Magnum Poster: White Sands National Park. New Mexico, USA, 1990

Thomas Hoepker began his photographic career in the 1960s and made his reputation through impactful reportage and stylish color features, working on stories as varied as the culture of the Mayan people, the rise of Muhammad Ali and the politics and everyday life in East Berlin before the wall fell. He has also spent much time in America, traversing its vast landscape and documenting its perennially alluring vistas. In 1990 Hoepker was in New Mexico and captured its vast beauty.