About – Moving Shadow Catcher

Ty Saunders Fine Art Photography

THE ANCIENT WORLD REVEALING POWERFUL HIDDEN LEGENDS

CAPTURED ON FILM

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The Moving Shadow Catcher, Territories Uncharted is a journey through the peaks and valleys unseen layers of landscape. A photographic exploration of how sun, shadow, and time intertwine to reveal the silent legends as it moves across the surface of the Earth. Through the lens we seek not only to capture what the eye can see, but what the land remembers: the whispers of ancient spirits, the pulse of forgotten paths as nature changes its surface. Each image is a conversation between the visible and the invisible. Moving Shadow Catcher invites you to feel the pulse of these stories as the ancient guardians and legends awaken from the shadows captured on film. by Ty Saunders, master photographer known as the Moving Shadow Catcher.

BIO – Master Photographer Ty Saunders, known as the Moving Shadow Catcher, who explores for hidden legends of Native America and South America, WALKING WITH THE ANCIENTS. Revealing several of the world’s largest iconic hidden legends and Native monuments captured on film. Guided not by maps, but by spiritual intuition and sacred traditions. Territories Uncharted most of his photography is not held by geography but in spirit, capturing numerous of lost legends, hidden mysteries, esoteric markings are conversations between the VISIBLE and the INVISIBLE in his work. What the lens sees shedding light on the unseen revealed by the ancient inhabitants. His Photography is more than just an image: they are a vessel from the past, a unique spiritual story.

WALKING WITH THE ANCIENTS

Ty’s photography started to carry a deeper message after finding several of these hidden legends in these powerful landscapes. He started to create a unique line of photography, WALKING WITH THE ANCIENTS. Uncovering native mysteries of the past. Knowing his images of these hidden legends, esoteric markings would be sought after by collectors worldwide, kept his photos off the grid for years. Exploring promptings that pushed him to remote Territories Uncharted, receiving promptings from the ancient inhabitants, seeing the INVISIBLE become VISIBLE only having minutes to capture them on film. What was being found was powerful and would change Native history in North and South America. Photographing these legends in their native landscapes for the world to see in these collections and Limited Editions. WALKING WITH THE ANCIENTS.

WALKING WITH THE ANCIENTS

Photography serves as a portal, revealing the cryptic language of a hidden world, Lost legends, spiritual symbols, and esoteric markings left by ancient inhabitants, each image is more than a picture; it is a vessel for a unique spiritual story, a fragment of a deeper cosmic truth waiting to be deciphered.

For 33 years, the profound truths and monumental discoveries within his work have been held in strict secrecy. Ty Saunders is preparing to reveal what has long been concealed, sharing several of the world’s largest hidden monuments and their accompanying mysteries, legends captured forever through the lens of the Moving Shadow Catcher only found here.

I was inspired to use the Native Eagle Feather symbol as my trademark in all my work. In Native American cultures, an eagle feather is a powerful symbol of honor, strength, courage, wisdom, and a close connection to the Creator, representing the highest respect and often given for great achievement or bravery,

Ty’s history as a image specialist, in high school 1983 he started off working for the top surf companies in the world and went from there,

My kid still keeps me in the game, playing Hide and Go Seek which still keeps me in tune for searching for these hidden legends.

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ICONIC LANDMARK – GHOST CHIEF

Navajo Slot Canyons 2026. More iconic images not just spiritual promptings this time but real Visitations from a Navajo Ghost Spirit Chief appearing.

wearing a feathered headdress revealing his power.

Surrounded by other spiritual elements.

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Territories Uncharted searching for hidden Native legends, off the grid for days searching with no trails, just a sundial and spiritual promptings to follow here in this maze of canyons and endless desert. Miles before I even entered this native’s territory, I was receiving echos from this chief. He was destined to get his photo captured and making sure of it, even revealing himself from afar, entering his territory with promptings like lighting. I started taking his photos seeing he was tall as the sky and covered with patches of red war paint still existing revealing his strength from past battles. The sun and timing were perfect. As if he had control of my lens and over the elements to capture how he wanted to be revealed as a powerful picture as a Chief. Hearing in the wind WE ARE STILL HERE echoing through these canyons awakening up his tribe which kept themselves hidden in these territories.

