Weathered wooden mill structure beside rushing turquoise stream with deep snow covering rocks and evergreens.
Rolling sand dunes casting sharp shadows with mountain range rising in distance under blue sky.
Sandstone slot canyon with light beam streaming down onto orange and blue striated rock walls.
Small cabin on snowy hillside framed by golden aspen trees with jagged mountain peaks beyond.
Turquoise alpine lake surrounded by wildflower meadow below rocky mountain peak with remaining snowfields.
Narrow stream through fog-shrouded forest of dead standing trees with green undergrowth on ground.
Yellow wildflowers filling foreground meadow with dramatic rocky mountain peak rising behind under clouds.
Collapsed wooden fence in prairie at sunrise with Teton mountain range silhouetted against orange sky.
Three sandstone buttes of Monument Valley under golden light with winding dirt road through desert.
Black steam locomotive crossing mountain canyon on wooden trestle bridge surrounded by snow and evergreens.
Golden autumn aspen forest covering rolling hillsides with snow-capped mountain range under dramatic clouds.
Still alpine pond reflecting jagged mountain peak surrounded by green meadow and scattered evergreens.
Rushing waterfall cascading over dark rocks with purple wildflowers and triangular mountain peak beyond.
Mountain valley filled with golden morning mist and scattered evergreen trees with distant ranges visible.
Tall rock formation rising from hillside covered in golden aspens with snow-covered peaks behind.
Yellow and black steam train with passenger cars crossing high metal trestle over snowy canyon.

Matt Santomarco (@santomarco) abandoned digital photography in the mid-2010s to shoot Colorado and the Four Corners region exclusively on medium format film. His work moves between iconic Western landmarks and quieter backcountry scenes. Kodak stocks render the high-altitude light with warmth that amplifies the natural beauty before his lens. Seasonal shifts define this portfolio: aspens blazing gold across hillsides, wildflowers carpeting alpine basins, snow burying abandoned mining structures. The theatricality comes from the geography itself rather than any imposed aesthetic.

Shot on Mamiya 7 with Kodak Portra 400.