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Robert Vizzini

2007-2008: Salton Sea

These images are from my series of the Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley of California. This area, gone from a prime vacation spot for the jet set in the sixties to semi-abandoned communities with strangely beautiful scenery. The periodic fish and bird die-offs are to some extent a mystery to ecologists and the wonderful blue look of the Sea is an illusion, merely a reflection of the desert sky, the true look of the Sea is like a dark beer. The beaches on closer look are made of dead fish carcasses from past die-offs and not sand. My trip to the Sea was an eye opener rich in visual possibilities and fascinating to come to understand. 

  • San Souci-1Desert Shores, CA 2008
  • Waterside PalmsDesert Shores, CA 2008
  • Salton Sea-1Salton City, CA 2008
  • Salton Sea-2Salton City, CA 2008
  • Salton Sea-3Salton City, CA 2008
  • Tilapia CarcassesSalton City, CA 2008
  • Beach Shacks-1Salton Sea Beach, CA 2008
  • Soco Fuel Stop Salton Sea Beach, CA 2008
  • Fix’r UpperSalton Sea Beach, CA 2008
  • Burnt PalmsSalton Sea Beach, CA 2008
  • North Shore Marina Motel-1North Shore, CA 2008
  • Shoreline-1Desert Beach, CA 2008
  • All American AirstreamBombay Beach, CA 2008
  • Fireside Lounge-1Bombay Beach, CA 2008
  • Front Yard BrushBombay Beach, CA 2008
  • Driving RangeNiland, CA 2008
  • Sony Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife RefugeCalipatria, CA 2008
  • Irrigation CartCalipatria, California 2008
  • Leathers Geothermal Plant-2Calipatria, CA 2008
  • Flxible-2Niland, CA 2008
  • That Sinking FeelingNiland Marina, Niland, CA 2008
  • Isolated Shack-1Niland Marina, Niland, CA 2008
  • Seaside CommunicationNiland Marina, Niland, CA 2008
  • Shoreline, Niland MarinaNiland, CA 2008
  • Eroded Tilapia and Tidal PoolMecca Beach, CA 2008
  • Red Hill MarinaNiland, CA 2008
  • Previously Flooded LandscapeNiland, CA 2008
  • Red Hill Marina Boat LaunchNiland, CA 2008
  • Water Ripples, Red Hill Marina, Niland, CA 2008
  • Roadside Shed Niland, CA 2008
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