The Field
2009 - 2012
I created this body of work in response to the adage of photographing close to home. Having grown up in an oil-field town in the Chihuahuan Desert in Southeastern New Mexico, I challenged myself to discover the beauty found within the harsh desert landscape that has been transformed by resource extraction. By removing clutter from the scene, I allow the viewer to focus on the colors, shapes and textures of the various oil field equipment.
Sucker rod
Pumpjack detail
Pumpjack at sunset
Wellhead in winter
Flare and sun
Drilling rig 1
Drilling pipe caps
Safety net
Forgotten glove
Drilling pad
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
Installation at the Ocotillo Performing Arts center in Artesia, N.M.