Death Valley, 1994; and Trouble, 1994

The mood of Los Angeles photographer Rocky Schenck's work lies somewhere between the romantic and dangerous, conveyed in deserted landscapes, backyard porches, forgotten highways and abandoned ponds. As he himself states, 'I consider my images to be illustrations of my conscious (and perhaps subconscious) dreams, emotions, and longings. Many of the images explore positive and negative realities which inhabit dreamlike settings.'