On the high southern slopes of the Chinati mountains two cholla cactus stand as lone sentinels over the vast Chihuahaun landscape below. With Mexico on the horizon, I set up my camera and awaited the early morning sun and its magic as it spilled over the ragged landscape of West Texas.
Hasselblad 501 CM and a Zeiss Planar 80mm F2.8 lens. Fuji Velvia 50 ISO film.
Wyman Meinzer is the only official State Photographer of Texas. He was raised on League Ranch, a 27,000-acre ranch in the rolling plains of Texas. Since then, he has traveled across the state many times to capture the first and last rays of sunlight as they kiss the Texas landscapes.
He started his career as a professional predator hunter. He transitioned into a research associate for the university and now teaches a senior-level course in Special Problems Photography at Texas Tech University in addition to his ongoing book projects and freelance magazine assignments.