Backyard, Yorba Linda, California

Joe Deal is an American photographer known for large-format color photographs of the American landscape, particularly the built environment and suburban development of the postwar West. Working primarily in chromogenic color film, Deal documented the transformation of communities across California, Nevada, and Arizona, capturing the visual consequences of sprawl and modernization with meticulous attention to light and composition. His practice engaged directly with the material conditions of contemporary American geography rather than romantic or nostalgic representation.

Topeka, KS, USA