With a few days to ourselves in New Mexico, we took a short road trip to one of the state's most fascinating landscapes - White Sands National Monument. The majestic white sand dunes are made of a mineral called gypsum and are formed through a crazy geological process that I can't pretend to explain, but I could at least appreciate the aesthetic beauty of it all. This unique place, with its own unique ecosystem is so large that it can apparently be seen from space.
We took two evenings here and I discovered a love for minimal desert photography. Both evenings, when the sun began to set, the wind died down and the horizon slowly tinged into subtle pastels as the shadows grew long. The desert presents a minimalism and requires an appreciation of each element in your path - each plant, each texture, each curve of a dune. I could have photographed this landscape for several more days if I had the chance and these photos are now among my favorites.
