The Tumbleweed
Over nearly a decade I have photographed tumbleweeds in Colorado and across the American West. This project features pictures of tumbleweed storms (similar to snowstorms) and images of the unique culture that has sprung up around this iconic western plant. Photographed using Portra film and my beloved Mamiya 6 camera.

A tumbleweed on the road
A woman clearing tumbleweeds off a Jeep
A house and cars covered in tumbleweeds
A house buried in tumbleweeds
A woman in a house with many tumbleweeds in the yard
A tumbleweed decorated as a ghost
A boy holding a spooky decorated tumbleweed
Tumbleweeds being grown in a laboratory at CSU
A painted red tumbleweed in a warehouse
A tumbleweed at a truck stop with a fire hydrant
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A woman clearing an enormous pile of tumbleweeds next to a red barn
A man with a shovel in front of a pile of tumbleweeds
A hand picking green tumbleweeds
A man exiting a tumbleweed arch
A man in a hard hat throwing a large tumbleweed
The Tumblelog
A man and dog outside a church covered with tumbleweeds
A tumbleweed atop filing cabinets
A batting cage filled with tumbleweeds
Green tumbleweeds in a sink
A spherical tensegrity rolling robot
A controlled burn of tumbleweeds
A large machine grinding tumbleweeds
Two tumbleweeds in a field
A woman holding a huge tumbleweed
Tumbleweed products in jars
Workers building a tumbleweed Christmas tree
A tumbleweed snowman next to the highway
Tumbleweeds in garbage cans

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Portraiture, Documentary, Food

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Portraits
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Science and Technology, Documentary

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Corporate, Advertising

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Science and Technology, Documentary

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The Tumbleweed
Science and Technology, Documentary, Personal

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Science and Technology, Documentary

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Travel, Sport, Health and Wellness

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Travel, Science and Technology, Documentary

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edu
Education, Documentary

edu
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