"Nightwalker"

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“Nightwalker”

Description:
Photographed in Monument Valley on the Arizona–Utah border, this long-exposure image captures ghostly horses moving across the desert floor beneath towering sandstone cliffs. Blending geology and motion, it evokes the spirit and timeless mystery of the American Southwest’s most iconic landscape.

Story:
Midnight in Monument Valley. The full moon hung motionless, washing the desert in pale light. Nothing moved, or so it seemed. Then, from the shadows at the base of the cliff, a shape emerged. Silent. Slow. Deliberate.

A single horse stepped into view, gliding across the sand without sound or trace. During the 30-second exposure, it drifted, turned, and paused. When the shutter closed, there were two. One horse, split across time. One body, two moments.

In the photograph, they stand side by side: a being and its echo. No footprints. No wind. Only a shimmer of motion caught between worlds. Beneath the full moon, Monument Valley felt ancient and aware, as if the land itself had decided to show its memory.

-BAP

Location:
Monument Valley
Navajo Nation
36° 55' 22.6'' N, 110° 4' 42.4'' W
Google Map Link

Time: 00:03 MDT
Date: September 26th, 2018

Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Sony RX100 IV, Tripod
ISO 1000, 25.7 mm (70 mm), f/2.8, 30 sec

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“Nightwalker”

Description:
Photographed in Monument Valley on the Arizona–Utah border, this long-exposure image captures ghostly horses moving across the desert floor beneath towering sandstone cliffs. Blending geology and motion, it evokes the spirit and timeless mystery of the American Southwest’s most iconic landscape.

Story:
Midnight in Monument Valley. The full moon hung motionless, washing the desert in pale light. Nothing moved, or so it seemed. Then, from the shadows at the base of the cliff, a shape emerged. Silent. Slow. Deliberate.

A single horse stepped into view, gliding across the sand without sound or trace. During the 30-second exposure, it drifted, turned, and paused. When the shutter closed, there were two. One horse, split across time. One body, two moments.

In the photograph, they stand side by side: a being and its echo. No footprints. No wind. Only a shimmer of motion caught between worlds. Beneath the full moon, Monument Valley felt ancient and aware, as if the land itself had decided to show its memory.

-BAP

Location:
Monument Valley
Navajo Nation
36° 55' 22.6'' N, 110° 4' 42.4'' W
Google Map Link

Time: 00:03 MDT
Date: September 26th, 2018

Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Sony RX100 IV, Tripod
ISO 1000, 25.7 mm (70 mm), f/2.8, 30 sec