ceiling lights & chandeliers
michael light bingham mine garfield stack
located at 8000 feet 20 miles southwest of salt lake city in the oquirrh mountains the bingham canyon copper mine is the largest manmade excavation in the world . more than half a mile deep with a rim nearly three miles in width and a smelter stack only 35 feet shorter than the empire state building bingham has produced more copper than any mine in history . this volume presents san francisco based photographer michael lights series of breathtaking black and white aerial images of the bingham mine and garfield stack taken in the course of a single day . for the last several years light has become known for his aerial photos of the settled and unsettled areas of the american west which reveal a fascination with geology mapping and human impact on the land . these series have been published as limited edition critically acclaimed artists books ; this is lights first trade edition release .