When I first moved to Los Angeles for film school, and began exploring nearby locations while working as a cinematographer, I immediately fell in love with the California desert. As a lifelong East-coaster, I had only seen these seemingly endless stretches of raw land in the movies.

Years later as a magazine photographer, I found myself shooting in the Mojave desert month after month, and so it was only a matter of time before SlickforceStudio opened its own artists’ playground—Ultimate Graveyard. The property stretches more than 300 acres, and features panoramic horizon views of breathtaking mountainscapes, picturesque Joshua trees, sprawling railroad tracks, and even the stunning Milky Way at night. By popular request, we also added several “apocalyptic” features, such as abandoned vintage vehicles, sun-worn furniture, and a gutted plane shell.

This year, Ultimate Graveyard celebrates its 10th anniversary. Visit the new UltimateGraveyard.com for frequently asked questions, a blog of recent shoots, and full galleries of the various features. It’s a dream shoot location that was built for artists, by artists, and it’s available for your next production.

Drone photography by NICK SAGLIMBENI, RAFFAEL DICKRUETER & SERGEY ASTAKHOV
Time-lapse astral photography by NICK SAGLIMBENI

Video footage courtesy of these amazing productions:
ROCKET JUMP / LOOT CRATE
THE DANCE – Cheers
FRENCHIE DAVIS – Love’s Got a Hold on Me
ADAM TYLER – Friction
QUEST PISTOLS – Different
JER MASTER
DUKE INDIA – California Summer

Train to nowhere	Gutted plane shell
Plane shell at night	Abandoned Packard car

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