This series of landscape photographs is my portrait of the American desert. I wish to question Man’s treatment of the desert and our existence there by exploring various themes and issues through my art.  My concerns for the desert are serious but my artistic vision is often symbolic, whimsical, and even ironic. While the crux of the series is the narrative theme of the images regarding Man’s relations to the desert, I am equally motivated by artistic values and personal expression. I try to create highly formal, graphic compositions, enhanced by working in B&W, without the distractions of color, yet avoiding a level of abstraction that would diminish the sense of realism in the depicted scenes. I value the final photograph as a work of art, striving for high-quality images by shooting with a 4x5 view camera, and then utilizing sophisticated digital equipment for scanning and printing.

Wayne  Norton