Wilds was an informal commission to capture primarily the town of Delwara, Rajasthan, in my usual multifaceted style, though the work ended up including some imagery from other nearby places too in order to include the right range of material. That’s most notably the case with the views of the succulents (native euphorbias) in the corners. I’ve created a number of maps exploring the human-nature interface, but this is the first one focused on the human side; I knew I needed to bring in some aspect of (at least superficially) native ecology to keep the work in line with my typical theme and passion. But those euphorbia photos came from some distance away from the town, and the “natural” component of the map stayed peripheral (spatially and thematically).
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