The Alignment

California State Water Project


The Alignment was a project begun too late. Local groups around San Lois Obispo, California were trying to prevent the extension of the State Water Project into their area. Lack of water was the only factor preventing rampant growth in this uncrowded corner of California. We were commissioned to photograph the route of the proposed pipeline, a thin line through a vast landscape. The pictures would accompany a series of essays about the probable impacts of artificially abundant water in this arid region. The pipeline was approved before these photographs we able to be put to use.


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