Andrew Phelps is an American photographer who has lived in Europe since the 90's. He travels back and forth between the Austrian Alps and the deserts of Arizona. In his collection photos, "Higley", he shows us how urban development is becoming an ever-increasing sprawl. Our farmland plays the price for our consumerism.
This is important set of photos because it doesn't just apply to Higley in Arizona. I can say that to a lesser degree the same thing is happening in my hometown. In Northern Virginia, new stores are created every year. Slowly, expanding into nearby farm land. As a society, we must ask how this may affect us. We are sacrificing our arable land for easier access to walmarts, target's, and shopping malls. How much growth is too much growth? Will we find out the answer to that question before it's too late?
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