Empire of Fire, fine art photograph of Cave Creek, Arizona by Sarah L. Glabman
Empire of FireCave Creek, Arizona
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Empire of Fire

Cave Creek, Arizona

There is a moment in the Arizona desert when the light becomes almost impossible to believe.

I stood among towering saguaros as the last rays of sunlight swept across the rugged Sonoran Desert, igniting the cactus spines and surrounding vegetation in brilliant gold. Above me, an extraordinary sky unfolded in layers of deep cobalt, violet, crimson, and fire.

Sarah L. Glabman, from the field. The full story travels with every editorial license.