Monument Valley, Utah, 2015

This image was made just after sunrise on the same unforgettable morning I mentioned before—the one that started in the dark, guided by a Navajo elder, and briefly paused for a rattlesnake encounter. After that moment of tension and awareness, we continued on in silence, letting the landscape unfold with the growing light.

As the sun broke over the horizon, it cast a golden wash across the desert brush. I noticed this tiny, backlit caterpillar suspended on a single thread, glowing softly against a sea of yellow wildflowers. It felt like the quietest kind of miracle—fragile, fleeting, and completely unexpected. After the intensity of the hike and the stark beauty of the desert views, this small, intimate moment reminded me to keep noticing the gentle things too. This image is about lightness, wonder, and the grace of being exactly where you are.

Archival fine art pigment print on museum-quality Hahnemühle or Moab fine art cotton rag paper. 

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