Brendan Pattengale started out wanting to be a commercial fashion photographer, but the draw of nature was too powerful to resist. Brendan Pattengale's "Your Light and Love," Bolivia, 2016, 40 inches by 60 inches. (Brendan Pattengale / Fahey/Klein Gallery)Brendan Pattengale's "Now I See the Light," Chile, 2017, 40 inches by 60 inches. (Brendan Pattengale / Fahey/Klein Gallery)SIGN UP for the free Essential Arts & Culture newsletter »His abstract vistas and valleys are transformed by various photographic techniques. (Brendan Pattengale / Fahey/Klein Gallery)Follow The Times’ arts team @culturemonster.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 25, 2017 15:00 UTC