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TUMACACORI by PRISCILLA BURGERS

This image is of the church at Mission San Jose Tumacacori in southern Arizona. Most images of the church are framed by arches. I chose to lie down on the dirt floor of the mortuary and shoot straight up at the skylight opening. I used the mortuary ceiling and its skylight opening to frame my church image. Tumacacari National Historical Park is located in the upper Santa Cruz River Valley of southern Arizona. The park protects the ruins of three Spanish mission communities, two of which are National Historic Landmark sites. The Spanish Colonial architecture Franciscan church at San Jose Tumacacari dates to the late 18th century. The earlier Jesuit missions that were established at Tumacacari and Guevavi in 1691 are the two oldest missions in southern Arizona.


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I was born and raised in the Metropolitan New York City area of New Jersey but have lived in Arizona for forty years. After retiring from high school counseling and teaching, I discovered the joy of photography and digital art. Although I strive to get the shot right in the camera, I enjoy the artistic and creative aspects of working with image editing programs. Capturing the beauty of God's creation with landscape photography was my first passion. I thank God for his creations and that I am fortunate enough to see and capture a part of them with my camera. I have also come to enjoy many other facets of photography, such as wildlife, American Western, farm, church, and ghost town photography. I take great pleasure in traveling and...