In South Central New Mexico, just west of Alamogordo, are the world’s largest dune fields of Gypsum sand. The brilliant white sand dunes cover an area of nearly 230 square miles, with many of the dunes rising to over 60 feet.
Scott Papek proudly presents “Sacred White Sands”; a Limited Edition of only 300 prints will be sold.

The white sands have been on my photography list for more than 2 years. Coming from the Midwest, when we see white we think cold.
It was nice to be surrounded by white in a t-shirt for once.
A highlight for me was the last day when we entered the park 90 minutes before sunrise.

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 The only way to get in this early was to pay the Game and Parks.  We parked the car and hiked in 1 mile to a place we had scouted the day before.
Once we get to our location and setup, we wait!  I’ll never forget how peaceful it was, it’s completely dark but your eyes have adjusted to see just enough. The moon is doing it’s thing but the sound of NOTHING was the most powerful.
I have always been a person whose mood is affected by my surroundings or environment.  This plays to the most important part of my style.

Join Scott in Lincoln this Friday from 6-9pm at the Noyes Art Gallery. http://www.noyesartgallery.com/