From the series The Valley We Call Death by Disco Meisch

Contender Disco Meisch writes:

I have become fascinated with exploring both the natural and supernatural elements of desert landscapes—including their unique flora and fauna, extreme climates and mystical associations. By their very nature, desert climates force extreme choices: basic questions of survival take priority and decisions become more clear-cut. The desert's natural wilderness elicits stagnation and adaptation, but also an intense clarity.

The landscape series Disco is speaking of, The Valley We Call Death, an ongoing project shot with a Polaroid Spectra 1200, recalls the work of numerous photographers who have found inspiration in the contemplative spaces of the West. However common images of the silent expanses of the West may seem, Disco approaches the subject uniquely, taking on the landscape tradition in a relatively lo-fi way. The series stands in opposition to the boisterousness of her commissioned portrait and fashion work which can be viewed on her website.