Photography focused on water and power in the cultural landscape of the North American West, from the arid deserts north of the Colorado River to the Klamath River basin and the sea level coast of Northern California.
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Klamath River Project 2023
The Klamath River is free to flow through Ward’s Canyon for the first time in a century. Copco 2 and its headgate were fully removed in fall of 2023. Three more dams will be removed in 2024. Slide Show – Twenty Four Photographs In Retrospect It’s been eight months since last posting. Despite the apparent…
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Undamming the Klamath
After decades of peaceful protest, scientific study, and political wrangling, four Klamath dams are finally coming down. River renewal has begun. The Klamath River Renewal Project is managed by the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) whose mission “is to remove the Klamath hydroelectric dams and restore a free-flowing river.” This is a remarkable turning point…
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The Only Other Thing is Nothing
Searching the phrase “the only other thing is nothing” will most likely reveal this artwork by MIDABI (aka, Michael Daniel Birnberg). The first Internet hits may refer to a pristine version installed in 2021 in New York City’s Union Square, but the Salton Sea of California has its very own weathered version from March 2019.…