Storm From Shoshone Pt., 1995.
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Travel posters can help commemorate the great places that people have visited.
Radeka didn’t stop there, however, and has continued to shoot black and white photos since then.
“Storm From Shoshone Pt.,” 1995. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Although the landscape portraits depict different places, Radeka has united them in his visual language.
There are elements of hard and soft, coarse and delicate.
Chunks of rock, for instance, rise from the flat ground but are surrounded by fluffy clouds.
“Storm Clouds, Monument Valley,” 2015. Southern Utah
Scroll down for more work by Radekaincluding his recollections of three of his images.
If you’d like to learn to shoot like him, he hasphotography workshopsgoing on during 2022.
I saw the large monolith known as Agathla Peak and watched as the beautiful storm clouds moved closer.
“Horseshoe Canyon,” 1985. Canyonlands National Park, Utah
I optimized the file in Photoshop.
In my opinion, this image in black and white is far superior to the original color RAW version.
Horseshoe Canyon, 1985.
“Land of Standing Rocks,” 1988. Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
I made this image using 45 Tri-X film and Kodak HC-110 developer.
I used a yellow filter with a wide-angle lens.
The filter helped maintain the brightness of the cottonwood tree which had bright yellow autumn leaves.
“Zion Canyon, Autumn,” 1994. Canyonlands National Park, Utah
The resulting print from this negative is rich and fully detailed.
I like the visual irony in this imagedelicate vs. hard, bright against dark, and large against small.
Land of Standing Rocks, 1988.
“Pinyon Pine and Sandstone,” 2004. El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
The Jeep road is long and very rough, absolutely requiring 4WD and high clearance.
I attempted to duplicate the exposure but time was not on my side.
Because of the nature of this subject, the print is very difficult to make.
“Sunrise Near Factory Butte,” 2018. Southern Utah
This image was used as a poster for Canyonlands National Park.
Radeka’s images span decades and locales.
Zion Canyon, Autumn, 1994.
“Sunrise, Angel Arch,” 1985. Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Pinyon Pine and Sandstone, 2004.
El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
Sunrise Near Factory Butte, 2018.
Southern Utah
Sunrise, Angel Arch, 1985.
“Forms, White Pocket,” 2015. Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Forms, White Pocket, 2015.
Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Ponderosa Pine, Angels Landing, 1994.
Zion National Park, Utah
Little Wild Horse Canyon, 1987.
“Ponderosa Pine, Angels Landing,” 1994. Zion National Park, Utah
San Rafael Swell, Utah
Moon Over Zabriskie Point, 1980.
“Little Wild Horse Canyon,” 1987. San Rafael Swell, Utah
“Moon Over Zabriskie Point,” 1980. Death Valley National Park, California
