As an added bonus, these timepieces, which really border on art pieces, tell individual stories, many inspired by India, the Middle East and Greece.

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But as his photos were taken in Marfa, Texas, a destination for the international art crowd along the Mexican border, he may be slyly reminding them of the people who can be invisible to hipsters visiting the minimalist art installations in town.

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