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Red Mountain Reflection (Single)
DESCRIPTION
Having recently moved from California to Arizona, I found myself out of place, as I usually practiced my photography by the beach. As the uncertainty in my life developed into negative energy, I expected my photography to be as dry as the desert. I needed something familiar, water, a personal and literal oasis in the harsh desert. As I explored my new home, I came across the Salt River. Providing literal reflection and self-reflection, my negativity dissipated into excitement as I embraced this new chapter in my life.
AUTHOR
Ryan Mechling is a photographer and filmmaker living and working between Southern California and Arizona. Having a passion for the great outdoors, he focuses his practice on nature and landscape photography. His photography hopes to show people beautiful places that they’ve never been to, or show them places they know, in a light that they’ve never seen before. Ryan is a US Army veteran who holds a BA from California State University Fullerton and an MFA in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy.
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