I'm enamored with the desert and its life. Harsh, rugged conditions turn landscapes and life alike into sculptural, extreme forms. The bones of the land are laid apparent. Colors and shapes of the desert are a unique aesthetic beauty, and life's innovative problem-solving is a beauty that speaks to the intellect.

All desert dwellers are survivors, and the San Esteban Chuckwalla is especially so. Only found on a small 15 square mile island in the Gulf of California, this species lives in precarious balance. Susceptible to invasive predators, the pet trade industry, and once used as a food by the Seri/Comcaac people, this lizard is now making a comeback thanks to two conservation efforts by the Seri and the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.