Award-winning photographer Craig Varjabedian has spent decades photographing the many moods of the magnificent and ever-changing landscape of New Mexico's White Sands National Monument. His photographs reveal snow-white dunes of gypsum, striking landforms, storms and stillness, panoramic vistas and breathtaking sunsets, intricate wind-blown patterns in the sand, ancient animal tracks, exquisite desert plants, and also the people who come to experience this place that is at once spectacular yet subtle. Varjabedian's evocative color images provide the reader with an almost palpable sense of this extraordinary place.

These photographs are enriched by several essays written by Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, noted poet and author; Dennis Ditmanson, retired White Sands National Monument superintendent; Jim Eckles, retired Missile Range public affairs officer; and Craig Varjabedian, the photographer who shares his insights and experiences of photographing this inspiring landscape and offers tips on making better pictures of White Sands.

Author: Craig Varjabedian
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 03/15/2018
Pages: 136
Weight: 2.6lbs
Size: 9.70h x 12.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780826358301

About the Author
Varjabedian, Craig: - Craig Varjabedian is a renowned photographer and author. His most recent UNM Press book, Landscape Dreams, A New Mexico Portrait, won the prestigious New Mexico-Arizona Book Award. Based in Santa Fe, he photographs throughout the American West and teaches at Eloquent Light Photography Workshops.