind Collector; Photographed by Alan Bean, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682791e4b0327032f3e899/1382564264201/055.jpg FULL MOON 055 Alan Bean Surrounded by Blue Aura Thought to be Water-Vapor Ice Crystals; Photographed by Charles Conrad, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682790e4b02692565fd1ce/1382564287816/056.jpg FULL MOON 056 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP); Photographed by Alan Shepard, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682795e4b0b1f7d807f913/1382564317063/057.jpg FULL MOON 057 Lunar Seismometer; Photographed by David Scott, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682794e4b0327032f3e8a8/1382564340664/058.jpg FULL MOON 058 Image of Charles Duke's Family on Lunar Surface; Photographed by Charles Duke, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682796e4b0327032f3e8ab/1382564366165/059.jpg FULL MOON 059 Footprints on the Interior Slope of Surveyor Crater; Photographed by Alan Bean, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682797e4b0b1f7d807f915/1382564390405/060.jpg FULL MOON 060 Boulder Field Near Rim of Cone Crater; Photographed by Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682799e4b0327032f3e8ba/1382564424020/061.jpg FULL MOON  061 Charles Conrad's Shadow, With Gnomon to Right; Photographed by Alan Bean, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268279ae4b0b1f7d807f91c/1382564451059/062.jpg FULL MOON 062 Astronaut's Shadow and Color and Contrast Chart; Photographed by Alan Bean, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268279be4b0327032f3e8bc/1382564490585/063.jpg FULL MOON 063 "Contact Rock" Near Rim of Cone Crater; Photographed by Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268279ee4b0b1f7d807f927/1382564527891/064.jpg FULL MOON 064 Composite of John Young and the Lunar Rover at the Descartes Highlands; Photographed by Charles Duke, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 48"x93"; edition 25 Transparencies NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268279de4b0327032f3e8ce/1382564554037/065.jpg FULL MOON 065 Modular Equipment Transporter Tracks and Lunar Module Antares; Photographed by Alan Shepard, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/5268279fe4b0327032f3e8d3/1382564579000/066.jpg FULL MOON 066 Looking Backward Enroute to Summit of Cone Crater; Photographed by Alan Shepard, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827a5e4b0b1f7d807f93a/1382564611771/067.jpg FULL MOON 067 Composite of Charles Duke Seen Twice at the Descartes Highlands; Photographed by John Young, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Two digital c-prints; 48"x192"; edition 25 Transparencies NASA; digital images ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827a2e4b0327032f3e8f9/1382564642779/068.jpg FULL MOON 068 "Saddle Rock" Near Rim of Cone Crater, Showing Geologic Hammer; Photographed by Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827a4e4b0327032f3e8fc/1382564674138/069.jpg FULL MOON 069 Alan Bean Holding Lunar Soil Sample Container at Sharp Crater; Photographed by Charles Conrad, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827a6e4b0327032f3e90c/1382564703422/070.jpg FULL MOON  070 David Scott Drives the First Lunar Rover; Note Aerial Navigation Photographs; Photographed by James Irwin, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827a9e4b0b1f7d807f945/1382564733379/071.jpg FULL MOON 071 Composite of Rover Tracks on 17-Degree-Slope of Hadley Delta Mountain; Photographed by James Irwin, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 48"x96"; edition 25 Negatives NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827a8e4b0327032f3e90f/1382564762168/072.jpg FULL MOON 072 Hadley Rille: 80 Miles Long, 1 Mile Wide and 1000 Feet Deep; Photographed by James Irwin, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827aae4b0327032f3e912/1382564795305/073.jpg FULL MOON 073 The Base of Hadley Rille Seen With a 500mm Lens; Photographed by James Irwin, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827aae4b0b1f7d807f947/1382564820546/074.jpg FULL MOON 074 A Crater, Fault Scarp and 7,000-foot Mountain Enroute to Shorty Crater; Photographed by Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827b2e4b0b1f7d807f951/1382564847956/075.jpg FULL MOON 075 Long-Handled Rock Collection Tongs Near Scarp Crater; Photographed by David Scott, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827ade4b0327032f3e92d/1382564872531/076.jpg FULL MOON 076 David Scott Manipulates Collection Tongs at Spur Crater; Photographed by James Irwin, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827afe4b0327032f3e92f/1382564901646/077.jpg FULL MOON 077 The Wall of Hadley Rille Seen With a 500mm Lens, Showing Broken Basalt; Photographed by David Scott, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827b1e4b0327032f3e936/1382564935171/078.jpg FULL MOON 078 The Lunar Module Challenger Seen With a 500mm Lens, 2 Miles Distant; Photographed by Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827b3e4b0327032f3e939/1382564967141/079.jpg FULL MOON 079 Composite of David Scott on the Flank of 11,500-Foot Hadley Delta Mountain; Photographed by James Irwin, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 48"x144"; edition 25 Negatives NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827b5e4b02692565fd274/1382564994100/080.jpg FULL MOON 080 Boulder Field Near Rim of Hadley Rille, With Hadley Delta Mountain Behind; Photographed by James Irwin, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827b7e4b0327032f3e94a/1382565023164/081.jpg FULL MOON 081 Eugene Cernan's Arm and Leg at "Split Rock," With Rover Behind; Photographed by Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827b8e4b0b1f7d807f967/1382565059635/082.jpg FULL MOON 082 Composite of Harrison Schmitt at Shorty Crater; Note Orange Soil; Photographed by Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 48"x96"; edition 25 Transparencies NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827bee4b0327032f3e961/1382565087888/083.jpg FULL MOON 083 Alan Bean Placing a Double-Core Tube in Soil Near Halo Crater; Photographed by Charles Conrad, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827bbe4b0b1f7d807f96c/1382565121209/084.jpg FULL MOON 084 Composite of Eugene Cernan and the Lunar Rover At "Split Rock"; Photographed by Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 48"x96"; edition 25 Negatives NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827bde4b0b1f7d807f97c/1382565155712/085.jpg FULL MOON 085 John Young and the Long-Handled Lunar Soil Scoop; Photographed by Charles Duke, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827bfe4b0b1f7d807f980/1382565188205/086.jpg FULL MOON  086 Composite of Harrison Schmitt and the Lunar Rover At "Split Rock"; Photographed by Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 48"x86"; edition 25 Transparencies NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827c0e4b02692565fd2ab/1382565214524/087.jpg FULL MOON 087 The Valley of Taurus-Littrow From Split Rock, With Trash and Footprints; Photographed by Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827c2e4b0327032f3e971/1382565247293/088.jpg FULL MOON 088 John Young Changing a Film Magazine at Stone Mountain; Photographed by Charles Duke, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682b0be4b063b6d7e572e3/1382565276304/089.jpg FULL MOON 089 David Scott Standing Next to the Lunar Rover; Photographed by James Irwin, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827c6e4b0327032f3e97e/1382565306991/090.jpg FULL MOON 090 Composite of David Scott and Hadley Rille, With Hadley Delta Mountain Behind; Photographed by James Irwin, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Two digital c-prints; 48"x192"; edition 25 Negatives NASA; digital images ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682b11e4b03f4ad7d63b35/1382565348846/129.jpg FULL MOON 129 Composite of David Scott Seen Twice on Hadley Delta Mountain; Photographed by James Irwin, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Two digital c-prints; 48"x192"; edition 25 Negatives NASA; digital images ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827cae4b0b1f7d807f9a5/1382565457360/093.jpg FULL MOON 093 Basaltic Boulders Near the South Rim of Camelot Crater; Photographed by Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682c10e4b00e1ae8e2ecfa/1382565483661/094.jpg FULL MOON 094 Composite of Taurus-Littrow Valley; Harrison Schmitt and Camelot Crater; Photographed by Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Two digital c-prints; 48"x192"; edition 25 Transparency NASA; digital images ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827cce4b0b1f7d807f9b3/1382565511190/095.jpg FULL MOON 095 Rover Tracks and Mount Hadley Rising 15,000 Feet Over the Marsh of Decay; Photographed by James Irwin, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827cfe4b0b1f7d807f9b7/1382565539973/096.jpg FULL MOON 096 Lunar Module Falcon and the Apennine Mountains; Photographed by David Scott, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827cfe4b0327032f3e9a5/1382565563698/097.jpg FULL MOON 097 Lunar Module Shadow and Footprints at the Sea of Tranquillity; Photographed by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827d0e4b0327032f3e9a7/1382565592108/098.jpg FULL MOON 098 Crescent Earth and Lunar Module Antares Seen From Lunar Surface; Photographed by Alan Shepard, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827d2e4b0b1f7d807f9c4/1382565610835/099.jpg FULL MOON 099 Crescent Earth and Lunar Module Antares Seen From Lunar Surface; Photographed by Alan Shepard, Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971 Digital c-print; signed, titled, dated, editioned; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827d3e4b0327032f3e9bb/1382565641226/100.jpg FULL MOON 100 Space Suit Helmets Inside Lunar Module Challenger; Photographed by Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827d4e4b0b1f7d807f9ca/1382565673696/101.jpg FULL MOON 101 Commander Eugene Cernan After Three Days of Lunar Exploration; Photographed by Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682b09e4b03f4ad7d63b23/1382565699963/103.jpg FULL MOON 103 Lunar Module Challenger Seen From Command Module America; Photographed by Ronald Evans, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827d6e4b0b1f7d807f9db/1382565730016/104.jpg FULL MOON 104 Lunar Module Orion Above the Sea of Fertility; Note Buckled Walls; Photographed by Kenneth Mattingly, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827d9e4b0327032f3e9d5/1382565758426/105.jpg FULL MOON 105 Lunar Module Orion Seen 69 Miles Above 22-Mile-Wide Crater Schubert B; Photographed by Kenneth Mattingly, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x21.