23-03-2022 - Texas, USA-Truck driving, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, El Capitan, a 1,000-foot limestone cliff in the Chihuahuan Desert © Jim West

20-03-2022 - Colorado, USA: Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel mills. Russian mining and steel company, Evraz PLC, bought the mill in 2007. The largest stockholder is Roman Abramovich © Jim West

20-03-2022 - Colorado, USA: Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel mills. Russian mining and steel company, Evraz PLC, bought the mill in 2007. The largest stockholder is Roman Abramovich © Jim West

20-03-2022 - Colorado, USA: Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel mills. Russian mining and steel company, Evraz PLC, bought the mill in 2007. The largest stockholder is Roman Abramovich © Jim West

20-03-2022 - Colorado, USA: Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel mills. Russian mining and steel company, Evraz PLC, bought the mill in 2007. The largest stockholder is Roman Abramovich © Jim West

18-03-2022 - Colorado, USA: Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel mills. Russian mining and steel company, Evraz PLC, bought the mill in 2007. The largest stockholder is Roman Abramovich © Jim West

18-03-2022 - Colorado, USA: Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel mills. Russian mining and steel company, Evraz PLC, bought the mill in 2007. The largest stockholder is Roman Abramovich © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA-school bus on US Highway 219 in the early morning (the Pittsburgh-Buffalo Highway) in foggy weather. Bradford is located in a valley in the Allegheny Mountains. © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Seneca Pumped Storage Generating Station reservoir. Water is pumped into the reservoir on top of a mountain during periods of low demand for electricity, an... © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Seneca Pumped Storage Generating Station reservoir. Water is pumped into the reservoir on top of a mountain during periods of low demand for electricity, an... © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in northwest Pennsylvania. The dam was built in the 1960s by the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control and hydroelectr... © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in northwest Pennsylvania. The dam was built in the 1960s by the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control and hydroelectr... © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in northwest Pennsylvania. The dam was built in the 1960s by the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control and hydroelectr... © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Allegheny Reservoir, which extends 25 miles behind the Kinzua Dam. Built in the 1960s by the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, the dam flooded land... © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - The Christ of Esquipulas Chapel at El Santuario de Chimayo, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - The Christ of Esquipulas Chapel at El Santuario de Chimayo, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - El Santuario de Chimayo, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. The seven arches symbolizes the Biblical seven days of creation. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - El Santuario de Chimayo, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - Prayer candles at El Santuario de Chimayo, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - Crosses stacked at El Santuario de Chimayo, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - One of the bell towers at El Santuario de Chimayo during an approaching storm. El Santuario is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - The Christ of Esquipulas Chapel at El Santuario de Chimayo. The Santuario is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - The Christ of Esquipulas Chapel at El Santuario de Chimayo. The Santuario is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - A visitor takes pictures at El Santuario de Chimayo, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - New Mexico: The Three Cultures Monument at El Santuario de Chimayo, a statue dipicting the meeting of a Native American, a white cowboy and a Hispanic vaquero under a benevolent figure of the Virgin M... © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - Santo Nino Chapel at El Santuario de Chimayo, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Chimayo, New Mexico - A cross outside El Santuario de Chimayo, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage shrine in the mountains of northern New Mexico. © Jim West

22-06-2021 - Monarch, Colorado - Susan Newell, 72, hikes on a trail above Monarch Pass near the continental divide. © Jim West

22-06-2021 - Monarch, Colorado - A woman hikes on a trail through a stand of trees on Monarch Mountain killed by the spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis). The problem is expected to get worse as the climat... © Jim West

22-06-2021 - Monarch, Colorado - Trees near the continental divide on Monarch Mountain killed by the spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis). The problem is expected to get worse as the climate warms. © Jim West

22-06-2021 - Monarch, Colorado - Trees near the continental divide on Monarch Mountain killed by the spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis). The problem is expected to get worse as the climate warms. © Jim West

22-06-2021 - Monarch, Colorado - Trees near the continental divide on Monarch Mountain killed by the spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis). The problem is expected to get worse as the climate warms. © Jim West

22-06-2021 - Monarch, Colorado - Communications equipment atop Monarch Ridge South in the Rocky Mountains. © Jim West

03-07-2020 - Colorado, USA. Irrigating crops using a center pivot irrigation system on farm in Weld County. The area gets only 15 inches of rain per year, so water for irrigation is diverted from the western side... © Jim West

03-07-2020 - Colorado, USA. Irrigating crops using a center pivot irrigation system on farm in Weld County. The area gets only 15 inches of rain per year, so water for irrigation is diverted from the western side... © Jim West

