Mark B. Levin is a photographer who captures the quiet beauty and the formidable struggle to survive in the harsh and unforgiving conditions of the American landscape. Thanks to the unique topography of California, Levin taught himself to shoot shadow and light among the waves of Malibu, the mountains of the Eastern Sierras, and the dunes of the Mojave Desert.

An avid outdoorsman, skier, and surfer, Levin is at his best when the elements are at their worst – a thunderstorm, a whiteout, a freezing winter night. It is in those moments that Levin’s photos reflect the vastness of the landscape before him, yet reveal the very texture, detail, and silence that comprises a truly American image.