Grand Canyon - 1975

Grand Canyon - 1975.  Image restored from an old transparency.

This photo was taken almost 40 years ago.  Way over half of my life ago. Hardly noticed in the lifetime of the canyon.  In those decades thousands of tourists have probably stood in the same place and taken the same photo.  The weather and time of day may be different, but the photo will be fundamentally the same. 

The Grand Canyon is one of the few things in the world that I think you actually need to experience in person.  It is hard to grasp the size until you're standing on the edge.

A photographer, Gus Petro, has an interesting and very different approach to convey the size of the canyon.  Look here to see how he has merged the vast empty space with the dense cityscape of New York City.

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