Elaine Ling: Baobab, Tree of Generations #29

2010, chromogenic print

Photo-eye Bookstore and Project Space, 376-A Garcia St., 505-988-5152 The squat, bulbous baobab tree is the subject of Elaine Ling’s photographs. Ling traveled to Mali, South Africa, and Madagascar, where she captured the ancient trees in black-and-white images and the communities that depend on them for food and shelter. Baobab: Tree of Generations ,an exhibition of her large-scale photos, is on view through Nov. 7.