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Summer heat beats down on the coal briquette processing plant at the old Brazeau Collieries mining operation. Looking at the layers of tar, rust and coal dust on the corrugated tin walls and steel structures, it�s hard to imagine how it might have been to work in the plant when it was running at full tilt. The pattern of light playing over the wall brings to mind waves lapping against a shore countless years ago, now a distant memory captured in layers of sandstone visible in locations not far from here.

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All images uploaded to Fine Art America by Royce Howland are copyright © Royce Howland. All rights reserved. I am a photographer based in Calgary, Alberta. This places me amidst some of the most amazing terrain in the world, from the Canadian Rockies and prairies, to the northern Boreal forest and southern badlands. While I love to photograph around my own stomping grounds, I also enjoy traveling and have a particular attraction to the American Southwest and the UK. While my workflow is based on digital techniques, my goal is to produce an image that honors the photorealism of historical film photography, balanced with my own creative interpretation of the world. I call my work "Vivid Aspect Photography", and it is my goal to create...