The photography of Richard Misrach.

The photographs of Richard Misrach are among some of my favorite. Misrach has a way of connecting to me through his depiction of spatial quality and subtlety in color.

His photographs in the Desert Cantos series are particularly special to me. They remind me of long roadtrips through Arizona and Nevada in the heat of the summer. Delicate shifts in faded color differentiate sky from land. The loneliness of his photographs is portrayed through absence of humans but the effect of humanity is clearly portrayed through objects left behind. The scale of his landscapes are shown through these objects as well.

You can see more of his work here and here.

Neon Graveyard in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Last time I visited Las Vegas I made a point of braving the 100 degree heat (dry heat!) to see the Neon Museum located in North Las Vegas. It's a wonderland for neon lovers. The non-profit organization has collected the old neon signs as they are torn down in Sin City and stores them in a multi-acred lot.

You can set up a tour and photograph as much as you like. Many of the neon signs are sans neon tubing and they are weathered from the years which makes them more beautiful in my opinion. One of their more recent acquisitions was the Stardust sign which was in multiple pieces.

Here are some shots from my excursion.

You can find out more here.