Mark Andrews - Behold Heaven and Earth

This gallery presents some of the photographer's limited edition images of the great American desert southwest. No other part of America evokes such inspiring views of the American landscape. Sweeping vistas, towering peaks, broad deserts are interpreted as well as the intimate details of the land. All display the miracle of the creation and reflect the power and touch of the Creator's hand.

This collection is a portfolio of photographic works interpreting the rare regional snow storm of 2019. Snow like this seldom falls on the valley floors of the Mojave desert in southern Nevada. An experience like this, walking and photographing in God's great creation, makes me grateful to have eye and legs, and breath in my lungs to be able to celebrate a day in wilderness. Nature Note - The Joshua tree habitat ranges between 3000 and 5000 feet in elevation and they love gently sloping terrain that includes other species of yucca as well as cholla and beavertail cactus. If you’re interested in the back-story about the experience, here’s some weirdly interesting information. What’s more surprising is how many different nature, private and governmental-defined areas overlapped in the seemingly barren area I chose to photograph. These images were made in the morning after an overnight snowstorm in harsh, desert wilderness and an awakening to a new day at sunrise. There's more though; this is a remarkable collision of landforms and desert use areas just north of Las Vegas. Visible in the frame of 'After the Storm' (and in the photographer's view all around) are portions of the following: Nellis AFB bombing and gunnery range, Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Southern Nevada Paiute reservation lands, the Sheep mountain range, the Spring Mountain range, Pintwater Range, the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, the Desert View Environmental Recreation Area, the U.S. desert combat training facility, Toiyabe National Forest, the Three Lakes Valley and the US Highway 95 corridor. Snow like this seldom falls on the valley floors of the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada. An experience like this, walking and photographing in God's great creation, makes me grateful to have eye and legs, and breath in my lungs to be able to celebrate a day in wilderness. Nature Note - The Joshua tree habitat ranges between 3500 to 6000 feet in elevation and they love gently sloping terrain that includes other species of yucca as well as cholla and beavertail cactus.

Brilliant white snow on vibrant red sandstone. What a combination for color photography. It may look warm and inviting, however waist deep in snow at this altitude means sub-zero temperatures. Keep your camera batteries warm inside your parka.

What would it be like to take a camera in hand, take off from the ground in a homemade gyrocopter, and fly amid the rising peaks of Zion National Park? It was a thrill for Emmy award-winning photographer Mark Andrews to leave the foot trails behind and photograph the cliffs and peaks of Zion from the air. "I've always felt a spiritual connection to Zion. Every season creates a different type of light and emotional reaction to the natural beauty I find there," commented the artist. "This new perspective from the air was thrilling. I saw canyons and peaks I hadn't seen before. And from this open air, slow-moving and maneuverable copter, I experienced an entirely new dimension in my relationship with the place." His book shares 48 of his favorite views, from a perspective that few have ever experienced. The images, made during an autumn flight and during a season of wildfires in the west, show qualities of light seldom seen. The book may be purchased from within the book link below, inside this gallery. 72 pages in color; 12"x12" hardbound, with commentary by the artist. Camera specifics included.

Classic black and white images will always be just that - classic. You can truly appreciate what that means if you've ever unloaded a sheet of film in the dark and slipped it into a bath of sharp smelling chemicals, counting out the seconds by tapping your toe on the rubber-matted floor. And then watching the birth of an image on a sheet of printing paper. "Make mine N+2, please."

Enjoy the rich color and light that photographic artist Mark Andrews discovers in America's southwestern deserts. Far from barren and lifeless, plant life abounds in every corner. The images collected here are some of his favorites, often collected spontaneously during extended photo expeditions. Each print is carefully rendered to reveal the combination of color, and texture, line and form that drew Mark's attention to it. Images are printed on Moab Entrada bright white foine art watercolor paper. Image size: 16"x20"; sheet size 20"x24".

Winter. At elevation. The streams tried to run themselves out before they were caught by the freeze. Now they will wait for months before running on. For now, a crackling hard cold makes everything brittle. Branches snap. Rock is colder than ice. The air, though, is purified. Like a lens at night. Stars are larger and more brilliant. The cosmos are not empty. Space is no vacuum. Uncountable galaxies and stars arch like a dome overhead. This upper shelf of our world where I stand, is now part of that universe. Lights aloft are now stuck, shining in the frozen stream - planets, systems, galaxies, arcing in stellar orbits. Printed in place until spring melt.

A special collection of images from limited access wilderness areas of the desert southwest.

Most people have an idea that the desert represents a place of struggle, where the land is so harsh and barren that life can't be found. The surprising paradox is that everywhere I travel, there are living things all around me - in every location. Often, the silent and patient waiting required in the field is rewarded with an unexpected visitor. This is a collection of images gathered from those encounters.

Early works by photographic artist Mark Andrews. Created on 4"x5" color transparency film in a classic wooden folding field camera made in Vermont, these images are among his award winning favorites made during his first years of exploratory expeditions in the desert southwest.

