Geoffrey Fricker’s large-scale black-and-white landscapes seek to portray nature as something more powerful than mankind. In many images, rain-saturated clouds and deep, penetrating fog envelope flooded roads, fields and bridges, creating a chilling, almost claustrophobic atmosphere. By closely examining the effects of land development politics in California’s Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, Fricker’s photography gives voice to the complex relationship between human desire and the ongoing preservation of the environment. His photographs are in housed in a number of permanent collections, including the Oakland Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.

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