Rock Art

Petroglyphs and Pictographs
A thousand years before photographers claimed the American Southwest as their own other artists made their mark on this landscape. From pre-history, though theAnasazi, to today'sNavajo,Hopiand other native Americans, creating images in this environment has been an ongoing theme.
I'm fascinated byRock Art ‚ as it's commonly called. I had first seen an example inCanyonlands National Parkon a shoot there in January, 2000 atNewspaper Rock. That is an example of apetroglyph, where the image has been cut or scratched into the rock. Much rarer arepictographs, as seen here, where the images have actually been painted on using mineral dyes. 
All photographs on this page were taken with theCanon EOS D30and Canon 28~70mm f/2.8L lens at ISO 100 in RAW mode.

Pictographs are for this reason much rarer, as sunlight and weathering has destroyed all except those that are in well sheltered locations. (And you think you have problems with your inkjet prints fading!)

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