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This is a Devil's Claw seed pods, called Ihug in the O'odham language (Proboscidea parviflora). O'odham people domesticated wild devil's claw to create a plant with very long seed pods. The longer seed pods provide weavers with longer strips of black for their basket designs. You will also see devil's claw woven into the baskets of other Southwestern Native peoples, such as the Apache. O'odham gardeners grow domesticated devil's claw, selling the seed pods in round bundles called �Devil�s Claw Hats.�

I started shooting seriously in the 1960s as a freelance photographer in San Francisco. Then I stopped shooting seriously and started shooting for myself. We always hope other people like what we do but, either way, it seems we keep doing it ... doing what we do is not really a choice. For what it's worth, I was born in Upstate New York. I was schooled at Syracuse University and Shimer College but I don't think my schooling got in the way of my education. I've lived and worked in Chicago, San Francisco, Cleveland, Grand Rapids (MI), The Poconos, the Metropolitan NY areas and Tucson, Arizona. My father was a portrait artist and art teacher (you can find his bio listed on Wikipedia). I've been involved in all aspects of photography for...