Lake Powell at Sunset – Desert Lake Dyed Red
Lake Powell, stretching along the border between Utah and Arizona in the United States, is an artificial lake created by damming the Colorado River. The landscape woven from reddish-brown sandstone and the blue lake surface reveals various expressions as the light changes with time. This series captures the moment when the soft light of dusk envelops the lakeshore, and the rock walls and sky become one, dyed in the same hue.
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Lake Powell at dusk—enveloped in silence
Just before the sun dips below the horizon, the rock face of Lake Powell changes color moment by moment. In the dry land, the shifting light and shadows reflected on the lake’s surface create a beauty unique to this time of day.
Burning Sky and Red Rocks ― Sunset at Lake Powell
Just before sunset, as the sky shifts from orange to purple, the massive rock walls carved by the Colorado River seem to glow with a fiery light. It’s a moment that makes you feel the scale of nature and the passage of time.
Lake Powell at Twilight
Even after the sun has completely set, a faint afterglow lingers on the lake. At this time of day, when the boundary between sky and water becomes indistinct, Lake Powell reveals its fantastical beauty in the stillness.
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2025.10.29
