After coming back from the river trip, I was introduced to Drowned River: The Death & Rebirth of Glen Canyon on the Colorado by author Rebecca Solnit and photographers Mark Klett and Bryon Wolfe.
The project investigates climate change and how photography can be used as a means to communicate and document the effects we have on the environment. Much like what I wish to convey in my work, it also explores what it means to get to know a place and understand our connection with it. I feel like my images from the green river trip is a dipper dive into this as it shows more human interaction with the land compared to the rest of the work I have produced so far. It's also a reflection of my personal experiences in a similar landscape as Glen Canyon; it's a deeper reflection on these matters. My contribution to the effects we have on the environment and, how I want to deepen my understanding of self and place to communicate better on how we can make a difference.
figure 1: Drowned River: The Death & Rebirth of Glen Canyon on the Colorado, 2018, Mark Klett & Byron Wolfe
Figure 2: Drowned River: The Death & Rebirth of Glen Canyon on the Colorado, 2018, Mark Klett & Byron Wolfe