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](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-01.webp)
Sucker rod
![Pumpjack detail](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-00.webp)
Pumpjack detail
![Pumpjack at sunset](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-02.webp)
Pumpjack at sunset
![Wellhead in winter](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-06.webp)
Wellhead in winter
![Flare and sun](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-07.webp)
Flare and sun
![Drilling rig 1](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-08.webp)
Drilling rig 1
![Drilling pipe caps](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-10.webp)
Drilling pipe caps
![Safety net](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-11.webp)
Safety net
![Forgotten glove](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-12.webp)
Forgotten glove
![Drilling pad](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-13.webp)
Drilling pad
![Two flares](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-16.webp)
Two flares
![Flare 2](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-17.webp)
Flare 2
![Pumpjack at night](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-18.webp)
A flare burning over the horizon lit dust blowing in the sky to backlight this pumpjack.
![Refinery during winter storm](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-19.webp)
Refinery during winter storm
![Poly pipe](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-20.webp)
Poly pipe
![Installation view](/assets/img/photography/the-field/the-field-copyright-tyler-green-photo-dot-com-22.webp)
Installation at the Ocotillo Performing Arts center in Artesia, N.M.