The Salton Sea

During a recent photographic assignment in Los Angeles, Alex took some time to travel to an area of Southern California known as The Salton Sea to undertake this personal body of work. It's an amazing place that has been largely abandoned and forgotten but started life very differently and as a result was once a very glamorous holiday resort frequented by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and the like. The Salton Sea was formed when the Colorado River burst its banks and water flowed directly into The Salton Valley below the result was unexpected and as the valley filled it became California's largest body of water. By the 1960's The Salton Sea was developing into a high end holiday destination but well into its development disaster struck. As the Sea was landlocked the water slowly began to die and with it the area's appeal stopped. The Marinas and Motels were quickly abandoned and became derelict as you can see in this body of work. It's an amazing place with an all too colourful, but brief, history. Click on the thumbnail below to view the entire project.

Salton Sea
Luciana Berger for The Guardian Magazine
Leclerc Environmental Campaign
L'enclume for The Observer Food Monthly
easyJet Print Campaign
Jekyll & Hyde
La Nuit Gay Canal+
Film Extra Project
Spotless/Canal Plus
Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey
Natwest
New Balance
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Barry's Tea
Amnesty International
Crowne Plaza
Three Mobile
Richard E Grant
Network Rail
Fred Perry X Nigel Cabourn
Fineside SS15
Hendrick's Gin
Sol Hotels
North Malé Atoll
Sexual Health Awareness
Nigel Cabourn AW14
RNLI
Loch Lomond
Visa Contactless Campaign
Hewlett Packard
Best Western Hotels
Royal London PLC
Nigel Cabourn Women
Auchentoshan Single Malt Whisky
Humira
Irish Heart Foundation
ADHD Campaign
Martini
Smoke Free Wales
Nigel Cabourn Woman
Nigel Cabourn Authentic
The Children's Panel
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Donna
Bield Housing Association
Royal Bank of Scotland
Lynsey Palmer
Nigel Cabourn Woman
Transport for London
Fineside Clothing
Nigel Cabourn
Nigel Cabourn Scott
EIGHTBYEIGHT
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Cetraben
Lifestyle Sports