For the past several decades, Dr. Chip Thomas, aka Jetsonorama, has practiced medicine in the Painted Desert region while also advocating—through incisive documentary photographs—for social justice and greater understanding on behalf of Navajo Nation residents.

Photography often serves both creative and therapeutic needs, a duality that informs and enriches the enigmatic yet emotionally charged images of this Florida-based artist. In an illuminating conversation, Sexton Larson discusses the themes and ideas that inform her work, and how they are balanced visually between darkness and light.