"Cranes Over Border Wall" Calexico, CA - 2017
I made this photograph a couple years back while on a journey that took me along every stretch of the border wall that separates the US with Mexico. I made the trip all the way from Brownsville, Texas, where the border begins in the Gulf of Mexico, to were it ends in the Pacific Ocean in Tijuana, Mexico.
This shot was just outside Calexico, CA, where the wall runs parallel with the All-American Canal. I found it ironic how much wildlife was active in the area. There were pollywogs, fish, and frogs, swimming in the canal with all manner of dragon flies and birds flying above. Especially noticeable were the magnificent white Cranes.
They would flap their huge wings a few times and then spread them out catching the up-drafts and sailing for what seemed like eternity; gracefully above the hideous wall.
My dear friend and iconic muralist, Victor Ochoa, reminded me after seeing this photo that the Aztecs, who spent their entire lives immigrating, were called "The Crane People." They believed that Cranes are the souls that once were humans and might be again, many lives from now. For the Aztecs, Cranes helps carry a soul to paradise.
How perfect the world seems in this simple photo. The Wall and absolute freedom, coexisting together without any awareness.
"Cranes" - Calexico, CA. - 11x14" Color Print in a 16x20" Black Matte
Photo is digitally printed on heavy 14 pt stock, semi-gloss, high quality paper using 5-Color Pigment/Dye Reactive ink producing vivid colors and sharp, crisp details.
Each print comes matted in a high quality, 11x14" black mat with the photo in a 7.5"x 9.5" (for 8x10) opening. Mat is beveled cut with white core and 4-ply thick (about 1.4 mm or 1/16 inch)
Also included is an 11x17" backing board (white on both sides) and a plastic sleeve.
Photo is digitally printed on heavy 14 pt stock, semi-gloss, high quality paper using 5-Color Pigment/Dye Reactive ink producing vivid colors and sharp, crisp details.
Prints will last up 100+ years when maintained in proper conditions. We suggest using "UV-Filter Glass" in your frame which will protect your photograph from 99% of harmful UV rays, as well as provide crisp image resolution for many years.
Prints will last up 100+ years when maintained in proper conditions. We suggest using "UV-Filter Glass" in your frame which will protect your photograph from 99% of harmful UV rays, as well as provide crisp image resolution for many years.