03-07-2020 - Colorado, USA. Irrigating crops using a center pivot irrigation system on farm in Weld County. The area gets only 15 inches of rain per year, so water for irrigation is diverted from the western side... © Jim West

03-07-2020 - Colorado, USA, Irrigation canal, Weld County. The area gets only 15 inches of rain per year, so water for irrigation is diverted from the western side of the Rocky Mountains. © Jim West

03-02-2019 - Family walking up The Sugar Loaf mountain, Abergaveny, Wales © Paul Box

03-02-2019 - Family walking up The Sugar Loaf mountain, Abergaveny, Wales © Paul Box

03-02-2019 - Family walking up The Sugar Loaf mountain, Abergaveny, Wales © Paul Box

03-02-2019 - Family walking up The Sugar Loaf mountain, Abergaveny, Wales © Paul Box

03-02-2019 - Family walking up The Sugar Loaf mountain, Abergaveny, Wales © Paul Box

18-03-2018 - Colorado, USA-Solar powering a Steel Mill. The Bighorn Solar Project. The 300 Megawatt facility will provide most of the power for the nearby Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel mill. In the background is the... © Jim West

18-03-2018 - Colorado, USA-Solar powering a Steel Mill. The Bighorn Solar Project. The 300 Megawatt facility will provide most of the power for the nearby Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel mill © Jim West

18-03-2018 - Colorado, USA-Solar powering a Steel Mill. The Bighorn Solar Project. The 300 Megawatt facility will provide most of the power for the nearby Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel mill. In the background is the... © Jim West

01-03-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: A field of lava, cinders and lava plugs created by the eruption of Moana Ulu in 1969 © David Bacon

01-03-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: A field of lava, cinders and lava plugs created by the eruption of Moana Ulu in 1969 © David Bacon

01-03-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Native Hawaiian plants in the lava field created by the previous eruption of Moana Ulu in 1969 © David Bacon

01-03-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Native Hawaiian plants in the lava field created by the previous eruption of Moana Ulu in 1969 © David Bacon

01-03-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Native Hawaiian plants in the lava field created by the previous eruption of Moana Ulu in 1969 © David Bacon

01-03-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Native Hawaiian plants in the lava field created by the previous eruption of Moana Ulu in 1969 © David Bacon

01-03-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Native Hawaiian plants in the lava field created by the previous eruption of Moana Ulu in 1969 © David Bacon

01-03-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Native Hawaiian plants in the lava field created by the previous eruption of Moana Ulu in 1969 © David Bacon

01-03-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Native Hawaiian plants in the lava field created by the previous eruption of Moana Ulu in 1969 © David Bacon

01-03-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Native Hawaiian plants in the lava field created by the previous eruption of Moana Ulu in 1969 © David Bacon

23-02-2018 - Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. A major eruption is predicted because of the rising lava in the caldera of the active volcano © David Bacon

23-02-2018 - Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. A major eruption is predicted because of the rising lava in the caldera of the active volcano © David Bacon

23-02-2018 - Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. A major eruption is predicted because of the rising lava in the caldera of the active volcano © David Bacon

23-02-2018 - Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. A major eruption is predicted because of the rising lava in the caldera of the active volcano © David Bacon

23-02-2018 - Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. A major eruption is predicted because of the rising lava in the caldera of the active volcano © David Bacon

23-02-2018 - Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. A major eruption is predicted because of the rising lava in the caldera of the active volcano © David Bacon

23-02-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Eruption of the Kilauea volcano begins as lava in the caldera of the active volcano starts rising © David Bacon

23-02-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Eruption of the Kilauea volcano begins as lava in the caldera of the active volcano starts rising © David Bacon

23-02-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Eruption of the Kilauea volcano begins as lava in the caldera of the active volcano starts rising © David Bacon

23-02-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Eruption of the Kilauea volcano begins as lava in the caldera of the active volcano starts rising © David Bacon

23-02-2018 - Big Island, Hawaii: Eruption of the Kilauea volcano begins as lava in the caldera of the active volcano starts rising © David Bacon

20-11-2017 - Panoche Hills, California, USA Grazing land, San Joaquin Valley © David Bacon

24-08-2017 - Berthoud, Colorado - A fracking rig in Weld County. © Jim West

16-08-2017 - Coachella Valley, California, USA, Constructing wetlands to remediate and suppress the rising dust from the receding shoreline of the Salton Sea. The project is on the reservation of the Torrez Martin... © David Bacon

04-08-2017 - Oregon, USA Rock formation in the Oregon Caves, Siskiyou Mountains. These extensive caves became the first National Monument in 1909. The stalactites, stalagmites and other formations are formed over... © David Bacon

