Clay Powers

"Are We There Yet" answers that very age-old question.

Layers of rock at Dinosaur National Monument become the canvas for a vision of present and past life.

What is an "Auburn Sky?" It's hexadecimal #e49634.

It is unusual for a film to be dedicated to a single example of Larrea tridentata, yet that is exactly what "Creosote Bush" is. A study in shrub...

"Jornada" is a visual time line of one spot somewhere in the American southwest. Natural and human-made cycles of birth and death are played out...

Professor Phosphate discovers that he has no sample of an unusual mineral called "Zubbolite". He travels a considerable distance and endures the...

"The Quiet Road" centers on the idea that "Reality" is merely a description, which makes reality ultimately fluid.

A pleasant afternoon in West Texas turns into the scene of a crime against the State.

"Back to Life" looks at the idea of paleontology as a literal "bringing dead things back to life".

A very short film set in far northwest Nebraska, USA.

A crag in a snowy mountain pass is the gateway to a world where the game of chess becomes a metaphor for war and the human condition.

A walk in the Sonoran Desert results in an unexpected encounter.

If a shadowy multidimensional ghost crow flies overhead, it's probably best to hold on to something.

Professor Phosphate discovers that he has no sample of an unusual mineral called "Zubbolite". He travels a considerable distance and endures the...

It has been said that arroyos pose a greater risk of death in the desert than does dying of thirst, owing to their being prone to unexpected flash...

Taking off is half the battle.

From an injured finger's perspective, a table saw accident can seem like the end of the world.

Life is often self-explanatory.

A king deals with the consequences of his decisions on the battlefield.

"The Pawn is the soul of chess." - Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

"Guarded Moments" begins with an ordinary landscape, but quickly transcends the visible world as we get a glimpse of past, present, and future...

Queen explores the idea of an entity with nearly unlimited power, and the effect that has on both sides of a conflict.

Someone was considered a neighborhood threat.

A food fight.

Violence affects us most by its context.

There's gold in the air.