{"id":4795,"date":"2022-10-23T12:16:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T17:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=4795"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:36:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:36:39","slug":"petroglyphs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=4795","title":{"rendered":"Petroglyphs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Monument Valley Petroglyph<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019ve really enjoyed exploring and photographing New Mexico. I\u2019m sure all the images I\u2019ve done in the last couple of years make that clear. One of the most interesting aspects of this area is the long human history. One of the most compelling and oldest human behavior is leaving our marks in stone and wood. Whether in Lascaux Cave in France, the Leang Tedongnge cave in Indonesia or the New York Subway, humans have been writing on the wall for a long time. In this area the marks were carved into the rocks, which means we can still see them today. Of course, depending on the type of rock, some marks are much easier to photograph than others. There is a dark coating on some rock in the desert that is possible to chip off, which makes some of the pictures easy to see.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve photographed petroglyphs at several places, La Cieneguilla, Tsankawi, Canyon De Chelly, Bandelier and Rinconada Canyon. I don\u2019t know what these marks mean or how they relate to the cultures of the indigenous people who left these marks; but I do think that they are fascinating to photograph. I hope you will enjoy these images.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As you might imagine I\u2019d prefer that these pages don\u2019t get filled with a great deal of text. If you\u2019d like information about a specific image, please e-mail me at john@siskinphoto.com<\/a> and I\u2019ll let you know what I know. Of course, if you have specific requests about an image you\u2019d like to purchase please use the same address. If you\u2019d like to go ahead and purchase an image, please use the Paypal link below and give me the browser link to the image and your shipping address. <\/span><\/span>
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I am also trying a couple of things that will give people an opportunity to support this work. While I am fortunate to have enough money to continue to do this work, some things are pretty expensive. For instance 11×14 film is hard to get and costs about $300 for just 25 shots and a 120 roll of Ilford Delta 400 is close to $9.
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\n<\/a>A few links<\/p>\n

Siskinphoto.Home<\/a><\/p>\n

Introduction Page<\/a><\/p>\n

Monument Valley<\/a><\/p>\n

Taos Pueblo<\/a><\/p>\n

Night Sky<\/a><\/p>\n

Lightning<\/a><\/p>\n

Flowers<\/a><\/p>\n

Monastery Road<\/a><\/p>\n

Petroglyphs<\/a><\/p>\n

Rock<\/a><\/p>\n

Ice and Snow<\/a><\/p>\n

Tsankawi<\/a><\/p>\n

Sugarite Campground<\/a><\/p>\n

Churchs<\/a><\/p>\n

El Morro National Monument<\/a><\/p>\n

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I did a large show when I was still in Indianapolis called Courting Chaos<\/a>. The link will take you to the pages which describe the work and its evolution. These images are, well, chaotic and many of them are nudes. I hope you\u2019ll find it interesting.<\/p>\n

Links to my books, still available at Amazon!<\/p>\n