Dawn and I took a photography tour of the southwest’s Four Corners area in 1998. One of the highlights was visiting and photographing the beautiful slot canyons of Antelope Canyon. Here’s an image taken in the upper canyon - the lower canyon was closed at the time by the Navajo Nation to allow the spirits of the eleven hikers who died in the canyon during a flash flood to find their way home.
Arguably, the best time to photograph the canyons is during summer, around noon, when the sun’s rays penetrate the canyon’s upper crevices and beam uninterrupted to the ground, highlighting the walls with soft, reflected light off the sandy floor. The effect is mesmerizing, making Antelope Canyon one of the most photogenic canyons in the world.