260). Gohlke's subject is almost always how the natural, or in this case, the urban landscape is changed by human or natural intervention, even if his subjects are not overtly dramatic -- rather he encourages the viewer to see the drama inherent in landscapes, making subtle changes manifest even though he focuses on images that lack explicit "dramatic features and obvious human references" that "are easily overlooked" and would be taken for granted without being captured by his lens (Minichiello 1992, p
Former subjects tackled by Gohlke include the beauty and remoteness of his native Midwest, and the contrast between serenity and turmoil after a natural disaster, such as in his photographs of the aftermath of the eruptions of Mt. St. Helena and tornados (Watkinson 1984, p