Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Paria River Canyon

Towering over a remote canyon in southern Utah stands the imposing layered mountain, Gingham Skirts Butte. For a brief period of time in the late 1800s Mormon settlers attempted to eke out a living in this inhospitable but beautiful terrain, eventually abandoning their homestead to the harsh elements. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a HOYA 67mm INFRARED (R72) filter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Once in awhile we all deserve to venture into a change of pace from the regular lives that we lead. A magical road recently took me from the drab and uneventful into that alluring world of irresistible beauty. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Fuji 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Through the godforsaken land the people wandered Hope of a promised land propelled them onward They were tested by heat, hunger and thirst Trekking across a land that was cursed This cropped photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a HOYA 67mm INFRARED (R72) filter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A haunting mountain overlooks the lonely ruins of the ghost town of Pahreah, an old abandoned mormon settlement in the remote wilderness of southern Utah. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a HOYA 67mm INFRARED (R72) filter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.