Traces and artifacts from the past tell us something about others from other times. I'm often drawn to many of these sites with my camera, to tell a story about those who are no longer here to tell it themselves. I especially like the idea that although they are gone, whatever they touched and built or used is still here long after their departure.

Cereusly intriquing.

A Forest of the Ancients Great Basin Bristlecone Pines (Pinus longaeva) is known as the pain this longest living non-clonal species on earth. on the planet this strange tree. Shaped by wind, snow and rain, it has survived over thousands of years, enduring through ice ages, catastrophic volcanic eruptions and the rise and fall of many civilizations. Their ability to survive harsh growing conditions is the explanation of their longevity. It is also an inspiration to the human soul in standing firm against opposition. Bristlecones grow near the tree line, beginning at around 10,000 feet in elevation. Harsh conditions with temperatures dropping below zero degrees Fahrenheit, a short growing season and high winds twist the trees into spectacular forms in rocky ridges that seem to defy plant growth. They seem to take on forms imitating flames, crazy hair, tornadoes and wild human figures. If the Joshua tree is the human form figure of the low desert, then the bristle cone is the grandfather human formed figure of the high desert. Slow growth makes the wood very dense, resisting flame, insects, fungi, rot, and erosion. Even when much of the tree is seemingly dead, missing bark, branches and needles, there is often a single strand of bark leading from the root, up and out of the ground to the higher reaches of the tree from which needle covered branches sprout annually. The withered older wood of the remaining tree takes on beautiful colors polished by wind and dust, and impervious to invading creatures. The visual effect is irresistible to photographers

This collection provides a wonderful array of abstract images made in the vicinity of Las Vegas. Could it be that nature was an inspiration for the wild colors found in the urban center? Nah. More likely, one can find the lavender, orange, blue, red and yellow tones to be reflective of the same colors found in the splendid golden hour sunrise and sunset skies of the desert. Rich colors and textures are evident throughout the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States; especially prominent in Red Rock country. Signed and sequentially-numbered images available in two open editions. Details with each image.

I’m always hyper-motivated by two events in nature: the spring bloom and fall color. They are symbolic of new life and last breath. The desert is never more alive than at these two portions of the earth's annual elliptical cruise around the sun.

The Heritage Lane Flora print collection might be historic, it might be mystical; it might never have been. In the American Southwest, wildflowers appear only when nature provides the right timing and balance of sun, cold, water and wind. In some years, the flowers are found nowhere; in others, they appear magically, called to bloom from the most unlikely places and in surprisingly rich colors and varieties. One spring day in Nevada, Heritage Lane had a brief and glorious bloom of elegant and dreamy flowers that reminded the photographer of the grace and beauty of young women from the Victorian era long ago. They danced and waved in spring sundresses under the sun and the breeze and in just days, they disappeared. But for that brief while, they brought happiness to whomever passed by.

Construction Site Photo Services - Welcome to Nevada SitePix. Influenced by his eye for the creative, fine-art landscape photographer Mark Andrews also shoots major infrastructure and commercial construction sites for public entities and private engineering firms and builders in the southern Nevada region. The result is imagery that reflects the unfolding beauty of design, engineering, and construction of Nevada's landmark projects. Services include video, still and aerial photography. Contact info: 702-358-9884; mark@markandrews.com

These slot canyons on Navajo land are truly magical, even though it means contending with a few hundred fellow tourists. Just keep looking up instead of left or right; up is why we came here in the first place.

The presence of beautiful, inspiring landscape photographs have been shown to aid in providing surgical patients an easier, more comforting experience and aids in less post-op recovery and better long-term healing. Welcome to the Virtual Tour of the photographic art exhibit inside the offices of Canyon Oral & Facial Surgery at 2940 W Horizon Ridge Parkway in Henderson, Nevada 89052. A collection of 15 works on metalprint images were selected to complement the aesthetic environment of the surgical offices and public areas. Images were selected by Dr. Jesse Falk, DMD to create a comfortable environment for patients who come for treatment. Relying on studies, he selected images containing colors, shapes and content which aid in creating a calming effect, as well as a warm and peaceful feeling for patients as they recover from anesthesia. With this new collection, and similar exhibits at all the Canyon Oral locations, Dr. Falk and staff show their love of the beautiful Mojave desert surrounding Las Vegas, particularly for Red Rock Canyon Nation Conservation Area. You are invited to explore more works by the artist by clicking 'All Galleries' at the top of this page.

Doesn't matter what it is.

Bizarre. Like high priests of the desert in conference and meditation.

The desert surface viewed from the air reveals texture, color, pattern and line.

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is a favorite destination for residents of southern Nevada in Clark County.

This collection is an evolving resource for proof size prints that represent final edits of the artist's approved art pieces. All are printed samples on 11x14" sheet sizes. The signed images range from 5x7" up to 8x10" centered on the sheet and may be easily collected and preserved in readily available 11x14" archival boxes. Printed on bright white archival photo paper. Check back often for newly added images.

With gratitude to the Clark county Regional Flood Control District for arranging access to these fascinating and active construction sites. The men who work here are amazing at what they do. Pure power and accomplishment.