Mandalas From Trash

I’m creating these mandalas from photographs of trash I've taken while out hiking in the forest, and from everywhere else. Trash is readily available; in fact, it's nearly impossible not to see some on an outing. We litter the cities and highways, forests and deserts, rivers and oceans with a never-ending deluge of beverage bottles, plastic bags, cast-off toys and chemicals, shards of metal and glass. I thought I might find some illusion of beauty amidst the rubble…

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Shall We Gather At the River?

You can find all sorts of interesting items on the riverbank; many of them cast off and left behind by visitors who are not anticipating a trip back to the same spot, or perhaps they are confused by a lack of litter and are attempting to make the place seem more homey.

From photographs of thick cracked glass and crushed aluminum cans.

Photography + Image Blending & Digital Effects

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