Gerd Ludwigのインスタグラム(gerdludwig) - 3月21日 23時53分

Over the last 15 years I have made numerous trips to the Salton Sea, photographing for @ナショナルジオグラフィック, German Geo, for personal projects and I have taught private workshops there.

A victim of geography and hard-ball politics, the Salton Sea is California’s largest, most troubled lake. It lies 227 feet below sea level with no outlets and very thirsty neighbors, including a billion dollar farm economy in the bone-dry Imperial Valley, 124 golf courses in the adjacent Coachella Valley, and salt laden wetlands hosting a menagerie of wildlife in growing crisis.

With two feeder rivers and no outlet, the water level depends on evaporation, which in return increases the Salton Sea’s salinity. Now a concern is looming.

Already 25% saltier than the Pacific Ocean, the salinity in the Salton Sea is expected to further increase, potentially killing all of its life and turning it into a biologically dead sea.
The photograph above was taken during my 2016 workshop on the Salton Sea. A quietly decaying ship rests on the shores of Bombay Beach. I’m planning to drive to the Salton Sea tomorrow in order to check on the latest developments.

@thephotosociety @ナショナルジオグラフィック @natgeocreative #SaltonSea #California #environment #boat #bombaybeach

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