Dirt meridian

In Dirt Meridian, acclaimed photographer Andrew Moore (born 1957) takes to the air to create an intimate vision of the High Plains. The title refers to the 100th meridian, the longitude that neatly bisects the United States and has long been considered the dividing line between the fertile green East and dry brown West. Much of the meridian traverses America's "flyover country," those remote and sparsely populated landscapes with a long history of repeated drought and failed dreams. Yet other parts of the meridian overlap bustling and contentious zones such as the heavily fracked Bakken formation in North Dakota. Limited to 25 copies, the collector's edition of Dirt Meridian includes a 15.9 x 13-inch color print of "Cash Meier Barn" (2012).