04-08-2017 - Oregon, USA Rock formation in the Oregon Caves, Siskiyou Mountains. These extensive caves became the first National Monument in 1909. The stalactites, stalagmites and other formations are formed over... © David Bacon

19-05-2017 - The Vale of Ewyas, Wales © Philip Wolmuth

03-05-2017 - 3 year old boy and mother riding mountain bikes, Ashton court, Bristol © Paul Box

03-05-2017 - 3 year old boy and mother riding mountain bikes, Ashton court, Bristol © Paul Box

03-05-2017 - 3 year old boy and mother riding mountain bikes, Ashton court, Bristol © Paul Box

03-05-2017 - 3 year old boy and mother riding mountain bikes, Ashton court, Bristol © Paul Box

03-05-2017 - 3 year old boy and mother riding mountain bikes, Ashton court, Bristol © Paul Box

03-05-2017 - 3 year old boy and mother riding mountain bikes, Ashton court, Bristol © Paul Box

03-05-2017 - 3 year old boy and mother riding mountain bikes, Ashton court, Bristol © Paul Box

03-05-2017 - 3 year old boy and mother riding mountain bikes, Ashton court, Bristol © Paul Box

04-04-2017 - Coachella Valley California, USA The Salton Sea, an artificial sea below sea level created in the desert between the Coachella and Imperial Valleys by the accidental diversion of the Colorado River. T... © David Bacon

04-04-2017 - Coachella Valley California, USA The Salton Sea, an artificial sea below sea level created in the desert between the Coachella and Imperial Valleys by the accidental diversion of the Colorado River. T... © David Bacon

04-04-2017 - Coachella Valley California, USA The Salton Sea, an artificial sea below sea level created in the desert between the Coachella and Imperial Valleys by the accidental diversion of the Colorado River. T... © David Bacon

29-01-2017 - View from Mount Tampalpais as the sun sets on a calm sea north of San Francisco. The Farallones Islands are near the horizon © David Bacon

29-01-2017 - View from Mount Tampalpais as the sun sets on a calm sea north of San Francisco. The Farallones Islands are near the horizon © David Bacon

29-01-2017 - View from Mount Tampalpais as the sun sets on a calm sea north of San Francisco. The Farallones Islands are near the horizon © David Bacon

29-01-2017 - View from Mount Tampalpais as the sun sets on on the hills above a calm sea north of San Francisco © David Bacon

14-10-2016 - Bisbee, Arizona, USA, Christians put a cross in Mule Mountains near the spot where the remains of an unidentified migrant were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America have died cro... © Jim West

14-10-2016 - Bisbee, Arizona, USA, Christians put a cross in Mule Mountains near the spot where the remains of an unidentified migrant were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America have died cro... © Jim West

14-10-2016 - Bisbee, Arizona, USA, Christians put a cross in Mule Mountains near the spot where the remains of an unidentified migrant were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America have died cro... © Jim West

19-09-2016 - Leadville, Colorado, USA The National Mining Hall of Fame Museum © Jim West

19-09-2016 - Leadville, Colorado A canary in a coal mine, The National Mining Hall of Fame Museum. If the canary died miners knew that poisonous gas was present © Jim West

19-09-2016 - Leadville, Colorado - The National Mining Hall of Fame Museum, display showing miners eating lunch down a coal mine © Jim West

19-09-2016 - Leadville, Colorado, The National Mining Hall of Fame Museum, display showing a worker with a hand operated drill down a coal mine © Jim West

19-09-2016 - Leadville, Colorado, National Mining Hall of Fame Museum, a dial clock made by Dey Time Register Company, it was used at the Yak Tunnel in a gold mine © Jim West

19-09-2016 - Leadville, Colorado, USA The National Mining Hall of Fame Museum. Board showing employees names used to track who was in the mine. Tags would be removed from the board when an employee entered the min... © Jim West

19-09-2016 - Leadville, Colorado, USA Gilman, Battle Mountain an abandoned mining town. The Eagle Mine was shut down in 1984 by the Environmental Protection Agency because toxic waste was contaminating ground wate... © Jim West

19-09-2016 - Leadville, Colorado, USA The Leadville Mining District. Mining for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper began here in 1860 © Jim West

19-09-2016 - Leadville, Colorado, USA The Leadville Mining District. Mining for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper began here in 1860 © Jim West

19-09-2016 - Leadville, Colorado, USA The Leadville Mining District. Mining for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper began here in 1860. The Robert Emmet Mine was the site of a major battle between striking member... © Jim West