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827d8e4b0b1f7d807f9de/1382565785502/106.jpg FULL MOON 106 Command Module Charlie Brown Before Docking With Lunar Module Snoopy; Photographed by Eugene Cernan, Apollo 10, May 18-26, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827d9e4b0b1f7d807f9e1/1382565816427/107.jpg FULL MOON 107 Composite of Crescent Earth Rising Over Humboldt Crater, 70 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Alfred Worden, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Transparencies NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827d9e4b0b1f7d807f9e3/1382565850322/108.jpg FULL MOON 108 Eclipse of the Sun by the Earth, Seen For the First Time; Attributed to Richard Gordon, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827dbe4b0327032f3e9db/1382565874755/109.jpg FULL MOON 109 The Moon Seen From 1000 Miles, Showing Farside Highlands; Photographed by Kenneth Mattingly, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 39.5"x39.5"; edition 50 Negative NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52684a74e4b0ca729873473d/1382566552070/110.jpg FULL MOON 110 Earth Seen From the Darkened Interior of Lunar Module Aquarius; Attributed to John Swigert, Apollo 13, April 11-17, 1970 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827dde4b0b1f7d807fa4c/1382566130045/111.jpg FULL MOON 111 Skin of Lunar Module Snoopy Seen From Command Module Charlie Brown; Photographed by John Young, Apollo 10, May 18-26, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827dde4b0327032f3e9ed/1382566604571/112.jpg FULL MOON 112 Earth Seen From Command Module Columbia, Outbound; Attributed to Michael Collins, Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827e0e4b0327032f3e9f1/1382566611937/113.jpg FULL MOON 113 Hatch Window of Command Module Yankee Clipper; Photographed by Richard Gordon, Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827dee4b0b1f7d807fa5b/1382566647978/114.jpg FULL MOON 114 Whole Earth, Outbound; Photographed by Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827e0e4b0b1f7d807fa72/1382566672842/115.jpg FULL MOON 115 Walter Cunningham Napping In Earth Orbit; Photographed by Walter Schirra, Apollo 7, October 11-22, 1968 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827e2e4b0b1f7d807fa74/1382566698775/116.jpg FULL MOON 116 Half-Earth, Outbound; Attributed to John Swigert, Apollo 13, April 11-17, 1970 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827e2e4b0327032f3ea01/1382566733607/117.jpg FULL MOON 117 Earth, Outbound; Attributed to Kenneth Mattingly, Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682b0ee4b03f4ad7d63b32/1382566798512/118.jpg FULL MOON 118 Crescent Earth; Photographed by Robotic Camera, Apollo 4 (Unmanned), November 9, 1967 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827e7e4b0b1f7d807fa83/1382566827511/119.jpg FULL MOON 119 Horn of Africa, Outbound; Photographed by Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827e6e4b0327032f3ea07/1382566856905/120.jpg FULL MOON 120 Mexico, Outbound; Photographed by Michael Collins, Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827e8e4b0327032f3ea13/1382566883906/121.jpg FULL MOON 121 Limb of Earth, Re-entry; Photographed by Michael Collins, Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827eae4b0b1f7d807fa90/1382566912357/122.jpg FULL MOON 122 Sahara Desert, 200 Miles Altitude; Photographed by Richard Gordon, Gemini 11, September 12-15, 1966 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/526827ece4b0327032f3ea29/1382566942381/123.jpg FULL MOON 123 Stratocumulus Cloud Formations Over the Pacfic Ocean; Attributed to James McDivitt, Gemini 4, June 3-7, 1965 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682b0ce4b063b6d7e572e5/1382566968360/124.jpg FULL MOON 124 Sunset Over the Andes; Photographed by James Lovell, Gemini 7, December 4-18, 1965 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682b0de4b063b6d7e572e7/1382566997449/125.jpg FULL MOON 125 Command Module Splashdown Parachutes Upon Opening; Attributed to Alan Bean, Skylab 3, July 28-September 25, 1973 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/52671329e4b01993102e463d/52682b0fe4b063b6d7e572fa/1382567043141/126.jpg FULL MOON 126 Pacific Ocean Seen Through Command Module Window After Splashdown; Attributed to Alan Bean, Skylab 3, July 28-September 25, 1973 Digital c-print; 24.5"x24.5"; edition 50 Transparency NASA; digital image ©1999 Michael Light http://www.michaellight.net/bikini-atoll-2003 daily 0.75 2013-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/5269d348e4b0ca2844fed307/1382667051193/Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 - BIKINI ATOLL 06.02.03 Due to sustained atmospheric American nuclear testing from 1946-1958, Bikini Atoll is so radioactive as to be uninhabitable today. The 1954 15-megaton hydrogen bomb detonation BRAVO, 2.5 times as powerful as predicted, succumbed to fickle winds that blew the radiation debris cloud back over the Atoll and the surrounding area, creating the worst radiological disaster in the Nation’s history. America’s largest nuclear test, BRAVO’s power equaled 1000 1945 Hiroshima bombs. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/5269d305e4b0ca2844fed2b2/1382667080199/Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 - BIKINI ATOLL 06.02.03 Due to sustained atmospheric American nuclear testing from 1946-1958, Bikini Atoll is so radioactive as to be uninhabitable today. The 1954 15-megaton hydrogen bomb detonation BRAVO, 2.5 times as powerful as predicted, succumbed to fickle winds that blew the radiation debris cloud back over the Atoll and the surrounding area, creating the worst radiological disaster in the Nation’s history. America’s largest nuclear test, BRAVO’s power equaled 1000 1945 Hiroshima bombs. Hand-made book of 15 aerial and surface images shot by the photographer in 2003. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/526990c8e4b0d55c33a8def6/1382650332441/%2300+Bikini+Cover.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 00. COVER: Clouds Enroute Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/526990d1e4b0183a695fbc80/1382650318109/%2301+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 01. Over Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/526990cde4b0d55c33a8df0f/1382650368272/%2302+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 02. Over Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/526990d7e4b0d55c33a8df25/1382650412707/%2303+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 03. Clouds Enroute Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/526990dfe4b0183a695fbca2/1382650450625/%2304+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 04. Clouds Enroute Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/526990e3e4b0d55c33a8df33/1382650482610/%2305+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 05. Bikini Island, Radioactively Uninhabitable Since 1954, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/526990ede4b0183a695fbcc4/1382650521929/%2306+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 06. Reef, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/526990eee4b0d55c33a8df51/1382650564122/%2307+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003  07. Mile-Wide, 200’ Deep 1952 MIKE Crater, 10.4 Megatons, Elugelab Island, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/526990fce4b0183a695fbce5/1382650604163/%2308+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 08. Crater From 1952 MIKE Device, Elugelab Island, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/526990fae4b0d55c33a8df70/1382650644003/%2309+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 09. Crater From 1952 MIKE Device, Elugelab Island, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/52699108e4b0d55c33a8df8a/1382650683802/%2310+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 10. Debris From the Mile-Wide, 200’ Deep 1954 BRAVO Crater, 15 Megatons, Nam Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/5269910ae4b0183a695fbd17/1382650720838/%2311+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 11. Debris From the Mile-Wide, 200’ Deep 1954 BRAVO Crater, Nam Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/5269911ae4b0d55c33a8dfa8/1382650753414/%2312+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003  12 Radioactive Bunker Facing BRAVO Crater, Nam Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/52699113e4b0183a695fbd2f/1382650787992/%2313+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 13. Radioactive Bunker Facing BRAVO Crater, Nam Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003 From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/5269911de4b0183a695fbd43/1382650820606/%2314+Bikini.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 14. Inside Radioactive Photographic Bunker Built In 1956, Aomon Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 2003   From Bikini Atoll 06.02.03; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fb5de4b01993102e0ace/526ad8cce4b039ceb7d7dc66/1382734045607/Bikini+Book+Sized.jpg Bikini Atoll 2003 http://www.michaellight.net/la-day-2004 daily 0.75 2013-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/5269d1f6e4b09f576c306c3c/1382666824578/LA+DAY.jpg LA Day 2004 - LOS ANGELES 02.12.04 The Los Angeles River flows intermittently for 51 miles from its headwaters in Canoga Park in the San Fernando Valley to its mouth in Long Beach. It was channelized with concrete for flood control after 1938, and only small portions of it are not completely paved over. In the dry season, 80% of the water in the river consists of treated sewage water. The primary source of fresh water for the City until the Owens Valley Aqueduct was built to capture runoff from the Eastern Sierra in 1913, the LA River is an apt metaphor for a desert city where almost 18 million people now make their home. Hand-made book of 17 aerial images shot by the photographer on February 12, 2004. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526ae3d4e4b0b830869f47ca/1382666824578/LA+DAY.jpg LA Day 2004 - LOS ANGELES 02.12.04 The Los Angeles River flows intermittently for 51 miles from its headwaters in Canoga Park in the San Fernando Valley to its mouth in Long Beach. It was channelized with concrete for flood control after 1938, and only small portions of it are not completely paved over. In the dry season, 80% of the water in the river consists of treated sewage water. The primary source of fresh water for the City until the Owens Valley Aqueduct was built to capture runoff from the Eastern Sierra in 1913, the LA River is an apt metaphor for a desert city where almost 18 million people now make their home. Hand-made book of 17 aerial images shot by the photographer on February 12, 2004. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699daae4b015cba633579a/1382653867719/00+LA+Day+REPRO+Cover.jpg LA Day 2004 00. COVER Downtown Los Angeles Looking Southwest, Harbor Freeway (110) at Right, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699da9e4b082c85fe8c59b/1382653858116/01+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 01. Golden State Freeway Looking Southeast Over San Fernando Pass, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699f1be4b0eded4209b147/1382653892352/02+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 02. L.A. River Looking Northwest, I-5 and Los Feliz at Left, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699dbce4b015cba63357d9/1382653925474/03+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004  03. L.A. River and Railroad Yards Looking South, 4th, 6th and 7th Street Bridges in Distance, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699dcce4b082c85fe8c697/1382653951752/04+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 04. L.A. River and Washington Boulevard Looking East, Santa Fe Railroad Shops at Left, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699dc8e4b015cba6335807/1382653988010/05+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004  05. L.A. River Looking Northeast, Atlantic Boulevard at Right, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699dd7e4b015cba6335847/1382654014721/06+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 06. Long Beach Freeway and Atlantic Boulevard Looking Southeast, L.A. River Beyond, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699ddae4b082c85fe8c6b4/1382654036334/07+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 07. Unocal Oil Refinery Looking Southwest, Near Terminal Island, Long Beach, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699deae4b015cba633587a/1382654068360/08+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 08. Terminal Island, Long Beach, Looking Southwest over the Yusen Container Yard, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699de7e4b082c85fe8c6c7/1382654095441/09+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004  09. Looking Northwest, Somewhere Near Torrance, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699df5e4b082c85fe8c6ee/1382654118074/10+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 10. L.A. River Looking Southwest Between Fruitland Avenue and Bandini Boulevard, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699df9e4b015cba633588f/1382654154079/11+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 11. L.A. River Looking Northwest, Long Beach Freeway at Right, Downtown in Distance, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699e01e4b082c85fe8c70e/1382654180714/12+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 12. Highways 5, 10, 60 and 101 Looking West, L. A. River and Downtown Beyond, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699e08e4b015cba63358ac/1382654211311/13+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 13. Downtown Los Angeles Looking West, 1st Street Bridge and L.A. River in Foreground, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699e11e4b082c85fe8c722/1382654233840/14+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 14. Downtown Los Angeles Looking Southwest, Harbor Freeway (110) at Right, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699e1ee4b015cba63358ec/1382654262040/15+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 15. I-5, 60 and Soto Street, Looking Northeast at Dusk, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699e1ee4b082c85fe8c73c/1382654294716/16+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 16. Hollywood Hills From Griffith Park, Beachwood Drive and Hollywood Reservoir at Left, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/52699e26e4b082c85fe8c74c/1382654325346/17+LA+Day+REPRO.jpg LA Day 2004 17. Ventura Freeway and Riverside Drive Looking West, CA, 2004 From Los Angeles 02.12.04; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 10 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 10   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/526ac742e4b0b381f35b7236/1382729602544/SFMOMA.jpg LA Day 2004 In exhibition at SFMOMA with acrylic protective box . . . https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa4ae4b0cdd9f18ff604/526ae32de4b0b725baae530f/1382736852586/LA+DAY+Radius+Cover+Sized.jpg LA Day 2004 - LA DAY/LA NIGHT by Michael Light Dos-a-Dos bound version of Los Angeles 07.27.05 (night) and Los Angeles 02.12.04 (day) published by Radius Books in 2011. http://www.michaellight.net/bingham-mine-2006 daily 0.75 2013-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/5269cf90e4b0183a6960462f/1382666241074/Bingham.