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From “Spectral” by Cody Cobb

Thursday has arrived.

The workweek is 4/5 done.

Instead of dutifully toiling at your cubicle/kitchen-table, why not rebel?

Take an hour off! And peruse the fruits of the Internet, which I have lovingly gathered in this Linkfest, just for you.

Let’s begin …

1) 👽 Using ultraviolet light to turn desert plants into extraterrestrials

I dig the photographer Cody Cobb’s new project Spectral, for which he went out into various US deserts at night — in Utah, Washington, New Mexico and California — and photographed them using ultraviolet light. (An example is above.)

The result is a set of photos where the plants look like alien life forms. As Colossal writes …

Lichens, fallen leaves, and the bacteria growing from lava tubes become radiant lifeforms and transform locations in Washington, Utah, California, and New Mexico into otherworldly landscapes.

Focused on organic matter like mineral deposits and plants, Cobb’s photos expose what he…