SLOTTED COLLECTION

Part of a larger body of recent work featuring the American Southwest, this collection explores the magical geological phenomenon of slot canyons concentrated in and around the Navajo Nation. I would like to acknowledge some of the amazing native Navajo guides who added greatly to my education and appreciation on this exploration, and for navigating and sharing some of the more remote and less discovered canyons - thank you!

Southern Utah and Northern Arizona have the densest concentration of slot canyons in the world. They are formed when soft rock (typically Navajo Sandstone or limestone) and extreme climates collide and cause cracks which water seeps into with sediment. Over millions of years this erosion carves out narrow gorges that can be hundreds of feet tall and just a few feet wide.

Observed from the base of the canyon ever changing light from above filters through from different angles onto the smooth carved stratified rocks, creating incredible tones, patterns and a surreal tranquility. This is a unique environment in which to experience natures serene and spiritual beauty, encased in its enormity of scale and time.