The color photographs in the “End of the Line” issue helped me link the stories: the sun shining on the site of a future hospital, bison grazing in the soon-to-be-tribal Bison Range, and alpacas grazing in Colorado ranchland under the eyes of LGBTQ+ herders. Smokestacks of the Navajo Generating Station come tumbling down in a giant dust cloud as tribal members observe the demolition. The portrait of an enduring Diné couple contrasts with the portraits and reflections of coal-plant workers. Harbingers of the energy transition just now underway: wind turbines on a Wyoming ridgeline and solar panels near Kayenta. Top-notch photographic journalism helps us all envision the changing landscape of the West, spurred by social awareness and the impacts of climate change.
Phil and Joyce Nelson
Golden, Colorado
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Top-notch photography.
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