In the dry environment of the Chihuahuan desert of west Texas a handful of locations offer some respite from the arid conditions so prevalent along the Rio Grande. Madrid Falls issues forth from the scrub brush and cacti covered land to offer its cool life blood to wildlife and vegetation in this island of hope.
Hasselblad 501 CM and Zeiss 50mm Distagon F4 lens and Fuji Velvia 50 ISO lens.
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.