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 - BINGHAM MINE/GARFIELD STACK 04.21.06 Located at 8,000 feet in the Oquirrh Mountains 20 miles Southwest of Salt Lake City, the Bingham Canyon copper mine is the largest man-made excavation on the planet, its hole reaching more than half a mile deep and its rim nearing three miles in width. It has produced more copper than any mine in history. The mine’s Garfield smelter stack, situated at the edge of the Great Salt Lake about 10 miles away, is the tallest free-standing structure west of the Mississippi River. and is 35 feet shorter than the Empire State Building. It was the Guggenheim family that capitalized Bingham Canyon in 1906 to allow open-pit mining to begin there. The next year, the Guggenheims’ American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) built the Garfield smelter to refine Bingham’s copper ore, and owned and ran it until 1959. Hand-made book of 21 aerial images shot by the photographer on April 21, 2006. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526ae447e4b0d43e45f5f6d3/1382666241074/Bingham.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 - BINGHAM MINE/GARFIELD STACK 04.21.06 Located at 8,000 feet in the Oquirrh Mountains 20 miles Southwest of Salt Lake City, the Bingham Canyon copper mine is the largest man-made excavation on the planet, its hole reaching more than half a mile deep and its rim nearing three miles in width. It has produced more copper than any mine in history. The mine’s Garfield smelter stack, situated at the edge of the Great Salt Lake about 10 miles away, is the tallest free-standing structure west of the Mississippi River. and is 35 feet shorter than the Empire State Building. It was the Guggenheim family that capitalized Bingham Canyon in 1906 to allow open-pit mining to begin there. The next year, the Guggenheims’ American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) built the Garfield smelter to refine Bingham’s copper ore, and owned and ran it until 1959. Hand-made book of 21 aerial images shot by the photographer on April 21, 2006. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/52697817e4b0f35a9efe6742/1382645069832/00+COVER.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 00. Cover: Tailings of Barney's Canyon Gold Mine, Near Bingham Canyon, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/52697814e4b0e978dd249e19/1382644131447/01+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 01. Interstate 80 Looking West, Oquirrh Mountains to the South, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/52697826e4b0e978dd249e74/1382644165749/02+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 02. 5700-Acre Mine Tailings Impoundment, Oquirrh Mountains Beyond, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/52697831e4b0f35a9efe6773/1382644196477/03+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 03. Bingham Canyon Tailings and Roads Nearing the Pit, Looking South, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/52697845e4b0e978dd249edd/1382644233274/04+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 04. Side of the Pit, looking Southeast at 8,000 Feet, Bingham Canyon, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/5269784ee4b0f35a9efe67d1/1382644270659/05+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 05. Bottom of the Pit, Half a Mile Down, Bingham Canyon, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/52697861e4b0e978dd249f22/1382644310467/06+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 06. Side of the Pit, Looking East; Trucks Each Carrying 218 Tons of Ore, Bingham Canyon, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/5269786be4b0f35a9efe682a/1382644353162/07+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 07. Earth’s Largest Excavation, 2.5 Miles Wide and .5 Miles Deep, Looking West, Bingham Canyon, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/5269787ae4b0e978dd249f68/1382644388958/08+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 08. Mining Operations at Pit’s Edge, Looking Southwest, Bingham Canyon, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/52697887e4b0f35a9efe68a0/1382644422163/09+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 09. Tailings of Barney’s Canyon Gold Mine, Near Bingham Canyon, Looking North, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/52697896e4b0e978dd249fc9/1382644452643/10+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 10. Barney’s Canyon Gold Mine, Near Bingham Canyon, Looking South, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/526978a0e4b0f35a9efe68dc/1382644490140/11+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 11. Tailings of Barney’s Canyon Gold Mine, Near Bingham Canyon, Looking Southwest, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/526978ace4b0e978dd249fff/1382644529294/12+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 12. Spine of the Oquirrh Mountains Looking West, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/526978b8e4b0f35a9efe691d/1382644561159/13+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 13. Garfield Smelter Stack and Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake Beyond, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/526978c6e4b0e978dd24a02c/1382644591350/14+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 14. Oquirrh Mountains Looking Southwest, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/526978cae4b0f35a9efe6951/1382644623564/15+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 15. Oquirrh Mountains Looking Southwest, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/526978dae4b0e978dd24a057/1382644656857/16+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 16. Garfield Smelter Stack, Oquirrh Mountains and Great Salt Lake, Looking West, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/526978e4e4b0f35a9efe69aa/1382644686086/17+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 17. Garfield Stack, Oquirrh Mountains and Ancient Beach of Great Salt Lake, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/526978ede4b0e978dd24a089/1382644761209/18+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 18. 1215-Foot-Tall Garfield Stack, Great Salt Lake Beyond, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/526978fde4b0f35a9efe69f0/1382644795747/19+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 19. 1215-Foot-Tall Garfield Stack, Great Salt Lake Beyond, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/52697900e4b0e978dd24a0d5/1382644845814/20+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 20. Black Rock, The Great Salt Lake, and Interstate 80, Looking Northwest, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/52697909e4b0f35a9efe6a14/1382644876472/21+REPRO.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 21. Oquirrh Mountains, The Great Salt Lake, and Interstate 80, Looking West, UT, 2006 From Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack 04.21.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/526adab1e4b054b5e171e083/1382734576290/Bingham+Book+Sized.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 - BINGHAM MINE/GARFIELD STACK 04.21.06 Book on exhibition tripod . . . https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa1ee4b05199f0598f73/526adb18e4b0931c94014d94/1382736967885/Bingham+Radius+Sized.jpg Bingham Mine 2006 - BINGHAM MINE/GARFIELD STACK by Michael Light Published by Radius Books, 2009. http://www.michaellight.net/black-mountain daily 0.75 2016-10-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/58094fbcbe65946db0397cf7/1382726881592/ Black Mountain 2012 - BLACK MOUNTAIN 2010-2012 The northernmost peak of the McCullough Range, Black Mountain, looms 5100 feet over a geologically typical Nevada basin 3000 feet below. The mountain has been popular for a long time: it’s graced with 318 prehistoric rock art panels showing some 1700 individual petroglyphs. Recently it became part of the 48,000-acre Sloan Canyon National Conservation area; a little less recently the basin below became the fastest growing city in the United States. Most recently, since 2008 and the worst American economic downturn since the Great Depression, Las Vegas has suffered the highest unemployment and home foreclosure rate in the nation. Emptied of people, it has frozen at exactly the point where its aspirational excesses were most baroque and unfettered. Las Vegas is the epicenter of a classically American strain of boom and bust capitalism. Historically the Silver State has always veered between the excess and collapse of the extractive mining industry, but air-conditioning, proximity to California, and the retirement lifestyle have brought another economy to Nevada that operates on the same maniacal principles: the habitation industry. In terms of their physical effect on the land, the extraction and habitation economies are two sides of the same coin. Vertical topography in desert basin cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas is coveted, and offers a stark look at the economic stratification of the current historical moment. On the southern side of the Las Vegas basin, in the town of Henderson, two developers are in the process of terraforming Black Mountain right up to the precipitous edge of the Sloan Canyon reserve. The MacDonald family shrewdly bought several square miles of the area in the 1980s; their most exclusive development, “Macdonald Highlands,” boasts as a resident Wal-Mart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, the 106th-wealthiest American with a fortune estimated at $3.8 billion. The most exclusive “guard-gated” community in Las Vegas, however, won’t be habitable for some time. “Ascaya,” a spectacular and unprecedented 664-acre orgy of mountaintop removal above MacDonald Highlands has been dormant since 2008. Owned outright by Hong Kong billionaire and entrepreneur Henry Cheng, who spent $250 million to have the 313 lots blasted out of the mountain with dynamite from 2004 to 2008, the empty lots of “Ascaya” eagerly await Las Vegas’ next upturn, as do its many enthusiasts. Studio-made book of 16 aerial images photographed by Michael Light from 2010-2012. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Covers by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear endpaper.