Sunset and moonrise over abandoned Nevada brothel
I just returned from a 1200 mile road trip to Western Nevada with my friend and fellow workshop instructor Troy Paiva. We explored some amazing locations, and did three nights of shooting under the full moon. The weather was 100 degrees in the daytime, with night time temperatures in the low 80′s to low 70′s. [...]
Sunrise with rainbow: Hawthorne, Nevada
Sunrise with rainbow: Hawthorne, Nevada — by Joe Reifer
Road trip mind: Holy Mojave
Holy the solitudes of skyscrapers and pavements! Holy the cafeterias filled with the millions! Holy the mysterious rivers of tears under the streets! Holy the lone juggernaut! Holy the vast lamb of the middle class! Holy the crazy shepherds of rebell- ion! Who digs Los Angeles IS Los Angeles! – Allen Ginsberg [svgallery name="20100501_deserttrip"]
Road trip diary: The desert is full of reasons
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Lake Tuendae at Zzyzx Hot Springs Resort
Lake Tuendae at Zzyzx — by Joe Reifer Developed by Curtis Springer in the 1940′s as part of a health resort, Lake Tuendae is the home of the endangered Mojave Tui Chub. An image of the lake appears in Joel Sternfeld’s book Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America. Lake Tuendae (swingset) — by Joe Reifer [...]
Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa
Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa — by Joe Reifer
From the archives: Exit Strategy Realty, Mojave Desert
Exit Strategy Realty, Mojave Desert — by Joe Reifer
Desert Road Trip: Part II of II
Famoso Motel — by Joe Reifer [svgallery name="20100207_desert"]
Desert Road Trip: Part I of II
Dirt road with joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve — by Joe Reifer [svgallery name="20100204_desert"]
