Anza Borrego Desert State Park Mar 2025

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park immerses visitors in sculpted badlands, where ancient earth textures and eroded formations become striking subjects. There are intricate patterns of desert washes, the resilient beauty of native flora, and the luminous glow of backlit cholla—both grand vistas and intimate details.

There are slot canyons, where soft, filtered light and narrow sandstone corridors provide a canvas for capturing abstract compositions and subtle plays of shadow. From sweeping panoramas to the delicate textures of desert life, the park’s diverse landscapes have something for every photographer.

Photographing Anza-Borrego is about more than documenting scenery; it’s an invitation to engage deeply with the landscape to interpret texture, form, and light in one of California’s most evocative desert environments.