THE POWER of photography lays bare the stark and heart wrenching reality into theSouthwestern United States water crisis. So much of the dramatic change in our world is conveyed and lost through obfuscating documentation, but here, with no complex facts or graphs to cower behind, images of barren parched landscapes and their guardians, strangers with somehow familiar faces, speak volumes. They seamlessly transport viewers into the bleak reality it has become. The body of work is not intended to cause distress. Instead, convey the visceral truth, impressing upon those who see it the urgency and need for education and development.
With more than 60 million people currently depending on food, water, and power produced in the southwest, it is critical - and morally imperative - for us to recognize that the struggles faced by this region today will soon be the struggles the rest of us face tomorrow. If we all know more, we will fight harder to prevent further deterioration before it becomes tragically irreversible.
