Photographer James Evans is exceptional in many ways. He sees with his heart. James fell in love with Big Bend in the late ‘80s and gave up his life as a photographer in Austin, moved to West Texas, and put down roots in Marathon.
James has been documenting Big Bend ever since, and his photographs are presented in his beautiful new book, Crazy from the Heat. What separates this book from others is James’s commitment to Big Bend. James takes us on his personal journey—sharing his vision of this other-worldly panorama.
James connected to everything…the dirt, the wind, the rocks, the people, the critters, the vast loneliness, the epic landscape. Turning each page is a delight–you don’t know whether you will see a hailstorm, a fried pie, a snake, a starry night or a gorgeous landscape. What you do see is James’s passion shining through each image in a way that is as original as James himself.