Arizona Summer Kids T-Shirt

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"Arizona Summer" depicts the distant Tucson Mountains at sunset being overtaken by a powerful monsoon downpour and flash of lighting, with the light from the setting sun shooting crepuscular rays into the cloudy sky. Seen from Saguaro National Park just east of the city of Tucson, the silhouette of a saguaro cactus and ocotillo plants stand against the pastel skies that are common during the Arizona summer. Shades of dramatic red, blue, pink, magenta, gold and orange streak across the atmosphere, juxtaposing the darkness of the storm clouds with the light of the horizon.

Summers in Arizona are most notable for their unparalleled heat, days on end of hazy, dusty skies and relentless sun. But traditionally, the month of July brings a bit of reprieve from the heat with incredibly violent thunderstorms sweeping across the desert floor, unleashing torrential rain, crashes of thunder and continuous lighting. These abrupt storms, mixed with the dust in the high atmosphere, create su...

Tucson based photographer and artist Chance Kafka is a native of Laramie, Wyoming, and grew up in the small community of Wheatland, before returning to Laramie for college. He took an interest into photography at a young age, photographing clouds, sunsets, and landscapes. At age 17, he won 1st Place in the Platte County Fair photography competition in 3 out of 5 categories as the only entrant to win more than one category. Following this local success, he worked as a feature writer and photographer for the Platte County Record Times while still in high school. His articles and feature photos garnered him acclaim across the region which inspired him to pursue journalism as a degree in college. Chance served as a teaching assistant for a...