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/526abadae4b0931c940124cb/1382726881592/BM+Begin.jpg Black Mountain 2012 - BLACK MOUNTAIN 2010-2012 The northernmost peak of the McCullough Range, Black Mountain, looms 5100 feet over a geologically typical Nevada basin 3000 feet below. The mountain has been popular for a long time: it’s graced with 318 prehistoric rock art panels showing some 1700 individual petroglyphs. Recently it became part of the 48,000-acre Sloan Canyon National Conservation area; a little less recently the basin below became the fastest growing city in the United States. Most recently, since 2008 and the worst American economic downturn since the Great Depression, Las Vegas has suffered the highest unemployment and home foreclosure rate in the nation. Emptied of people, it has frozen at exactly the point where its aspirational excesses were most baroque and unfettered. Las Vegas is the epicenter of a classically American strain of boom and bust capitalism. Historically the Silver State has always veered between the excess and collapse of the extractive mining industry, but air-conditioning, proximity to California, and the retirement lifestyle have brought another economy to Nevada that operates on the same maniacal principles: the habitation industry. In terms of their physical effect on the land, the extraction and habitation economies are two sides of the same coin. Vertical topography in desert basin cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas is coveted, and offers a stark look at the economic stratification of the current historical moment. On the southern side of the Las Vegas basin, in the town of Henderson, two developers are in the process of terraforming Black Mountain right up to the precipitous edge of the Sloan Canyon reserve. The MacDonald family shrewdly bought several square miles of the area in the 1980s; their most exclusive development, “Macdonald Highlands,” boasts as a resident Wal-Mart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, the 106th-wealthiest American with a fortune estimated at $3.8 billion. The most exclusive “guard-gated” community in Las Vegas, however, won’t be habitable for some time. “Ascaya,” a spectacular and unprecedented 664-acre orgy of mountaintop removal above MacDonald Highlands has been dormant since 2008. Owned outright by Hong Kong billionaire and entrepreneur Henry Cheng, who spent $250 million to have the 313 lots blasted out of the mountain with dynamite from 2004 to 2008, the empty lots of “Ascaya” eagerly await Las Vegas’ next upturn, as do its many enthusiasts. Studio-made book of 16 aerial images photographed by Michael Light from 2010-2012. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Covers by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear endpaper.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dc6b3db2b32c3e83bea/1477004875441/01+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 01. Bursage Loop trail looking northwest, “Del Webb Anthem” homes beyond, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dc6ebbd1a1ccae7d8e3/1477004888416/02+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 02. City View hiking trail looking southeast, unbuilt “Ascaya” lots and Black Mountain beyond, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dcbebbd1a1ccae7d923/1477004909885/03+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 03. Unbuilt “Ascaya” lots and cul de sac looking south, afternoon, Black Mountain beyond, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dcbb3db2b32c3e83c21/1477004922168/04+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 04. Unbuilt “Ascaya” lots and cul ce sac looking southeast, morning, Black Mountain beyond, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dceebbd1a1ccae7d9d8/1477004933851/05+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 05. Looking southwest over unbuilt “Ascaya” lots, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dceb3db2b32c3e83cec/1477004945777/06+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 06. Looking east over unbuilt “Ascaya” lots, Black Mountain beyond, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dd2b3db2b32c3e83d46/1477004957356/07+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 07. Unbuilt “Ascaya” lots and cul de sac looking west, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dd2ebbd1a1ccae7da54/1477004967310/08+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 08. Unbuilt “Ascaya” lots looking northwest, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dd5ebbd1a1ccae7da5b/1477004976918/09+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 09. Unbuilt “Ascaya” development looking southeast; $250 million in mountaintop removal and terracing, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dd5b3db2b32c3e83d6b/1477004993357/10+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 10. Black Mountain and unbuilt “Ascaya” lots looking south; Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dd9b3db2b32c3e83d82/1477005056749/11+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 11. Ascaya Boulevard looking south up Black Mountain, morning, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dd9ebbd1a1ccae7da9e/1477005047880/12+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 12. Unbuilt “Ascaya” lots and cul de sac looking northwest, “Sun City MacDonald Ranch” development beyond, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094ddbb3db2b32c3e83dbc/1477005037291/13+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 13. Edge of unbuilt “Ascaya” development looking east; foreclosed “Obsidian Mountain” development at left, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094dddebbd1a1ccae7dad2/1477005080027/14+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 14. “Ascaya,” foreclosed “Obsidian Mountain,” and “Roma Hills” developments looking northwest, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094de0b3db2b32c3e83de3/1477005095664/15+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 15. Unbuilt “Ascaya” lots and Cloudloft Court in foreground looking north, “Sun City MacDonald Ranch” development and downtown Las Vegas beyond, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094de16a49635af89955a3/1477005105400/16+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 16. “Ascaya,” “Roma Hills,” and “Sun City MacDonald Ranch” developments looking southwest, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094de2be65946db03968f1/1477005141692/17+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 17. “Roma Hills” guard-gated homes looking east; 3000-8000 square feet each, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094de5b3db2b32c3e83e0c/1477005160335/18+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 18. Tozzetti Avenue and edge of “Roma Hills” homes looking east, foreclosed “Obsidian Mountain” development beyond, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094de6ebbd1a1ccae7db1f/1477005175908/19+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 19. “Roma Hills” guard-gated homes looking south over Harpsichord Way; landscaper at work, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094de8b3db2b32c3e83e1a/1477005186893/20+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 20. “Roma Hills” homes and foreclosed “Obsidian Mountain” development, “Ascaya” lots beyond, looking south, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094deb6a49635af89955fa/1477005197473/21+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 21. City View hiking trail looking southeast, “Sun City MacDonald Ranch” development below, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094debb3db2b32c3e83e45/1477005207216/22+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 22. Black Mountain looking east, Dragon Ridge golf course beyond, “MacDonald Highlands” development, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094deeb3db2b32c3e83e71/1477005217252/23+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 23. MacDonald Ranch Drive and Dragon Ridge golf course looking southeast, Nancy Walton Laurie residence beyond, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094def6a49635af899563c/1477005226416/24+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 24. “Stone Mountain Ridge” to right and future “Highlander Ridge” at left, “MacDonald Highlands” development, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094df1b3db2b32c3e83e79/1477005235189/25+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 25. Dragon Ridge golf course looking southeast, empty lot adjacent to Nancy Walton Laurie residence, “MacDonald Highlands” development, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/58094df3ebbd1a1ccae7db74/1477005244243/26+BM+Repro.jpg Black Mountain 2012 26. St. Croix street looking northwest, 14th hole Dragon Ridge golf course, “MacDonald Highlands” development, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266ba0be4b03cb52f5bf630/526abae0e4b0931c940124d9/1382726943227/BM+End.jpg Black Mountain 2012 - BLACK MOUNTAIN 2010-2012 The northernmost peak of the McCullough Range, Black Mountain, looms 5100 feet over a geologically typical Nevada basin 3000 feet below. The mountain has been popular for a long time: it’s graced with 318 prehistoric rock art panels showing some 1700 individual petroglyphs. Recently it became part of the 48,000-acre Sloan Canyon National Conservation area; a little less recently the basin below became the fastest growing city in the United States. Most recently, since 2008 and the worst American economic downturn since the Great Depression, Las Vegas has suffered the highest unemployment and home foreclosure rate in the nation. Emptied of people, it has frozen at exactly the point where its aspirational excesses were most baroque and unfettered. Las Vegas is the epicenter of a classically American strain of boom and bust capitalism. Historically the Silver State has always veered between the excess and collapse of the extractive mining industry, but air-conditioning, proximity to California, and the retirement lifestyle have brought another economy to Nevada that operates on the same maniacal principles: the habitation industry. In terms of their physical effect on the land, the extraction and habitation economies are two sides of the same coin. Vertical topography in desert basin cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas is coveted, and offers a stark look at the economic stratification of the current historical moment. On the southern side of the Las Vegas basin, in the town of Henderson, two developers are in the process of terraforming Black Mountain right up to the precipitous edge of the Sloan Canyon reserve. The MacDonald family shrewdly bought several square miles of the area in the 1980s; their most exclusive development, “Macdonald Highlands,” boasts as a resident Wal-Mart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, the 106th-wealthiest American with a fortune estimated at $3.8 billion. The most exclusive “guard-gated” community in Las Vegas, however, won’t be habitable for some time. “Ascaya,” a spectacular and unprecedented 664-acre orgy of mountaintop removal above MacDonald Highlands has been dormant since 2008. Owned outright by Hong Kong billionaire and entrepreneur Henry Cheng, who spent $250 million to have the 313 lots blasted out of the mountain with dynamite from 2004 to 2008, the empty lots of “Ascaya” eagerly await Las Vegas’ next upturn, as do its many enthusiasts. Studio-made book of 16 aerial images photographed by Michael Light from 2010-2012. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Covers by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear endpaper   http://www.michaellight.net/green-river-2007 daily 0.75 2013-10-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/52697273e4b015cba632dc56/1382641565738/00+WY.jpg Green River 2007 00. COVER: Afternoon Thunderstorm Looking West, Near Rock Springs, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696d6de4b082c85fe8392d/1382641565738/00+WY.jpg Green River 2007 00. COVER: Afternoon Thunderstorm Looking West, Near Rock Springs, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696d71e4b0183a695f4e8c/1382641588256/01+WY.jpg Green River 2007 01. Upper Green River Looking Southeast, Near Pinedale, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696d7ee4b082c85fe8394b/1382641610415/02+WY.jpg Green River 2007 02. Green River and Agriculture Near Pinedale, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696d80e4b0183a695f4ec0/1382641632766/03+WY.jpg Green River 2007 03. Green River and Agriculture Near Pinedale, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696d90e4b082c85fe83981/1382641653566/04+WY.jpg Green River 2007 04. Natural Gas Field, Soon To Be Drilled, Near Pinedale, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696d8ee4b0183a695f4f7a/1382641674710/05+WY.jpg Green River 2007 05. Glyphics of Settlement, Green River, North of Pinedale, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696d9ae4b0183a695f4f9f/1382641699828/06+WY.jpg Green River 2007 06. Natural Gas Well in the Jonah Field, Near Pinedale, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696da0e4b082c85fe839b3/1382641722183/07+WY.jpg Green River 2007 07. Natural Gas Wells and Cattle Watering Hole, Near Pinedale, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696dabe4b0183a695f4fdb/1382641868498/08+WY.jpg Green River 2007 08. Natural Gas Wells in the Jonah Field, Near Pinedale, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696db6e4b082c85fe839f0/1382641889058/09+WY.jpg Green River 2007 09. Natural Gas Wells in the Anticline Field, Near Pinedale, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696db6e4b0183a695f5008/1382641910909/10+WY.jpg