The west face of the Guadalupe mountains reveal a golden hue at sunset in this image. I was there to shoot some new images of the mountains from an angle off of the beaten path of the norm. Richness of light and the cloud cover added a magical quality to the image. Hasselblad 501 CM with a Zeiss 80mm Planar lens. 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.