This year Monsoon lasted longer than people were used to in Safford. Even during our stay, heavy showers developed over the mountains during the day. Above the mountain range in the distance, the first signs were already visible. Good news for the cacti because the drought of previous years has not done them any good either. Mortality is visible in many places. This cactus stands alone in the vast desolate plain of the Arizona desert. With its size, it breaks the emptiness you experience when you look across the plain to the mountains on the horizon.
I was born in Leens in Groningen and moved around a lot. Meanwhile we, my wife and I live in Assen. The children are out the door. I have been working with photography since I was 16 years old. First with a Ricoh 35 ZF , later switched.. Read more…