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anthropomorphic landscape photography from joshua tree national park california by chris shaw-The prints themselves bear the marks of my ad-hoc printing process, with bleeding edges, fingerprints, off- kilter frames and my signature hand-written titles.

Poetic descriptions of a Landscape series begun in black and white continuing in Color Anthropomorphism underscored by overheard desert americana in yucca valley california in alano clubs and diners,Poetry recycled in titles to myriad image text .The joshua tree national park california usa.The landscape as my Higher Power a Living earth.PASTORAL MY ASS. is a title i never wrote it gets Hot ,you dont have Water you Hallucinate,and you Die because you went off the trail and you couldnt find your way back.i imagine that and then i think that These photographs are survivors..They represent my connection to this magical place.