Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

Towering over a remote canyon in southern Utah stands the imposing layered mountain, Gingham Skirts Butte. For a brief period of time in the late 1800s Mormon settlers attempted to eke out a living in this inhospitable but beautiful terrain, eventually abandoning their homestead to the harsh elements. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a HOYA 67mm INFRARED (R72) filter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

During one of my backcountry excursions I have made a frightening observation. The Earth’s crust is cracking! The crevasse is profoundly deep, perhaps all the way to the mantle that the North America tectonic plate rides upon. From the profound depths I could hear the deep rumble of shearing rock. It appears that all of that talk about California falling into the Pacific is true. More shocking yet, is that much of the continent west of Colorado will also be taking a dramatic plunge. Further research needs to be done to map the exact border of what will shortly become beachfront property. Soon, a rush to stake claim to that valuable real estate will rival the famous Oklahoma Land Run of 1893! For those who see my observation as yet another kooky conspiracy by a confirmed lunatic, I have taken several photos providing evidence of the imminent danger. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:2.8/85mm lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SY44•2C(Y1) filter using Ilford XP2 Super 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Through the godforsaken land the people wandered Hope of a promised land propelled them onward They were tested by heat, hunger and thirst Trekking across a land that was cursed This cropped photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a HOYA 67mm INFRARED (R72) filter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A haunting mountain overlooks the lonely ruins of the ghost town of Pahreah, an old abandoned mormon settlement in the remote wilderness of southern Utah. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a HOYA 67mm INFRARED (R72) filter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The pinnacles of Cottonwood Narrows are at the highest level of geologic art that Mother Nature has displayed in southern Utah. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:2.8/85mm lens with a Kowa 81-B ø67 filter using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.