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Thiscollectionofelegantlycomposedblack-and-whiteimagesbyoneofNewMexico'smostaccomplishedphotographers,celebratesthestate'scaptivatingphysicalvarietyandenduringallure.Withsubjectmatterrangingfromsomeofthestate'smosticoniclandforms--includingtheWhiteSandsdesertandCarlsbadCaverns--tothepeoplewhoworktheland,Varjabedian'simagespayhomagetoNewMexico'sancienthistoryandtothehomelydetailsofeverydaylife.Inphotographinghissubjects,whetherepicormundane,Varjabedianseeksthemomentswhenthelight,shadow,composition,andotherelementscombinetoexpressthebeautyoftheplace.MarinSardy'swide-rangingessayprovideshistoricalandculturalcontextsinwhichtounderstandVarjabedian'swork.Scholar-poetJeanettaCalhounMishdefinestheparticularqualityoftheartist'simagery.