Continental Divide

A photographer documents the ecological impacts of the border wall between the United States and Mexico

By Amy Gulick, Photography By Krista Schlyer

Updated July 1, 2016

Crouched in a photo blind near the border between the United States and Mexico, Krista Schlyer heard voices—beneath her.

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Originally Published July 2, 2013

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