The cracked white sandstone at Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona, that photographers call brain rock, for reasons that need no explanation

Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona

Neurologic

I tilted the drone down to give the formations some dimension, revealing a small peak of white “brain rock” rising above a landscape of swirling orange and white. It looked like an island in a churning ocean, with another formation in the distance streaked with brilliant yellow and gold. The colors and textures seemed to shift the longer I looked at them.

The whole scene felt strangely biological—like I was looking at the folds and fluids of some enormous organism rather than sandstone. Neurologic seemed appropriate for a landscape that looked like the inside of a very strange mind.

DJI Mavic Air 2 · 5mm · f/2.8 · 1/470 sec · ISO 100

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Each image is released as a limited edition of 50 — that's 50 pieces total, across every size and every finish combined, not 50 of each. When an edition closes, that image is retired and never offered as a print again. A few signature images are released in smaller editions.

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