It probably seems impossible to have a quiet moment alone with your thoughts, contemplating life and the universe, while throngs of tourists and photographers surround you, jostling shoulder to shoulder, trying get the best sunrise view...

But there I was, stuck like glue to my tripod, keeping it still while the morning breezes whipped around us. The breezes carried vast amounts of dust down into the canyons below, and I was struck with the sense that the landscape itself was breathing us all in. Were our spirits just the next of many that would be inhaled, joining those from centuries past in the depths below? The thought amused me, and for a while I managed to ignore the crowds and the murmurs and the exclamations of elation; for a while, it was just my mind and that respiring maw.

I did my solemn duty as a photographer and captured as many moments as I could, but to this day I can't shake the feeling that I left a little bit of myself behind in those golden hours, just after daybreak.

Artist: Steve Walasavage
Series: Good Company
Collection: Steve Walasavage Companion Works
Edition: 1/1 NFT
Token ID: 4

"Steve Walasavage Companion Works" is a collection of sidekick images intended to match up with counterpart one-of-one pieces elsewhere. Each shot depicts an alternate view of one of my works on other marketplace contracts, usually taken during the same photo session.

All images in this collection are ERC-721 tokens minted on the Steve Walasavage Companion Works custom smart contract.

Extended Editorial License: Can be used to display privately, or in commercial and non-commercial settings, or in groups with an unlimited number of participants. The License includes unlimited use and display in virtual or physical galleries, documentaries, and essays by the NFT holder. Provides no rights to create commercial merchandise, commercial distribution, or derivative works.