the project was called plumbing California it was really a chance to go
California it was really a chance to go
California it was really a chance to go look at the ground zero of water
look at the ground zero of water
look at the ground zero of water I – I where the water is such a key
I – I where the water is such a key
I – I where the water is such a key element to literally terraforming a
element to literally terraforming a
element to literally terraforming a desert into farmland and taking desert
desert into farmland and taking desert
desert into farmland and taking desert and turning it into one of the biggest
and turning it into one of the biggest
and turning it into one of the biggest cities in the world Los Angeles
how did California do it how did they
how did California do it how did they you know make this happen I realized
you know make this happen I realized
you know make this happen I realized that I had to somehow get up I needed to
that I had to somehow get up I needed to
that I had to somehow get up I needed to get up to show what’s happening to that
get up to show what’s happening to that
get up to show what’s happening to that landscape I needed that well-defined
landscape I needed that well-defined
landscape I needed that well-defined middle ground to begin to tell that
middle ground to begin to tell that
middle ground to begin to tell that story
story
story I used helicopters I used fixed planes
I used helicopters I used fixed planes
I used helicopters I used fixed planes drove 4,000 miles with a bucket lifting
drove 4,000 miles with a bucket lifting
drove 4,000 miles with a bucket lifting all across California which gave me
all across California which gave me
all across California which gave me about a 50 foot elevation through a
about a 50 foot elevation through a
about a 50 foot elevation through a combination of all those things I felt I
combination of all those things I felt I
combination of all those things I felt I was able to begin to show the kind of
was able to begin to show the kind of
was able to begin to show the kind of critical areas where things have gone
critical areas where things have gone
critical areas where things have gone wrong so this is the Owens Lake where
wrong so this is the Owens Lake where
wrong so this is the Owens Lake where the water was diverted for Los Angeles
the water was diverted for Los Angeles
the water was diverted for Los Angeles leaving the lake to dry up creating one
leaving the lake to dry up creating one
leaving the lake to dry up creating one of the most toxic lake beds and the sand
of the most toxic lake beds and the sand
of the most toxic lake beds and the sand storms in America selenium some arsenic
storms in America selenium some arsenic
storms in America selenium some arsenic all these thing as heavy metals
all these thing as heavy metals
all these thing as heavy metals pesticides are in that lake bed to be a
pesticides are in that lake bed to be a
pesticides are in that lake bed to be a photographer you actually have to also
photographer you actually have to also
photographer you actually have to also become a witness to the thing that
become a witness to the thing that
become a witness to the thing that you’re photographing and to bear witness
you’re photographing and to bear witness
you’re photographing and to bear witness allows one to say I think these things
allows one to say I think these things
allows one to say I think these things are happening in the world that I saw it
are happening in the world that I saw it
are happening in the world that I saw it with my own eyes so to speak
with my own eyes so to speak
with my own eyes so to speak that excites me to be part of this big
that excites me to be part of this big
that excites me to be part of this big conversation that’s going on right now
conversation that’s going on right now
conversation that’s going on right now our species in its relationship to this
our species in its relationship to this
our species in its relationship to this planet
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