The Salton Sea, largest lake in California, is dying. It is vast. So vast, in fact, that one can't see the opposite shore due to the curvature of the Earth. Formed as the result of an attempt to tie into the Colorado River in 1905, the River flowed into the Salton Sink for two years before finally contained. The first time I saw this place I was struck by the contrast of beauty and danger. Danger on an environmental and human level. The Sea has little fresh water entering, and no outlet. As it dries it releases large amounts of contaminated dust into the air and neighboring communities. A sadness permeates this place, yet there is still life struggling to remain. I also saw the realities of the pollution of the few water sources entering the lake, as well as the numerous "pilot projects" attempting to find which plowing methods on the playa seemed to trap the most dust. The Salton Sea had been receiving additional inflows from Federal mandates while the State was to have begun dust remediation efforts. These water transfers ended in 2018 with no real progress toward preserving wildlife and controlling the dust. I felt that this was an important moment for the Sea - from that point forward it will degrade rapidly. The goal was to capture a last portrait, and provide a baseline to document further changes to the "accidental" lake, and its effect on the environment and residents.