
Pumpjack detail
The Field
2009 - 2012
Photographed between 2009 and 2012, The Field is a collection of photographic vignettes cataloguing what an oil field worker might see during their shift in the Permian Basin of New Mexico. By removing clutter from the scene, the images allow the viewer to focus on the colors, shapes and textures of various oil field equipment against the backdrop of the Chihuahuan Desert. The images were created over a three-year span while navigating the endless patchwork of caliche roads during the sunset hour.

Sucker rod

Pumpjack at sunset

Sucker rod

Wellhead and stairs

Valve

Wellhead in winter

Flare and sun

Drilling rig 1

Drilling rig 2

Drilling pipe caps

Safety net

Forgotten glove

Drilling pad

Battery stairs

Untitled

Two flares

Flare 2

A flare burning over the horizon lit dust blowing in the sky to backlight this pumpjack.

Refinery during winter storm

Poly pipe

Poly pipe coil