My “imaginary landscape” photographs are based on actual photographs of landscape subjects that are modified and re-purposed in ways that hake to attempt at literal portrayal of actual landscapes. In these images I take the landscape-based materials and explore what else they can be.
This image began as a photograph of patterns on sand dunes. (The original looks nothing like this — in fact, you might have to puzzle a moment to see the connection between it and this image.) The idea was to create a sort of visual palindrome and to present it using a color palette that is unlike that of the original subject.
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G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him. Blog | Bluesky | Mastodon | Substack Notes | Flickr | Email
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