SunriseSunset WITTLIFF COLLECTIONS PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES This series originates from The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University, an exhibition gallery, research archive, and special collections library dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the creative legacy of Texas and the Southwest. S u n r i s e S un s e t BILL WITTLIFF Solargraphs from Plum Creek Foreword by KATE BREAKEY Essay by KEITH CARTER T E X A S A & M U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S • C O L L E G E S T A T I O N Copyright © 2019 by Bill Wittliff All rights reserved First edition This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48–1992 (Permanence of Paper). Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Manufactured in China through Four Colour Print Group Library of Congress Control Number:2019943724 ISBN 13: 978-1-62349-825-2 (cloth: alk. paper) 978-1-62349-826-9 (Ebook) For SALLY And in loving memory of my Mother LAURA SACHTLEBEN WALSER CONTENTS Foreword, by Kate Breakey xi “A Little Bit of Magic Realized,” by Keith Carter xiii The Solargraphs 1 Drink a Beer, Make Some Art 155 Acknowledgments 167 List of Plates 169