Standing on the edge of Dead Horse Point is something else. You're looking down a couple thousand feet at a massive horseshoe bend in the Colorado River, and the sheer scale of the place just hits you. It’s quiet, it's rugged, and it’s a whole lot of red dirt.

But if you look off to the side, the whole ancient desert vibe gets interrupted by these massive solar evaporation ponds. They pump water up to mine potash, and they dye the water this electric, chemical blue to speed up the evaporation under the sun. It looks wild—like someone dropped a giant, bright blue neon sign right into the middle of a western movie set.

I took some time to shoot the contrast between the natural canyon lines and this giant blue grid. It's a pretty unique view, and I think the shots capture how strange and beautiful the desert can get when you start looking closer.