A Houstonian relocated to the Upper Midwest is, generally speaking, in no way prepared for the brutality of the winter weather. The first snow in Iowa appears around Halloween; the last is around Easter. Additionally, during much of the winter, the perpetual overcast skies cast a grey pallor over the entire landscape, which is exacerbated by a dense fog when the ground begins to thaw. It is very much like being stuck inside a deep-freeze with the lid shut for five months a year. What is found on the other side of this is most welcomed–color, all but forgotten in the previous season, returns with a vengence. Although spring is brief in Iowa, its display must be one of the most spectacular to be found in nature. Iowa Spring was shot in 1998 as an homage to this rebirth, renewal, rejuvenation of color and life in the Northern Plains.
All images are 7 by 7 inch C-prints that are printed on 8 by 10 Fuji Crystal Archive paper; giclee prints are available in 15 by 15 inch image size.
