Pack Mule Petroglyph Acrylic Print

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A petroglyph of a fully-laden pack mule, probably dating back to the time of the Coronado expedition which passed through southern Arizona in 1540 in search of riches rumored to be in the "Seven Cities of Cibola." Though the cities and riches turned out to be mythical, Coronado's expedition blazed a trail for Spanish settlement and missions to follow. The pack mule petroglyph sits atop a boulder-strewn hill in the Ironwood Forest National Monument west of Tucson, beneath the snag of a giant Ironwood tree.

My start in photography began when my older brothers built a darkroom in our basement. The first time I watched a photo magically emerge from a blank sheet of photo paper so enthralled me, I didn't move the sheet from the developing tray to the stop bath. I watched until the photo went nearly black! But I was hooked. I learned much, studied photography and journalism in college, and loved shooting nature and sports, and manipulating photos in the darkroom. The digital darkroom has now replaced the chemical one, but the magic of capturing moments of meaning and creating beautiful photos continues. I hope you find inspiration from my work and enjoy it as much as I enjoy producing it. “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a...