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New travelers came to southern Arizona in the 1500’s. Spanish explorers sought riches and missionaries sought converts. Their mission and presidio in the native village called Stjukson eventually grew into modern Tucson. However, some native groups resisted the encroachment: Apache raids on local communities continued to the end of the 1800’s.

Southern Arizona became a United States territory in 1854, and the 1862 Homestead Act opened up land for those willing to settle in the area. The dry, rocky bajada of the Tucson Mountains wasn’t suited to farming, but prospectors worked silver and copper mines. Most were just exploratory holes in the ground, long since filled or fenced for safety.

Settlers also established cattle ranches on their land claims. By the early 1900’s most ranchers were consolidated into large holdings.

In 1933, with pressure from local conservationists, a 62,000 acre section of the Rincon Mountains became a national monument. From...

Photography is all about using light to capture the emotion and beauty of a fleeting moment. For me, this adventure began with a single spring image using a small Kodak film camera of a freshly watered central Kansas ditch and has come full circle using modern digital techniques. My first camera was acquired by trading an ancient Royal typewriter to a fellow college student who was desperate to finish a term paper. It was a long time ago and that camera was my passport to an art that has fascinated me ever since. I owned and operated a professional studio in central Kansas for 20 years and moved to Colorado in 1994. Part of the studio's early success came from creating outdoor portraiture using controlled lighting...