Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a U.S. National Monument and UNESCO biosphere reserve located in extreme southern Arizona which shares a border with the Mexican state of Sonora.

The saguaro cactus (pronounced "sah-wah-roh"), is the icon of the American west. Images of these cacti are seen all through our lives as a symbol of the American Desert. Saguaros have a relatively long life span. They take up to 75 years to develop a side arm

The park is the only place in the United States where the Organ Pipe Cactus grows wild. The Park is a beautiful preservation of the American Southwest.

Cenci Goepel and Jens Warnecke travel around
the world, turning night into day.

With flashlights and torches, the photographers
set their Lightpaintings in unusual landscapes.
The photographs have been pubished in major
international magazines and books.


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