desert Archives – Mike Schaffner Photography

Big Bend

ByMichael Schaffner November 8, 2022December 4, 2022

The Big Bend area is one of my favorite places in Texas. This is the area north of the prominent bend in the Rio Grande where the course changes from running east-southeast to north-northeast. Within this area you’ll find Big Bend National Park [BBNP] (801,163 acres) and Big Bend Ranch State Park [BBRSP] (300,000 acres). In…

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Prada Marfa And Street Photography In The Desert

ByMichael Schaffner May 4, 2022December 4, 2022

The Prada Marfa store is not what you normally expect to find in the west Texas desert. After all, Prada is an Italian luxury fashion house specializing in leather handbags, shoes and other fashion accessories. Think very expensive items and the movie “The Devil Wears Prada“. However, there it is, a small building along the…