The Subject at Your Feet

Beautiful natural scenes don’t always have to include dramatic skylines. Imagery that’s just as stunning is right at your feet—you just need to take the time to look. I make it a regular habit to look where I’m walking because it’s often on the ground itself that the splendor of light and the natural world really converge.

Photographing the salt flats offered me an opportunity to use the early morning light to reveal the texture and patterns produced in this unique environment. As I walked around this large expanse I looked for interesting patterns and colors and found it in this particular patch of ground, which was likely less than a couple feet in diameter.