The Reservoir Ferdinando Scianna Having grown up in southern

Having grown up in southern New Jersey

while acknowledging a desire to gain a broader perspective

About Perry Ogden

to a former lake in western Africa now swallowed by the encroaching desert

embedding a dueling but complementary narrative to the book

The Reservoir Ferdinando Scianna Having grown up in southernFirst edition of The Reservoir by Mimi Plumb (2025) Hardcover, 11. 5x13 inches, 68 pages, 41 duotone plates About From 2021 to 2023, I photographed around two reservoirs in the Central Valley of California experiencing a twenty three year megadrought. The Reservoir weaves together images of the drying lakes and people seeking a leisurely day at the beach. They bring their dogs, babies and baby carriages, inner tubes, kayaks, rafts, umbrellas, coolers,