TO THE LAST DROP: The Chemistry of a Disappearing Lake

The "Bathtub Ring" of Lake Mead is a white mineral scar marking a countdown. It is a record of what happens when the demands of the modern world outpace the resources of the natural one.

For my latest project, I went to the receding shoreline with a Large Format camera and a specific goal: I didn't want to just photograph the crisis. I wanted the lake to be the literal medium of the work. I came to make one honest image—an artifact of what it felt like to stand here at this point in time.