Salvation Mountain
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Leonard Knight. Man, artist, religious fanatic, builder and keeper of "Salvation Mountain", deep in the Southern California desert, near the town of Niland.
Day after day, for more than twenty-three years, Leonard Knight has been working on Salvation Mountain. Each day Leonard mixes wheelbarrows full of straw, water and the rich, clay-bearing soil from the mountain itself, to make the adobe, which he uses to sculpt his immense work. Leonard then uses paint donated by friends, businesses and visitors to adorn his beloved creation with color. Leonard takes little responsibility for the work. “It's as if God tells me what to do, and I do it…”
16 Responses
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On 29 November 2007 Ilya Petushkov gave props:
AWESOME portrait, you've really captured this man's essence :)
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On 30 November 2007 Struan Oglanby said:
this is insanely good! What a subject and composition!
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On 1 December 2007 Marie Wilson gave props:
Hell yeah!
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On 3 December 2007 Paul Lavallee gave props:
perfect for this theme!
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On 4 December 2007 Tony Day said:
superb!!!
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On 6 December 2007 Jason Seda gave props:
very nice, muy bueno
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On 22 December 2007 Ednaldo gave props:
Great picture, and very nice history.
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On 11 January 2008 adam said:
magnifico!
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On 11 January 2008 adam said:
magnifico!
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On 11 January 2008 adam said:
magnifico!
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On 22 April 2008 sabrina helas gave props:
awesome!
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On 28 May 2008 Laura Eberhard gave props:
amazing
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On 20 August 2008 Diana Lemieux said:
i love that man.
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On 20 August 2008 Anna Chipman gave props:
This is a very powerful image. You captured so much of the feeling of this man through your image and through your story. Thanks for including the details!
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On 20 August 2008 Laurie Search gave props:
So cool
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On 9 October 2008 christian demarco said:
pure faith. perfect.
please take a look at my submissions at:
http://jpgmag.com/photos/508613
http://jpgmag.com/photos/540601
regards
c.
Also by Jeff Bandy
