35mm Film & Digital Photography
Gorman / Peace Valley
35mm Film & Digital Gallery
For decades, the hills and valleys surrounding Gorman and Peace Valley produced some of Southern California’s most remarkable recurring wildflower displays. These photographs preserve a landscape that could change dramatically from one season to another as rainfall, temperature and timing awakened dormant seed.
Photographed across many years, the archive moves from broad hillsides of color to individual species and quieter moments within the bloom. Together, the images document a landscape whose great recurring displays became increasingly rare after 2003.
This gallery is a small curated selection from a photographic archive spanning more than forty years and hundreds of images. Select a photograph below to enter its individual archive page with a larger image, technical details and Field Notes.
Gorman / Peace Valley
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Pitching Waves of Colors
2003
Monet Gorman
2003
Man in Blue
2003
Big Blue with Rare White
2003
Adonis Lupine on Hillcrest
2003
Cloud Shadows at the Top of Gorman
2010
These photographs represent a small part of a much larger Gorman and Peace Valley archive accumulated across decades of returning to the landscape. Additional photographs, Field Notes and historical material will continue to be added as the archive unfolds.