Green River 2007 10. Clouds Over the Jonah Natural Gas Field, Near Pinedale, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696dc8e4b0183a695f5045/1382641937329/11+WY.jpg Green River 2007 11. Union Pacific Freight Train Heading West, Bitter Creek in Foreground, Near Rock Springs, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696dc8e4b082c85fe83a2b/1382641956397/12+WY.jpg Green River 2007 12. Mined and Unmined Coal Seams Near Rock Springs, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696dd8e4b082c85fe83a64/1382642291568/13+WY.jpg Green River 2007 13. Unreclaimed Strip Coal Mine Near Rock Springs, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696dd9e4b0183a695f5091/1382641995602/14+WY.jpg Green River 2007 14. Abandoned Strip Coal Mine, Near Rock Springs, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696de6e4b082c85fe83a87/1382642015111/15+WY.jpg Green River 2007 15. Jim Bridger Coal-Burning Power Plant, One of America's Dirtiest, Near Rock Springs, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696deae4b0183a695f50be/1382642037126/16+WY.jpg Green River 2007 16. Powder River Basin Coal, Wright, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696dffe4b082c85fe83acf/1382642056242/17+WY.jpg Green River 2007 17. Power River Basin Coal Seam, Wright, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696df6e4b0183a695f50dc/1382642076131/18+WY.jpg Green River 2007 18. Black Thunder Coal Mine, Wright, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696e02e4b0183a695f5115/1382642101335/19+WY.jpg Green River 2007  19. Black Thunder Coal Mine, Wright, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696e10e4b082c85fe83b0f/1382642128135/20+WY.jpg Green River 2007  20. Black Thunder Coal Mine, Wright, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa11e4b05199f0598f62/52696e0de4b0183a695f5130/1382642149223/21+WY.jpg Green River 2007  21. Edge of the Black Thunder Coal Mine, 9% of American Supply, Wright, WY, 2007 From Green River/Bitter Creek/Powder Basin 08.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 http://www.michaellight.net/mono-craters-2006 daily 0.75 2013-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/5269d03be4b0e978dd257693/1382666393765/MONO.jpg Mono Craters 2006 - MONO CRATERS 07.17.06 The Mono Craters comprise the youngest mountain range in the continental United States. The last eruption in the chain, on Paoha Island in the middle of Mono Lake, was in 1894. They are largely comprised of pumice, and a mine operates on their Southeast side. Hand-made book of 13 aerial images made by Michael Light on July 17, 2006. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526ada8de4b0a46a460244fe/1382666393765/MONO.jpg Mono Craters 2006 - MONO CRATERS 07.17.06 The Mono Craters comprise the youngest mountain range in the continental United States. The last eruption in the chain, on Paoha Island in the middle of Mono Lake, was in 1894. They are largely comprised of pumice, and a mine operates on their Southeast side. Hand-made book of 13 aerial images made by Michael Light on July 17, 2006. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/52698817e4b082c85fe888e5/1382648734675/Mono+00+COVER.jpg Mono Craters 2006 00. COVER: Tephra Wall, Pumice Flows, And Dome #15 Looking Southeast Over North Coulee, Mono Craters, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/52698811e4b09f576c2fd4c5/1382648769783/Mono+01.jpg Mono Craters 2006 01. Looking East Over Panum Crater, A 630-Year-Old Cindercone, Mono Lake At Left, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/52698833e4b09f576c2fd506/1382648805285/Mono+02.jpg Mono Craters 2006 02. Looking South Over Panum Crater, A Young Plug-Dome Volcano That Erupted In 1375 AD, Mono Lake, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/5269882ee4b082c85fe8891e/1382648838898/Mono+03.jpg Mono Craters 2006 03. Pumice Erosion Layers On The Summit Of Dome #20, Jeffrey Pines Beyond, Looking East, Mono Craters, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/52698842e4b082c85fe88952/1382648873310/Mono+04.jpg Mono Craters 2006 04. Morning Light On Explosion Pit Near Dome #20, Looking Southeast, Mono Craters, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/5269884ce4b09f576c2fd539/1382648909594/Mono+05.jpg Mono Craters 2006 05. Explosion Pit And Pumice Erosion Looking East, South Coulee At Right, Mono Craters, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/52698868e4b082c85fe889ca/1382648943301/Mono+06.jpg Mono Craters 2006 06. North Coulee Looking West, Mono Craters, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/52698864e4b09f576c2fd580/1382648975797/Mono+07.jpg Mono Craters 2006 07. 66 Years Of U.S. Pumice Company Mining, Looking Northeast Over South Coulee, Mono Craters, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/52698881e4b09f576c2fd5bc/1382649008608/Mono+08.jpg Mono Craters 2006 08. U.S. Pumice Company Mine Looking East, South Coulee, Mono Craters, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/52698884e4b082c85fe88a15/1382649037707/Mono+09.jpg Mono Craters 2006 09. Tephra Wall And North Coulee Looking East, Jeffrey Pines Beyond, Dome #15 At Right, Mono Craters, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/526988a0e4b09f576c2fd5ee/1382649067909/Mono+10.jpg Mono Craters 2006 10. Burned Jeffrey Pine Forest And Tephra Flow Looking Southeast, Hwy. 120 At Right, Mono Basin, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/526988a3e4b082c85fe88a4b/1382649103719/Mono+11.jpg Mono Craters 2006 11. Pyroclastic Tephra Flow Looking Northwest At Edge of Lake, About 35,000 Years Old, Mono Basin, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/526988b9e4b09f576c2fd632/1382649139251/Mono+12.jpg Mono Craters 2006 12. Alkali Flats, Freshwater Springs, And Edge Of Pyroclastic Flow, Mono Lake, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/526988b7e4b082c85fe88a74/1382649172809/Mono+13.jpg Mono Craters 2006 13. Mono Lake, The Sierra Nevada, And The Youngest Mountain Range In North America At Left, Lee Vining, CA, 2006 From Mono Craters 07.17.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa37e4b0cdd9f18ff5e0/526ada34e4b0ba0188ca3039/1382734477874/mono+collage+repro.jpg Mono Craters 2006 Michael Light in his light-sport aircraft, doors off, imaging MONO CRATERS 07.17.06, photographed by assistant Benjamin Turner, 2006 http://www.michaellight.net/white-ranch daily 0.75 2013-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5269ce54e4b0ed588495c66d/1382665905589/CO.jpg White Ranch 2009 - WHITE RANCH/TABLE MOUNTAIN/ROONEY VALLEY 2009 Denver is the second-largest city in the Mountain West after Phoenix. The Front Range, where the Rockies meet the Great Plains and small historical towns increasingly blur into the corporatized suburbia that defines modern American space today, offers a window into Denver’s spatial dynamics. Snow reduces, abstracts and hides -- softening certain politics while heightening others – and can dust things with a beauty both saccharine and genuinely transcendent. The former White Ranch spills down Golden Gate Canyon to the city of Golden, capital of the Colorado Territory from 1862- 1867. Golden is now the home of Coors Beer, its family owners who are some of the Nation’s most strident patrons of conservatism, the towering North and South Table Mountains, and about 18,000 people. Its sprawling neighbor to the South, the city of Lakewood, is presently home to 140,000 lives and an uncountable number of American dreams, like any other American major metropolitan suburb. Lakewood’s last buildable open area, the Rooney Valley, was a 4500-acre ranch in the 1860’s, and is now fully in the throes of rationalized, master-plan “development.” Hand-made book of 16 aerial images photographed by Michael Light in March 2009. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/5269ceb1e4b0e978dd257394/1382665847427/CO.jpg White Ranch 2009 - WHITE RANCH/TABLE MOUNTAIN/ROONEY VAL https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce29e4b01993102d8021/1382636373916/00+Cover+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 00. COVER: Rocky Mountains, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 36"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce2be4b06564b844c339/1382636396410/01+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 01. Pine Ridge Hogback Looking West, Child’s Swing Below, Golden, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce39e4b01993102d8049/1382636419965/02+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 02. Van Bibber Creek Bisecting Pine Ridge Hogback, White Ranch Park At Right, Golden, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce38e4b06564b844c357/1382636440103/03+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 03. “Canyon Point” Subdivision Looking West, Completed 2000, Golden, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce44e4b06564b844c387/1382636463305/04+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 04. “Mountain Ridge” Subdivision and Route 93 Looking North, Completed 1996, Golden, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce47e4b01993102d8078/1382636483393/05+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 05. Mt. Zion Drainage and “Beverly Heights” Subdivision at Left, Completed 2000, Golden, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce53e4b06564b844c3ae/1382636504310/06+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 06. Illinois, Cheyenne, Arapahoe and 20th Streets Looking South, Completed 1950, Golden, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce56e4b01993102d80b2/1382636527498/07+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009  07. 19th and Belvedere Streets Looking Northwest, Golden, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce61e4b06564b844c3e2/1382636549616/08+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009  08. South Table Mountain Looking Southeast, Golden, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce64e4b01993102d80e6/1382636574979/09+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009  09. World’s Largest Brewery Looking East, Clear Creek and North Table Mountain Beyond, Golden, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce6fe4b06564b844c40e/1382636592893/10+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 10. “Colorado Mills” Mall, 1.1 Million Sq. Feet, Built 2002-Bankrupt 2007, I-70 Beyond, Lakewood, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce75e4b01993102d8124/1382636613053/11+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 11. 2300-Acre Hayden Green Mountain Open Space Park Looking Northeast, Lakewood, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce7fe4b06564b844c447/1382636641307/12+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 12. 280-Acre, 1400 Residence “Solterra” Subdivision Looking Northeast, Denver Beyond, Lakewood, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce83e4b01993102d814d/1382636664257/13+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 13. West Alameda Parkway and C-470 Looking North, Green Mountain and Mine Beyond, Lakewood, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce8ce4b06564b844c483/1382636687608/14+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009 14. C-470 Looking North, Green Mountain and Clay Mine at Right, Lakewood, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266cd6ee4b07faca3f4dd7a/5266ce90e4b01993102d8179/1382636715173/15+CO+JPEG.jpg White Ranch 2009  15. “Thunder Valley” City-Owned Motocross Park Looking North, I-70 Beyond, Lakewood, CO, 2009 From White Ranch/Table Mountain/Rooney Valley; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 http://www.michaellight.net/lake-las-vegas-2012 daily 0.75 2016-10-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/58094d35579fb3b75eadc7ef/1382726788728/ Lake Las Vegas 2012 - LAKE LAS VEGAS 2010-2012 Over the last 25 years Nevada was the fastest-growing state in the Nation, until the Great Recession of 2008 turned the tide on the urbanized Mojave Desert. Las Vegas was the third-fastest-growing U.S. metro area from 2000 to 2010, but now ranks 151st. The city continues to suffer the Nation’s highest rates of unemployment and housing foreclosure: properties have dropped an average of 57% in value since 2006. 