Canopy at Ilopango Size:24x36 The pointed leaves of the

The pointed leaves of the agave radiate outward

That discomfort is part of the memory this image carries

carving their paths slowly through stone and soil

and mountains

closer to how a place can feel than how it actually presents itself

Canopy at Ilopango Size:24x36 The pointed leaves of theLake Ilopango, El Salvador This photograph was made beside Lake Ilopango, standing beneath a tree that stopped me in my tracks. Its branches twisted and bent in every direction, thick and muscular, reaching across the sky like something alive. I stepped underneath it and looked straight up, letting the canopy frame the light above. This was my first major international photography trip. I lived in El Salvador for more than two months, and it was one