The history and beauty of the Mohave Desert inspired me to produce my latest series of photographs: "Explorations of the New Southwest". Ghost towns, National Parks, machinery and cars left abandoned, and sections of old Route 66 are subjects that make up the images in the series. They are images that recall the past grandeur of the objects and reveal how beautiful objects become as nature reclaims; in general, images that reflect the beauty of the desert in our present day.

Lorissa J. Longfellow