20 miles East of the Strip lies an artificial 320-acre lake created by damming the Las Vegas Wash, which drains the city’s wastewater. The surrounding 3600 acres is known as “Lake Las Vegas Resort.” Comprised of 21 Mediterranean-themed communities, many of them “guard-gated,” three golf courses, a casino, two destination resort hotels, and a replica of Florence’s very own Ponte Vecchio, this Lake Como amidst the Henderson swamp began its life in 1991. By 2008, however, the entire 1600-home resort was in foreclosure as its primary developer, funded by the Bass Brothers of Texas, defaulted on $1 Billion in speculative debt from Swiss and foreign banks. All three golf courses went into foreclosure, and the hotels and casino followed shortly. In 2007 the average square- foot price of a resale home in Lake Las Vegas was $544; in November 2010 it was $106. Vultures have moved in, and it’s likely that Las Vegas’ most excessive residential fantasy will eventually bounce back. Metaphorically, Lake Las Vegas actually means more than its clichéd theme-park lifestyle promises purport, and it might even mean more than the city of Las Vegas itself. It’s a poignant, lonely American archetype -- however awkward -- that embodies particularly American domestic dreams: classless classes, endless exuberance, Medici living for the everyday guy, and a castle on the cheap protected from the politics gathering just outside the gates. Hand-made book of 22 aerial images photographed by Michael Light from 2010 to 2012. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom binding by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on last image.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/526aba9be4b0931c94012471/1382726788728/LLV+Begin.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 - LAKE LAS VEGAS 2010-2012 Over the last 25 years Nevada was the fastest-growing state in the Nation, until the Great Recession of 2008 turned the tide on the urbanized Mojave Desert. Las Vegas was the third-fastest-growing U.S. metro area from 2000 to 2010, but now ranks 151st. The city continues to suffer the Nation’s highest rates of unemployment and housing foreclosure: properties have dropped an average of 57% in value since 2006. 20 miles East of the Strip lies an artificial 320-acre lake created by damming the Las Vegas Wash, which drains the city’s wastewater. The surrounding 3600 acres is known as “Lake Las Vegas Resort.” Comprised of 21 Mediterranean-themed communities, many of them “guard-gated,” three golf courses, a casino, two destination resort hotels, and a replica of Florence’s very own Ponte Vecchio, this Lake Como amidst the Henderson swamp began its life in 1991. By 2008, however, the entire 1600-home resort was in foreclosure as its primary developer, funded by the Bass Brothers of Texas, defaulted on $1 Billion in speculative debt from Swiss and foreign banks. All three golf courses went into foreclosure, and the hotels and casino followed shortly. In 2007 the average square- foot price of a resale home in Lake Las Vegas was $544; in November 2010 it was $106. Vultures have moved in, and it’s likely that Las Vegas’ most excessive residential fantasy will eventually bounce back. Metaphorically, Lake Las Vegas actually means more than its clichéd theme-park lifestyle promises purport, and it might even mean more than the city of Las Vegas itself. It’s a poignant, lonely American archetype -- however awkward -- that embodies particularly American domestic dreams: classless classes, endless exuberance, Medici living for the everyday guy, and a castle on the cheap protected from the politics gathering just outside the gates. Hand-made book of 22 aerial images photographed by Michael Light from 2010 to 2012. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom binding by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on last image.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094945b3db2b32c3e805bb/1477004231399/00+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 00. Bankrupt “The Falls” golf course and future house lots looking southeast, Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094945e4fcb5ec7f0b2dd2/1477004241890/01+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 01. 12-mile-long channelized Las Vegas Wash, looking towards downtown, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094948e4fcb5ec7f0b2df5/1477004253571/02+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 02. “The Falls” at Lake Las Vegas construction road looking north, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094948b3db2b32c3e8062c/1477004261955/03+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 03. Future”The Falls”at Lake Las Vegas house lots and abandoned mattress looking west, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809494d20099e68a1e231c4/1477004276788/04+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 04. “The Falls” at Lake Las Vegas cul-de-sac and abandoned mattress looking northwest, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809495020099e68a1e231f7/1477004290249/05+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 05. “The Falls” at Lake Las Vegas construction road looking southwest, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094952e4fcb5ec7f0b2e35/1477004304121/06+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 06. Lake Las Vegas Parkway looking west, guard-gated “Bella Fiore” development beyond, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809495320099e68a1e23203/1477004316586/007+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 07. Halted “Bella Fiore” houses and bankrupt “The Falls” golf course, Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094955e4fcb5ec7f0b2e66/1477004341361/08+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 08. “The Falls” at Lake Las Vegas looking southeast, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809495620099e68a1e23228/1477004348044/09+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 09. “Barcelona” homes and Lake Mead Recreation Area, Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094958e4fcb5ec7f0b2e99/1477004366468/10+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 10. “The Falls” at Lake Las Vegas future homesites looking northwest, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809495a20099e68a1e23258/1477004383076/11+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 11. “The Falls” at Lake Las Vegas and former Northern River mountains looking north, Henderson, Nevada; 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809495ce4fcb5ec7f0b2ea4/1477004398489/12+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 12. “Barcelona” homes and the edge of Lake Mead Recreation Area looking south, Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809495db3db2b32c3e8070f/1477004412201/13+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 13. Empty lots in the “Marseilles” Lake Las Vegas guard-gated community, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809495f20099e68a1e23295/1477004423708/14+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 14. Terraforming “The Falls” at Lake Las Vegas, Northern River mountains, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094961b3db2b32c3e8073d/1477004437475/15+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 15. Edge of the “Barcelona” guard-gated community, Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094963e4fcb5ec7f0b2f1a/1477004456535/16+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 16. “Barcelona” guard-gated community looking south, Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809496520099e68a1e232cc/1477004471216/17+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 17. Bankrupt “Reflection Bay” golf course looking northwest, Lake Las Vegas Parkway to right, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094966e4fcb5ec7f0b2f21/1477004485251/18+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 18. Future homesites of “The Falls” at Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809496920099e68a1e23318/1477004496473/19+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 19. Gated “Monaco” Lake Las Vegas Homes, bankrupt Ponte Vecchio and casino beyond, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094969b3db2b32c3e807c8/1477004509597/20+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 20. “Monaco” Lake Las Vegas home and foreclosed neighbor, on guard-gated Grand Corniche Drive, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809496de4fcb5ec7f0b2f8b/1477004522877/21+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 21. “V At Lake Las Vegas” pool complex, “Via Visione” at left, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809496db3db2b32c3e80806/1477004533071/22+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 22. Thrust-fault mountains near Rainbow Gardens, Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada; 2011 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809497020099e68a1e2335f/1477004543384/23+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 23. “Casa Palermo” Lake Las Vegas homes looking southeast, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094973e4fcb5ec7f0b2fcc/1477004572773/24+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 24. Lake Las Vegas and empty “Marseilles Deux” homesites looking northeast, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/5809497420099e68a1e23398/1477004583246/25+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 25. “Mantova” development looking southeast, Lake Mead beyond, Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/58094976b3db2b32c3e8086b/1477004597270/26+LLV+Repro.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 26. Former shoreline of shrunken Lake Mead looking southeast, near Echo Bay, Nevada; 2010 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/526ababbe4b0931c9401249c/1477003423963/LLV+End.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 - LAKE LAS VEGAS 2010-2012 Over the last 25 years Nevada was the fastest-growing state in the Nation, until the Great Recession of 2008 turned the tide on the urbanized Mojave Desert. Las Vegas was the third-fastest-growing U.S. metro area from 2000 to 2010, but now ranks 151st. The city continues to suffer the Nation’s highest rates of unemployment and housing foreclosure: properties have dropped an average of 57% in value since 2006. 20 miles East of the Strip lies an artificial 320-acre lake created by damming the Las Vegas Wash, which drains the city’s wastewater. The surrounding 3600 acres is known as “Lake Las Vegas Resort.” Comprised of 21 Mediterranean-themed communities, many of them “guard-gated,” three golf courses, a casino, two destination resort hotels, and a replica of Florence’s very own Ponte Vecchio, this Lake Como amidst the Henderson swamp began its life in 1991. By 2008, however, the entire 1600-home resort was in foreclosure as its primary developer, funded by the Bass Brothers of Texas, defaulted on $1 Billion in speculative debt from Swiss and foreign banks. All three golf courses went into foreclosure, and the hotels and casino followed shortly. In 2007 the average square- foot price of a resale home in Lake Las Vegas was $544; in November 2010 it was $106. Vultures have moved in, and it’s likely that Las Vegas’ most excessive residential fantasy will eventually bounce back. Metaphorically, Lake Las Vegas actually means more than its clichéd theme-park lifestyle promises purport, and it might even mean more than the city of Las Vegas itself. It’s a poignant, lonely American archetype -- however awkward -- that embodies particularly American domestic dreams: classless classes, endless exuberance, Medici living for the everyday guy, and a castle on the cheap protected from the politics gathering just outside the gates. Hand-made book of 22 aerial images photographed by Michael Light from 2010 to 2012. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom binding by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on last image.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/526850d7e4b09e35aa7ded7b/526ae4e8e4b039ceb7d7e67a/1477003423975/LLV+Sized.jpg Lake Las Vegas 2012 In exhibition Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, 2012 http://www.michaellight.net/salt-river-2007 daily 0.75 2013-10-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/526ac7c7e4b0825dbf601230/1382729760735/PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 - SALT RIVER/DEADMAN WASH/PARADISE VALLEY 2007 Phoenix, spawn of Los Angeles and big sister to burgeoning Las Vegas, is now the fifth largest incorporated city in the United States. In the years between 2000 and 2008, its larger metropolitan area expanded a stunning 32%, and the “Valley of The Sun” now supports four and a half million people, despite having a climate comparable to Riyadh or Baghdad. The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, the largest in the nation, sits 50 miles west and powers all those millions of air conditioners, cheaply. The Central Arizona Project, the largest and most expensive aqueduct system in the country, brings water 336 miles from the Colorado River to make the desert bloom, at least for now. Hometown of Republican icons Barry Goldwater and John McCain, amongst others, the area promises a certain kind of American dream. It offers a topography of unfettered capitalism, a geology of socioeconomic stratification, and an architecture of unapologetic hubris. Hand-made book of 19 aerial images photographed by Michael Light in December 2007. