The border between the United States and Mexico has recently become one of the most dangerous places in the world. Despite that, it is a land of remarkable natural beauty and wide open spaces. Those who are not claimed by the drug violence on the Mexican side of the border too often meet their end attempting to flee into the relative peace and prosperity of the United States. There is a magnetism in the intersection of these two uncompromising cultures. This series of images was taken along the border between El Paso/Juarez and San Diego/Tijuana.