This scene caught my attention near the base of Cecilia Cavazos Red Rock Monument. An abandoned gas station sits quietly beneath towering sandstone cliffs, a scene that feels frozen in time along this stretch of the American Southwest.
What initially looked like a forgotten building became a study in scale—the weathered structure nearly disappearing against the massive red rock formations rising behind it. These are the kinds of places that make a cross-country road trip memorable: locations with no destination, no crowds, and no signs directing you to stop.
Photographed on a Pentax 67 with a 75mm f/4.5 lens using Kodak Ektachrome E100 film. The combination of medium format film and E100’s vibrant color palette rendered the deep blue sky and warm sandstone tones exactly as they appeared on that clear desert afternoon near the Arizona–New Mexico border.
