2026 SPE Annual Conference: Catalyst for Exchange
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Marcus Doyle
Saturday, November 08 - 11:40AM to 12:00PM
At night the desert brings a sense of calm like no where else. There is a stillness, and yet, you can feel the world turning and hear its silence.
The nocturnal desert is often described as looking like another planet. In addition, a man-made portal emphasizes the idea that we have arrived in another world or the possibility that we are about to leave. But this is not another planet and the alien presence is human.
In Biblical scripture, a portal is a symbolic doorway that represents a transition between realms or states of being. Penumbra is a man made presence that does not belong, but presents a doorway into this world or the next.
In a time when photographic technology is constantly changing, these images are made with one exposure with everything done in camera. There is no AI used or post production. Each image is unique.
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