Storm Clouds, San Jacinto Mountains

Pioneering in his use of large-scale color photography during the second half of the 20th century, Richard Misrach has spent decades of his career depicting the landscapes of the American West with breathtaking detail and an unflinching eye for humanity’s impact on the environment. In Storm Clouds, San Jacinto Mountains, Misrach splits his composition equally between land and sky, drawing out both the sublime beauty of the mountainous landscape and the impending sense of danger of the approaching storm.