Windows and Pillars is the only photograph featured in The Allure of Light taken with a digital camera. (A vast majority of Muench’s born digital photographs were taken outside the United States and thus did not fit the scope of this exhibit.) While it still embodies his classic techniques of “near/far” and a dramatic evening light, the more consistent focus on all planes of the photo is unusual and may be attributable to the greater depth of focus possible with a digital camera. Muench typically enjoys playing with scale and focus; this picture strays away from heightened contrast in favor of dramatic but realistic color.
Muench’s emphasis on capturing a time of day which passes in mere moments is particularly notable in his later photographs. With the digital camera’s precision and quicker cool down time, Muench likely had an easier time capturing his “timeless moments.”
Taken in Arches National Park, Utah.