California’s Joshua Tree National Park lies where the low-elevation Sonoran Desert meets the higher-elevation Mojave Desert—a transitional zone of ecosystems sometimes referred to as an “edge effect.”

Daniel Kukla, a Brookyn-based artist, spent last March at Joshua Tree as part of the National Park Service’s artist-in-residence program. He created this collection of stunning images titled The Edge Effect using a large square mirror mounted on an easel. Each image documents an aspect of the opposing ecological elements he found while hiking and driving through the area.

The resulting effect looks like paintings that are displayed in the middle of the desert landscape. Enjoy this sampling, and be sure to take a look at Daniel’s website to see the entire collection.