The Photographic Archive

This photographic archive spans four decades of work beginning in 1986. The earliest images were created primarily on 35mm transparency film using Canon film cameras, with negative film used occasionally. Across the analog archive, approximately 80–90% of the photographs were created on transparency film.

In 1991, the Fuji GX617 panoramic camera became part of the project. Its large 6×17 cm film frame produces a true 3:1 panoramic image, with nearly eleven times the image area of a traditional 35mm frame and approximately 2.8 times the visible image area of a 15/70 IMAX frame. The format became especially valuable for documenting broad wildflower landscapes extending across valleys, hillsides and mountain foothills.

Digital photography later extended the archive while maintaining the familiar 3:2 format of 35mm film. Together, 35mm film, full-frame digital photography and the distinct 3:1 Fuji GX617 panoramas form a continuous photographic record of California landscapes across four decades.

35mm Film & Digital Photography

35mm Photography

The traditional 3:2 frame became the foundation of the archive, beginning with 35mm film in 1986 and later continuing through full-frame digital photography. The format proved especially responsive to unpredictable wildflower seasons, changing weather and fleeting light across California.
Fuji 35mm transparency film of wildflowers photographed in Gorman, California.
Fuji Velvia 35mm transparency film · Gorman, California
35mm Film & Digital Archive
The 35mm Archive
Beginning in 1986, the 35mm archive documents wildflower landscapes in the traditional 3:2 photographic frame. The collection ranges from expansive fields of color to changing weather, intimate details and unexpected moments across California.
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Fuji GX617 Panoramic Photography

Fuji GX617 Panoramas

The Fuji GX617 expanded the archive into a true 3:1 panoramic format. Its large 6×17 cm transparency film frame became especially valuable for documenting wildflower displays whose scale extended across entire valleys, hillsides and mountain foothills.
Fuji Velvia 6×17 cm panoramic transparency film photographed with the Fuji GX617 in the Antelope Valley, California.
Fuji Velvia 6×17 cm panoramic transparency film · Fuji GX617
Fuji GX617 Panoramic Archive
The Fuji GX617 Panoramic Archive
Beginning in 1991, the Fuji GX617 archive documents California’s wildflower landscapes on a sweeping 6×17 cm transparency film frame. The panoramic format preserves the scale of broad landscapes while retaining remarkable detail throughout the image.
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Together, these collections form a living photographic archive. Additional photographs, Field Notes and historical material will continue to be added as more than forty years of work are organized and brought online.
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