In July of 2022, I took a solo road trip up to North Dakota to photograph the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, AKA, THE NORTH DAKOTA PYRAMID. LOCATED IN NEKOMA, ND, IT APPEARS ON THE HORIZON LIKE SOME PRE-COLUMBIAN DEATH STAR, ABANDONED ON EARTH. A TRUE ODDITY AMONG THE CORNFIELDS, IT SITS SILENTLY, MOSTLY IGNORED BY THE LOCALS WHO HAVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO ITS CYCLOPEAN RADAR EYES KEEPING WATCH OVER THEM.
A RELIC FROM THE COLD WAR, IT WAS ONLY ACTIVE FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE A TREATY BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE SOVIETS RENDERED IT OBSOLETE.
NO LONGER WATCHING THE SKIES FOR INCOMING SOVIET NUKES, IT SAT FOR DECADES, CHANGING OWNERSHIP A FEW TIMES UNTIL MOST RECENTLY, A CRYPTO MINING OPERATION BOUGHT IT WITH PLANS TO TURN IT INTO A DATA STORAGE CENTER AND HARVEST THE HEAT CREATED BY THE TECHNOLOGY BELOW TO GROW FOOD IN GREENHOUSES.
NO LONGER WATCHING THE SKIES FOR INCOMING SOVIET NUKES, IT SAT FOR DECADES, CHANGING OWNERSHIP A FEW TIMES UNTIL MOST RECENTLY, A CRYPTO MINING OPERATION BOUGHT IT WITH PLANS TO TURN IT INTO A DATA STORAGE CENTER AND HARVEST THE HEAT CREATED BY THE TECHNOLOGY BELOW TO GROW FOOD IN GREENHOUSES.
GEAR: CANON 5D S, 16-35MM 2.8 L II, 24-70MM 2.8 L, 70-200MM 2.8 L IS II