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover.     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526ac82ce4b0824a3a186778/1382729760735/PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 - SALT RIVER/DEADMAN WASH/PARADISE VALLEY 2007 Phoenix, spawn of Los Angeles and big sister to burgeoning Las Vegas, is now the fifth largest incorporated city in the United States. In the years between 2000 and 2008, its larger metropolitan area expanded a stunning 32%, and the “Valley of The Sun” now supports four and a half million people, despite having a climate comparable to Riyadh or Baghdad. The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, the largest in the nation, sits 50 miles west and powers all those millions of air conditioners, cheaply. The Central Arizona Project, the largest and most expensive aqueduct system in the country, brings water 336 miles from the Colorado River to make the desert bloom, at least for now. Hometown of Republican icons Barry Goldwater and John McCain, amongst others, the area promises a certain kind of American dream. It offers a topography of unfettered capitalism, a geology of socioeconomic stratification, and an architecture of unapologetic hubris. Hand-made book of 19 aerial images photographed by Michael Light in December 2007. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover.     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/526967c8e4b06485ddbed1f5/1382639839745/00+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 00. COVER: Sun City, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/526967bde4b0eb2b76cb64bf/1382639859446/01+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 01. Deadman Wash, Carefree Highway and Central Arizona Project Looking Southeast, Peoria, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/526967cde4b0eb2b76cb653a/1382639883229/02+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 02. Salt River, Granite River Dam and Arizona Canal and Central Arizona Project Intersection, Mesa, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/526967dce4b06485ddbed22d/1382639907509/03+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 03. Salt River, Granite River Dam and Arizona Canal Looking South, Schlecht's Butte at Left, Mesa, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/526967dfe4b0eb2b76cb65d5/1382639932273/04+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 04. Salt River, Schlecht's Butte, and The Central Arizona Project Looking Northwest, Mesa, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/526967f0e4b06485ddbed25f/1382639952368/05+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 05. Future Tract Homes Looking Southwest, Near Anthem, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/526967ece4b0eb2b76cb65fe/1382639972460/06+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 06. Exit 227 Looking Southwest Off Interstate 15, Anthem, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/526967fae4b0eb2b76cb6614/1382639993450/07+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 07. Skunk Creek Wash Looking Southwest, Desert Hills, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/52696806e4b06485ddbed2a7/1382640013490/08+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 08. New Homes Looking Northeast, Anthem, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/52696814e4b0eb2b76cb6685/1382640036327/09+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 09. Central Arizona Project and New Homes Looking Northwest, Sonoran Mountain Road, Peoria, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/52696814e4b06485ddbed2d9/1382640062294/10+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 10. Interchange of Highways 60 and 202 Looking West, Mesa, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/52696825e4b0eb2b76cb66a4/1382640082195/11+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 11. Trailer Park Communities Looking South, Phoenix, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/52696821e4b06485ddbed30a/1382640103181/12+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 12. Villas of the Titans, Camelback Mountain Looking West, Scottsdale, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/5269682de4b06485ddbed32e/1382640122438/13+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 13. The New Gilded Age, Camelback Mountain Looking Northwest, Scottsdale, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/52696839e4b0eb2b76cb66dc/1382640149562/14+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 14. Marriot "Mountain Shadows Resort" Looking Southwest, Camelback Beyond, Scottsdale, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/5269683ce4b06485ddbed35a/1382640176043/15+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007  15. New Construction On East Porter Drive, Looking South, Camelback Mountain Beyond, Scottsdale, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/52696851e4b0eb2b76cb6714/1382640196508/16+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 16. Doubletree La Posada Resort Looking Northwest, Squaw Peak At Left, Paradise Valley, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/5269684ee4b06485ddbed376/1382640218584/17+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 17. East Upper Ridge Way and Red Ledge Drive, Paradise Valley, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266f9f2e4b0265ce409c318/5269685be4b06485ddbed3a9/1382640240743/18+PHX.jpg Salt River 2007 18. East Antigua Drive and the Edge of the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, Paradise Valley, AZ, 2007 From Salt River/Deadman Wash/Paradise Valley 12.07; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   http://www.michaellight.net/rancho-san-pedro-2006 daily 0.75 2015-09-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/5269d0fce4b07233cf87cf9c/1382666568070/RSP.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 - RANCHO SAN PEDRO 04.28.06 In 1784, Juan Jose Dominguez, a soldier of the Spanish Empire, was granted Forty Leagues of land by King Carlos III, an area that encompassed the present-day Los Angeles Basin cities of Long Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and Redondo, Hermosa and Manhattan Beaches. His heirs controlled significant portions of the original 75,000 acre grant until the late 20th Century. Today the area is the heart of research and development of Asian production of the American Personal Transportation Appliance -- otherwise known as the automobile -- as well as a nexus for the production of the fuel that it consumes. Hand-made book of 14 aerial images shot by the photographer in 2006. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/56032476e4b047f1e0c0a79d/1382666568070/RSP.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 - RANCHO SAN PEDRO 04.28.06 In 1784, Juan Jose Dominguez, a soldier of the Spanish Empire, was granted Forty Leagues of land by King Carlos III, an area that encompassed the present-day Los Angeles Basin cities of Long Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and Redondo, Hermosa and Manhattan Beaches. His heirs controlled significant portions of the original 75,000 acre grant until the late 20th Century. Today the area is the heart of research and development of Asian production of the American Personal Transportation Appliance -- otherwise known as the automobile -- as well as a nexus for the production of the fuel that it consumes. Hand-made book of 14 aerial images shot by the photographer in 2006. Printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper using archival Epson Ultrachrome 3 pigment inks, adhered with archival Gudy 831 double-sided pressure adhesive. Archival stability well exceeds c-print standards. Custom box by John DeMerritt Bookbinding, Emeryville, CA. Edition of 10, signed on rear cover.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698af5e4b0dda01599fc8d/1443046190385/00+Cover+Repro.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 00. COVER Oil Platform “Eva” Looking South, 2 Miles Off Huntington Beach, 1600 Daily Barrels, CA, 2006   From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b04e4b0825dbf5e0078/1443046215994/01+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 01. L.A. River, Highway 91, and North Long Beach Looking Southwest, I-710 to South, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b0de4b0dda01599fcd7/1443046230876/02+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 02. Highway 91and Artesia Boulevard Looking West, Compton Creek and Union Pacific Railroad to North, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b1ce4b0825dbf5e00be/1443046246306/03+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 03. Abandoned Compton Auto Plaza, Go-Kart Track and Compton Creek, Proposed Site Big-Box Mall, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b25e4b0dda01599fd36/1443046263706/04+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 04. Nissan Headquarters and the Dominguez Channel Looking South; 110 Freeway at Right; 405 Above, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b2fe4b0825dbf5e00f4/1443046274982/05+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 05. “Dominguez Hills Village,” a 581-Unit Guarded Carson Community Built by “K. Hovnanian® HomesTM”, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b41e4b0dda01599fd9f/1443046285543/06+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 06. Mobile Home Parks Looking East, Dominguez Hill Tank Farm Oil Storage Terminal At Left, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b41e4b0825dbf5e0123/1443046518531/07+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 07. Compton Creek and Dominguez Adobe, 1826 Seat of 75,000-Acre Rancho San Pedro Grant, Looking South, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b4ee4b0dda01599fdb0/1443046341056/08+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 08. Compton and Carson Industrial Parks Looking Southwest, Built By Rancho San Pedro Heirs, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b5ae4b0825dbf5e018d/1443046378578/09+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 09. Exxon Mobil Refinery Looking East, 150,000 Daily Barrels, Honda Headquarters at Right, Toyota to Left, Torrance, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b62e4b0dda01599fdf1/1443046392769/10+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 10. Conoco Phillips Wilmington Refinery Looking South, 139,000 Daily Barrels, Terminal Island in Distance, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b70e4b0825dbf5e01d8/1443046408057/11+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 11. Conoco Phillips Wilmington Refinery Looking Southeast, 139,000 Daily Barrels, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b7ae4b0dda01599fe40/1443046422458/12+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 12. Evergreen Container Terminal Looking Southeast, Terminal Island; Exxon Mobil Facility At Left, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/52698b80e4b0825dbf5e021a/1443046433029/13+REPRO.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 13. Valero and Shell Terminals on Mormon Island Looking South; China Shipping Line Terminals in Distance, CA, 2006 From Rancho San Pedro 04.28.06; artist's book, 35"x44", ed. 10 24" x 30" pigment print, ed. 5 40" x 50" pigment print, ed. 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5266fa96e4b0f593739ffdc5/526ad9d1e4b023d8f09264b5/1443046443543/RSP+Sized.jpg Rancho San Pedro 2006 http://www.michaellight.net/los-angeles-2016 daily 0.75 2017-01-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/58801231d2b857e5d49f15a4/1480467849215/ Los Angeles 2016 FRONT 00. Bel Air Crest Homes Looking Southeast, Los Angeles, CA; 2016 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/583e197d3e00be9943c0ff83/583e2549b8a79bc809c32873/1480467849215/00+LA+NIGHT+JPEG+COVER+FRONT+WEB.jpg Los Angeles 2016 FRONT 00. 