The El Carmen mountains rise above the Chihuahuan desert floor in northern Coahuila, Mexico, offering an island of relief to the monotony of the scrub brush and cacti landscape below. Here the sun cuts through the morning fog as I point my lens eastward into the unnamed chasms beyond.
Hasselblad 501 CM and a Zeiss Sonnar 150mm F4 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.