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Dead Tree, Nests & Thermal Plants – Infrared Exposure – Salton Sea, California – 2014

Captured on assignment, this dark, infrared exposure was too edgy for the glossy magazine, but the color version ran full-bleed, double-boxcar.

The Salton Sea was formed by accident during the construction of irrigation canals for the Colorado River. The shallow lake is contaminated by natural toxins and agricultural runoff. As it dries up, particulate pollution from talc-fine dust threatens populations from Palm Springs to Los Angeles.

Remarkably, the tainted environment supports an large concentration of wildlife, forming an essential layover for migrating birds on the Pacific Flyway. The industrial forms in the background are steaming thermal plants providing some of the cleanest energy available.

PBS SoCal – High & Dry: The Salton Sea and the Search for Solutions to the West's Problems – 2015

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