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UCLA Hammer Museum Looking Northeast at Westwood and Lindbrook, Los Angeles, CA; 2016 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/583e197d3e00be9943c0ff83/583e1a00bebafbc5c131b15d/1484788272676/04+LA+NIGHT+JPEG.jpg Los Angeles 2016 04. Sunset Boulevard Looking West at Larrabee, Los Angeles, CA; 2016 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/583e197d3e00be9943c0ff83/583e1a003e00be9943c10609/1484788272634/05+LA+NIGHT+JPEG.jpg Los Angeles 2016 05. Sunset and Santa Monica Looking Northwest at Fairfax, Los Angeles, CA; 2016 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/583e197d3e00be9943c0ff83/583e1a01bebafbc5c131b169/1484788272666/06+LA+NIGHT+JPEG.jpg Los Angeles 2016 06. Sunset and La Cienega Looking North, San Fernando Valley Beyond, Los Angeles, CA; 2016 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/583e197d3e00be9943c0ff83/583e1a013e00be9943c10613/1484788272663/07+LA+NIGHT+JPEG.jpg Los Angeles 2016 07. 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Bel Air Crest Homes Looking Southeast, Los Angeles, CA; 2016 http://www.michaellight.net/new-gallery daily 0.75 2016-11-30 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/583e26d020099e25d0cb2b63/1480468169705/ Ocotillo Wells/Salton City/Algodones Dunes 2016 COVER https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/583e19403e00be9943c0fc68/583e26a5d2b8571174c85a2a/1480468169705/COVER+FRONT+WEB+Algodones+JPEG.jpg Ocotillo Wells/Salton City/Algodones Dunes 2016 COVER https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/583e19403e00be9943c0fc68/583e1a5a20099e25d0ca822c/1480465721785/01+Ocotillo+JPEG.jpg Ocotillo Wells/Salton City/Algodones Dunes 2016 01. Wash and Track, Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreational Area, Ocotillo Wells, CA; 2013 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/583e19403e00be9943c0fc68/583e1a5ab3db2b2451739236/1480465712186/02+Octotillo+JPEG.jpg Ocotillo Wells/Salton City/Algodones Dunes 2016 02. 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Salt Tracks Looking Northwest, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db3ce971a18589280baab/1550693541668/*01++Bonneville+JPEG+copy.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 01. Salt Track Looking Northwest, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5d82c6274a7bdd5ae62f9175/1568851582579/02+Bonneville+RADIUS.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 02. Salt Flows Off Rishel Peak Looking Northwest, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db3d66e9a7f6b049d4411/1568851757107/*03+Bonneville+Morning-194+Desat+Darker+Lake+PER+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 03. Salt Tracks Looking Northwest, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db3db4e17b614f2869069/1579556489154/*04+Hassy+Eve+Bonneville-328+Desat+Middle+Burn+and+Dodge+Slight+Less+Dodge+Hot+Off+No+Blue+PER+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 04. Salt Track Layers Looking Northwest, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5d82c6995e137a0a82fec511/1568851671124/05+Bonneville+RADIUS.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 05. Salt Tracks Looking Northeast, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db3e10d929738f8a7b8ce/1568851713774/*07+Spiral+Jetty_Bonneville+Morning-118+Intense+Dark+Less+Edge+AC+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 06. Salt Tracks Looking Northeast, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db3e78165f599b4ca554d/1568851794070/*08+Hassy+Eve+Bonneville-442+Less+Yellow+PER+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 07. Salt Flows On The Flank of Rishel Peak, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah, 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db3f0eef1a116658cdd3c/1568851811290/*09+Bonneville+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 08. Salt Tracks Looking Southeast, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db460e2c483da833dc26f/1568851855776/*10+Bonneville+Evening-004+No+Desat+Lighter+Middle+DARKER+AC+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 09. Salt Tracks Looking North, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db3fbec212d15cc82882d/1568851889173/*11+Bonneville+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 10. Salt Tracks Looking Northwest, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db4081905f4690dd062ad/1568851899660/*13+Empire_Bonneville+Eve-074+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 11. Salt and Mud Tracks Looking Northwest, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5d82c7ce4a7bdd5ae62fa464/1568851949247/12+Bonneville+RADIUS.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 12. Salt Track Layers Looking Southwest, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db41071c10b66c09e0892/1568851972838/*15+Bonneville+JPEG+copy.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 13. Salt Tracks Looking East, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db4194e17b614f2869404/1568851982604/*16+Bonneville+Morning-007+Lighter+AC+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 14. Salt Tracks Looking Northeast, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db4234785d34778313065/1568851994522/*17+A7+Bonneville-812+Darker+Lake+PER+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 15. 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Salt Wash and Tracks Looking South, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db43924a694a59ff1bffd/1568852094413/*24+Bonneville+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 19. Salt Wash and Tracks Looking North, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db4497817f7dfc16fe781/1568852122402/*27+Hassy+Morn+GSL+Bonneville-454+Lighter+AC+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 20. Salt Wash and Tracks Looking Northwest, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5d82c8b04a5b0729e7176027/1568852172241/21+Bonneville+RADIUS.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 21. 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Salt Tracks Looking East, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5d82c912758cb930386385ac/1568852269919/25+Bonneville+RADIUS.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 25. Salt Tracks Looking Northwest, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5d82c936758cb9303863881d/1568852300113/26+Bonneville+RADIUS.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 26. Salt Tracks, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db47b1905f4690dd06951/1568852321882/34+Bonneville+Morning-188+PER+v.2+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 27. Salt Tracks Looking North, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5c6db471085229b08272b921/1568852341606/*33+Bonneville+JPEG.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 28. Salt Track Looking Northeast, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da12aeef1a1c1165d9111/5d82c97ccf03bb54019dc326/1568852375484/29+Bonneville+RADIUS.jpg LAKE BONNEVILLE 29. Salt Flows, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Wendover, Utah; 2018 http://www.michaellight.net/lake-lahontan-2018 daily 0.75 2019-09-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/5d83b0a17fffb661a86a5cfb/1551466678800/ Lake Lahontan 2018 FRONT COVER 00. 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Edge of Lahontan Reservoir Looking Southwest, Remnant of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, Silver Springs, Nevada; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da668104c7b51f0ccc050/5c6da986085229b082720f0f/1568853508437/*14+Black+Rock+Morning-047+Brighter+PER+JPEG.jpg Lake Lahontan 2018 12. Black Rock City in June, Looking Northeast, Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, Gerlach, Nevada; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da668104c7b51f0ccc050/5d82ce0fd8b9b35d4d82415f/1568853558819/13+Lahontan+RADIUS.jpg Lake Lahontan 2018 13. Southeast Perimeter of Black Rock City in June, Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, Gerlach, Nevada; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da668104c7b51f0ccc050/5c6da9a8eb393155eee45697/1568853613531/15+*Carson+Evening-164+PER+JPEG.jpg Lake Lahontan 2018 14. Looking South Near Lahontan Reservoir, Remnant of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, Silver Springs, Nevada; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da668104c7b51f0ccc050/5c6da9b9f9619a298b0c00cc/1568853623755/*17a+Carson+Evening-214+Brighter+Neutral+Darker+Middle+PER+JPEG.jpg Lake Lahontan 2018 15. Edge Of Carson Lake Looking Northwest, Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, Fallon, Nevada; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da668104c7b51f0ccc050/5c6da9c9ee6eb015b9d513e9/1568853637698/*18+Carson+Morning+1-315+PER+JPEG.jpg Lake Lahontan 2018 16. Edge Of Carson Sink Looking Southwest, Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, Fallon, Nevada; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da668104c7b51f0ccc050/5c6da714eb393155eee42c19/1568853650042/*28+Lahontan+JPEG.jpg Lake Lahontan 2018 17. 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Carson River And Cow Tracks At Carson Sink, Looking North Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, Fallon, Nevada; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da668104c7b51f0ccc050/5c6da7494e17b645a3f3bc56/1568853867576/*36+Lahontan+JPEG.jpg Lake Lahontan 2018 27. Black Rock City in June, Looking Southeast, Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, Gerlach, Nevada; 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da668104c7b51f0ccc050/5c6dacf0ec212d15cc8222eb/1568853887917/*38+Black+Rock+October-181+Intenser+PER+JPEG.jpg Lake Lahontan 2018 28. Entrance to Black Rock City In October, Looking Northwest, Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, Gerlach, Nevada; 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/5c6da668104c7b51f0ccc050/5c6dab291905f4690dcfdefb/1568853896356/*39+Black+Rock+October-215+PER+JPEG.jpg Lake Lahontan 2018 29. 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The shrunken remnants of Lake Bonneville today are the Great Salt Lake in Utah and its eponymous salt flats, while the best known portion of the former Lake Lahontan is the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, an alkali bed that floods and dries each year, creating the flattest topography on earth, home to the annual counterculture festival Burning Man. Piloting his 600-pound aircraft at low elevations, Light explores this mythic space deeply and abstractly, finding in the emptiness as much evidence of our presence as absence—and revealing heretofore unseen palimpsests of vehicular and urban glyphics that come and go with the seasons. Reflecting Light’s ongoing survey themes of mapping, perceptual orientation, and human impact on the land, but in a newly minimal and psychological direction, Lake Lahontan | Lake Bonneville offers an elegiac and forceful look at the politics of erasure. http://www.michaellight.net/suns-note-on-the-photographs daily 0.75 2013-10-27 http://www.michaellight.net/interviews daily 0.75 2019-12-29 http://www.michaellight.net/publications daily 0.75 2019-09-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526c72ece4b015cba63665c1/1382839020792/icon-Bingham.jpg PUBLICATIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/526c73d7e4b0f35a9f020337/1382839255872/icon-sds2.jpg PUBLICATIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5266a78ae4b06564b8445078/t/5d83fe41f53c8f3438ef5524/1568932493018/Lahontan+Bonneville+Radius+3D+-+White.jpg PUBLICATIONS Twelve thousand years ago most of the Great Basin––that part of the country between California and Utah where water does not drain to the ocean—was 900 feet underwater, covered by two vast and now largely evaporated historical lakes, Bonneville and Lahontan. The shrunken remnants of Lake Bonneville today are the Great Salt Lake in Utah and its eponymous salt flats, while the best known portion of the former Lake Lahontan is the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, an alkali bed that floods and dries each year, creating the flattest topography on earth, home to the annual counterculture festival Burning Man. Piloting his 600-pound aircraft at low elevations, Light explores this mythic space deeply and abstractly, finding in the emptiness as much evidence of our presence as absence—and revealing heretofore unseen palimpsests of vehicular and urban glyphics that come and go with the seasons. 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