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Narrow Southern California Desert Canyon (1927)

A tight view looking into a deep, narrow canyon passage flanked by sheer, weathered rock walls under bright overhead sunlight.
Narrow Southern California Desert Canyon (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Harsh sunlight filters down into a narrow Southern California desert canyon in this 1927 image by Donald A. Hall Sr. Using his high-quality Leica screw-on lens, the Spirit of St. Louis engineer captured the stark interplay between light and shadow.