American Southwest Photography Prints

Desert & Canyon Southwest Landscape Photography Prints

The deserts and canyons of the American Southwest are filled with incredibly beautiful and dynamic scenes which impart feelings of solitude and regeneration. This collection of Fine Art Nature & Landscape photography by Matt Payne showcases unique images of deserts and the American Southwest which will transport the viewer to distant and dreamy locations, including the Grand Canyon, Arizona, Moab, Utah, Monument Valley, Canyonlands, the Goosenecks, Dead Horse State Park, and many other secret locations.

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The first light of sunrise on Monument Valley as seen from Hunts Mesa in the American desert Southwest.
First Light at Monument Valley (2017)
North Window Arch and the La Sal Mountains at sunset - Arches National Park.
The Arches National Park Experience (2023)
Green Cottonwood leaves contrast with orange sandstone.
Colorful Cottonwoods (2022)
A photo of a figure lost on the sand dunes of White Sands National Park at sunset
Lost Jedi (2022)
The San Rafael Swell of Utah at sunrise showcasing geology - a huge anticline which used to be an ancient ocean.
The San Rafael Swell (2021)
The Colorado River at sunset in Grand Canyon National Park.
Meandering Through the Grand Canyon (2020)
A curve in the San Juan River near Bluff, Utah featuring a double rainbow and the Mule Ear, which is a diatreme.
Diatreme Double Rainbow (2022)
An aerial view of a spectacular desert monocline in Utah at sunrise.
Desert Racetrack (2022)
Canyonlands National Park at sunrise.
Canyonlands Sunrise (2022)
An aerial view of the Navajo Rug near Mexican Hat, Utah featuring a rainbow and the San Juan River.
Navajo Rug Rainbow (2022)
Early light illuminates a variety of layers in the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon Sunrise Panorama (2020)
A panorama of The Milky Way and stars over the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico.
Desert Nocturna (2016)
Pink sunset clouds and a rock formation in the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico.
Illuminati (2018)
A lone hoodoo rises above the desert floor in the American Southwest showcasing interesting geology at sunset.
Rising from the Ashes (2020)
A yucca plant and the Colorado River with amazing sunset light in the Grand Canyon of Arizona.
Ancient Tidings (2017)
Sandstone rock features glow at sunset with stunning clouds in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument of Arizona / American Southwest.
Convergence (2019)
Double rainbow over the Colorado River at sunset near the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Full Rainbow (2020)
An incredible monocline found in the desert of Utah at sunset.
Monocline at Sunset (2021)
Rock formations and a small pool of water at sunset in the American Southwest - from Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
Dragon's Gaze (2019)
Sandstone ephemeral pools as seen at sunset from a high butte near Moab, Utah after a monsoon.
Sandstone Pools & Utah Buttes (2021)
Star Trails over hoodoos in the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico that look like E.T. phone home.
E.T. Phone Home (2017)
Navajo Monument Valley at sunrise from Hunts Mesa, Arizona.
Dawn at Monument Valley (2017)
Rainbow over the Colorado River near the Grand Canyon in Arizona after a monsoon storm.
River Rainbow (2020)
An artistic rendition of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from Toroweap at night.
Falling Stars at Toroweap (2019)
A rainbow over the Colorado River and Sandstone canyons near Page, Arizona.
Curvaceous Radiance (2020)
A fascinating monocline found in the desert of Utah at sunset.
Monocline at Sunset - Vertical (2021)
A sunset view into the Goosenecks and across to Monument Valley from Cedar Mesa, Utah.
Cedar Mesa Sunset (2019)
A lunar eclipse known as the Blood Moon sets over Shiprock, New Mexico on the Navajo Reservation.
Blood Moon over Shiprock (2018)
Sunset light illuminates the Green River near Canyonlands in Utah.
Red Canyonlands Sunset (2021)
Panoramic view of Mesa Arch at sunrise in Canyonlands National Park in winter.
Mesa Arch Panorama at Sunrise (2020)
A panoramic view at sunrise with dramatic clouds and lit up badlands near Hanksville, Utah.
Utah's Finest Sunrise (2019)
Erosion reveals layers that look like ribbons extending out into the desert canyon in the American Southwest.
Desert Amphitheatre (2020)
A lone hoodoo rises above the desert floor in the American Southwest showcasing interesting geology.
Deserection (2020)
Hoodoo rock formation at sunset in the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico.
The Throne (2018)
The Rooster and the Setting Hen rock formations in the Valley of the Gods in Utah at sunrise.
The Rooster and The Setting Hen (2021)
A long black tree in Canyonlands National Park at sunrise.
Black Tree Sunrise (2020)
Sunrise from Hunts Mesa in Monument Valley, Arizona.
Sunrise at Monument Valley (2017)
The La Sal Mountains and sandstone pillars near Moab, Utah.
Mount Peale & Sandstone Pillars (2020)
A grand scenic view from Cedar Mesa, including Monument Valley above the Goosenecks and the San Juan River in Utah.
Gooseneck Sunset (2019)
Black and white view of rock dunes in the desert southwest of Utah.
Utah Dunes (2019)
The Colorado River at sunset in Grand Canyon National Park.
Grand Canyon Pinnacle Sunset (2020)
Valley of the Gods in Utah at sunset featuring the American Southwest - spires, sandstone, and amazing light.
The Valley at Sunset (2021)
Mesa Arch at sunrise in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Mesa Arch Glow (2020)
Sunrise from Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah.
Dead Horse Point State Park at Sunrise (2020)
The Colorado River and Chaur Butte in Grand Canyon National Park at sunrise.
Lazy River Sunrise at the Grand Canyon (2020)
A black and white long exposure view of the rock formation known as The King of Wings in the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico on a windy cloudy day.
Rock Wing in Flight (2018)
A withered old tree stands guard above the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River at sunrise.
Dawn Awakening at the Grand Canyon (2020)
Two hoodoos pose as a slingshot facing a geologic freak show in the American Desert Southwest at sunset.
Nature's Slingshot (2020)
Panorama at sunrise from Green River Overlook in Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Green River Sunrise (2020)
A glowing arch in Arches National Park at sunset as seen in panorama format near Moab, Utah.
The Glowing Eye Arch (2021)
The Colorado River at sunrise in Grand Canyon National Park.
Alpenglow Grand Canyon Panorama (2020)
A grand scenic view of Grand Canyon National Park.
Grand Canyon Scenic Sunset (2020)
Panoramic of The Green River Overlook in Canyonlands National Park.
Panoramic Desert View (2020)
A Geologic landscape found in Utah at sunset.
Jurrasic Park (2021)
The night sky deep within Grand Canyon National Park, from the shore of the Colorado River.
Nocturna (2017)

Photo Wall Prints of the American Southwest

The American Southwest is one of the most magical locations in North America and has captivated the attention of many famous photographers preceding me, including Ansel Adams, Eliot Porter, and Dorothea Lange, and for good reason - every time I visit the incredible landscapes of Utah and Arizona I am absolutely mesmerized by the scale, beauty, and raw power that can be witnessed there. The feelings I get when photographing in the desert southwest are indescribable but the fine art prints that I am able to produce from my visits there encapsulate the experience perfectly! When I visit the American Southwest, I often find myself feeling ancient spirts that connect us with nature in these amazing locations which feature sandstone, canyons, and vast desert expanses that can only be approximated through photos. I hope you enjoy this gallery as much I did in creating the artwork that resides within it.