Title: Limestone Ledge Series: Still Ground Location: Chase County, Kansas Year: 2021 Medium: Archival Pigment Photograph Artist: Jamaica Jones
A limestone ledge rises from the foreground, its fractured surfaces shaped by pressure, weather, and time. The stone dominates the frame, its layered structure recording the slow compression that defines the Flint Hills landscape.
Beyond the rock, a still reservoir reflects sky and prairie ridge in near symmetry. Fence posts and scattered stones punctuate the water’s edge, quietly marking human presence within an otherwise geological scene.
Photographed in Chase County, Kansas, the image centers on the material that defines the Flint Hills. Limestone sits just beneath the thin prairie soil, shaping the land’s rolling topography and surfacing constantly in formations like this one.
Still Ground is rooted in land, continuity, and stewardship. The series observes prairie, stone, water, and built forms shaped by natural cycles and long-term care. Rather than dramatic moments, the work focuses on presence — what remains, what resurfaces, and how land records time.
Photography © Jamaica Jones