"IN THE DESERT THERE IS ANYTHING AND NOTHING.  IT IS GOD WITHOUT MANKIND."  HONOR DE BALZAC

THE VIEW THROUGH THE GROUND GLASS, ALTHOUGH ALWAYS REVERSED, HAS OFFERED ME THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO COMPOSE, STUDY, AND WAIT, PERHAPS TO SEE WHAT OTHERS HAVE SEEN OR TO EXPLORE THE YET UNRECOGNIZED.  I HAVE BEEN PHOTOGRAPHING NATURE FOR A LONG TIME, STARTING WITH WOODEN 8 X 10 AND 5 X 7 CAMERAS, AND EVENTUALLY SETTLING ON SMALLER METAL 4 X 5 FIELD CAMERA.  THESE IMAGES WERE PHOTOGRAPHED OVER THE LAST 16 YEARS IN VARIOUS PLACES: THE TEMPLES OF EGYPT AND THE WESTERN AND EASTERN DESERTS.  IN LUXOR, EGYPT I WORK AS THE PHOTOGRAPHER WITH THE EPIGRAPHIC SURVEY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AT CHICAGO HOUSE.  EACH OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN DIGITALLY SCANNED FROM 4 X 5 INCH OR 6 X 9 MM NEGATIVES.  SOME IMAGES HAVE BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED WITH A DIGITAL CAMERA.

ALL THE BEST FROM UPPER EGYPT,

YARKO KOBYLECKY