Far to the east a cloud covered sky takes on the vivid color of a setting sun near El Capitan in the Guadalupe mountains. With the subtle hues resonating from the sky above, the desert landscape takes on an erie glow at this late hour.
Hasselblad 501 CM with a Zeiss Sonnar 150mm F4 lens. Fuji 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.