Portfolios

In a seminal series of images representing the suburban Southwest, Adams shows the brutal squalor of suburban architecture and its effect on the landscape, as well as the hopeful aspects of nature that are beyond our impact.

A look at the man-made cityscape, abutted by the magnificent rise of the Rocky Mountains. “Many have asked, pointing incredulously toward a sweep of tract houses and billboards, why picture that?… One reason is…we need to improve things at home, and that to do it we have to see the facts without blinking.” – Robert Adams

These quiet and poignant photographs of the American Prairie and its inhabitants describe a humble perseverance, and a reason for hope.

Looking at rivers, mountains, and flats stretching from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and our human mark upon the landscape, the artist reveals a deep faith in the strength and tenacity of the land.

A lyrical study of the landscape of the Pawnee National Grassland, photographed in the company of the artist’s wife and artistic collaborator and their beloved dog.

In nighttime photographs made using only the available light of the moon, street lights, or the headlights of passing cars, the artist explores a melancholy peace and calm in a suburban Denver neighborhood.

These images from the Los Angeles Basin explore social and ecological disintegration, while insisting on a persistent strength of nature—that of the land and our own—as a reason for hope.

In photographs made in the vicinity of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, the artist asks what we are willing to risk.