Grappling with conflicting feelings of awe and anxiety as wildfires escalate and climate change becomes increasingly evident, The Sierra reexamines an environment that has long defined American ideas of wilderness. The photographs are rooted in a personal connection to place, with one eye contemplating the Sierra’s uncertain future, and one examining the American and European lineage of landscape imagery which marks its past. Photographed over the course of six years with a large-format film camera, the images use a variety of digital processing techniques that convey the physical sensation of being in the mountains and visually embody ongoing environmental changes.
Text by Leah Ollman
Published by The Eriskay Connection, 2025
9.675” x 11.75”
53 color plates, including four insets on semi-translucent paper
112 pages
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Made possible in part by support from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Speranza Foundation.