Other tribal members will be released in new discoveries 2024, 2025, 2026

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THE ANCIENT WORLD REVEALING POWERFUL HIDDEN LEGENDS CAPTURED ON FILM

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This Smoke Signal CLOUD CHIEF is over looking worlds largest native monument

Territories Uncharted, I have been out searching for hidden legends finding only petroglyphs and cave dwellings. I started to explore in a place “Native Americans once owned.” Hiking along the spirit prompted me to stop in my tracks and look around. In doing so, this ancient Native Chief reveals himself. Feeling his thundering spirit hit me with overwhelming power, connecting as it hit me again he wanted to let it be known to all. WE ARE STILL HERE “Hidden Legends” as a voice of thunder trying to hold my ground as it echoes past me. After several photos of him, later asked him who he was, telling me to watch the skies above him. This chief followed old school traditions by sending smoke signals back, revealing to me in the sky above him a NATIVE CHIEF of this land of NO BOUNDARIES.

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WARBONNET GHOST CHIEF, Limited Edition 30×45″ Call for Pricing

Territories Uncharted searching for hidden legends, Navajo slot canyons. The ancient spiritual whispers move much faster in these canyons as it echoes through these canyons like wind and rushing water searching for its mysteries along these red Navajo sandstone canyon walls. Deep in these narrows feeling prompted to focus on this lit sky hole appearing, taking several shots as the wind was flowing through here, I was prompted to move in an area that was blocking the light. After several whispers, I finally did so, taking several shots not knowing what I got, I took a minute to check out the pics, then I saw it, Chief. Navajo Spirit Ghost Chief with his long feathered warbonnet running down his back along the glowing wall revealing his power. I could not believe it. I thank him for his promptings. Named Warbonnet Ghost Chief.

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Territories Uncharted searching for hidden legends, the ancient world still talks. I spent days walking through uncharted beautiful deserts with striking canyon landscapes that touch the sky trying to catch the mysteries of what hangs along the canyon’s walls reflecting their spiritual stories of the ancient tribes that once walked here. This discovery was an unforgettable experience. After listening to the promptings of native spirits, I walked past it several times without seeing what was in plain sight. This native chief was a master of the art of camouflage using his unique ability to hide in plain sight due to his adaptability, knowledge of the land, and keen ability to blend in and survive for so long. In this unforgiving desert as the sun rays flooded along this canyon wall I could feel the power of his spirit revealing himself as a truly hidden masterpiece his tribal colors and weather torn feathers blended in to the art of the sacred landscape. This native appeared to be honoring mother earth and what was being said we’ll never know. Thanking him for all these amazing shots. I chose this one for my galleries named – HONORING MOTHER EARTH.

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Territories Uncharted searching for hidden legends, exploring a few of the deserts in the southwest, being off the grid, then feeling a powerful urge to head to Navajo lands, days drive so I did. Feeling it will reveal other new discoveries and hidden mysteries. These spiritual promptings move much faster here through these canyons the same way they are shaped swiftly like wind and rushing waters. Seeing for myself how the ancient spirits here used the elements in these Navajo lands using the wind and water to shape their existence, parts of their history and legends in them leaving many mysteries behind. I was lucky enough to meet one of them as she glowed along these canyon walls as she revealed herself as one of the ancient indigenous spirits. She moved me quickly into a position to take her photos. Knowing how fast the shifting light moves here The timing was perfect; catching this beautiful masterpiece of hers in the elements in all her BEAUTY. Letting me know the love she has for this place and her people.

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Territories Uncharted searching for hidden legends, driving for days through deserts, finally being prompted, I started my hiking. No trails to follow, but promptings. I came across this ancient canyon with caves and ruins, finding myself surrounded by natives along the rims of these canyons without any warning. They let me walk right into their territory without any shooting arrows towards me, hidden as they reveal themselves, like a heartbeat of thunder as the warriors, they were weathered with battle scars, faded warpaint using their unique ability to hide themselves in the elements, rapping along the canyon walls while still standing gardening of their sacred territory. Hand out with them for a while; they gave me the best place to stand to get all three of them together. Looking like thunder they reward me with this unbelievably powerful photo. Named – CANYON CLIFF WARRIORS.

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Territories Uncharted searching for hidden legends, being prompted to search an area of the Rocky Mountains, a mountain range that I have been to several times throughout the years but only found petroglyphs nearby. As I spent most of the day hiking around this mountain, wanting to move on, the spirit was telling me differently. As the evening approached, the spirit prompted me to cross over the valley and watch the mountain. As the sun was setting, hitting this mountain, waking it up, its spirit hit me like lightning transforming into a native warrior in its shadows revealing his war cry, its buckskin bone armor breastplate and his eyes looking right at me with weathered face and head feather. I could not believe it. “I took a million shots,” knowing he would disappear in minutes without a trace as if he was never here in this sacred spot. This was one of the few shots I took before he disappeared off into the sunset. Having been here several times in the past, learning how skillful and powerful he was in hiding in the landscape.

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Territories Uncharted searching for hidden legends, exploring and searching remote areas for days keeping my eyes out for snakes and arrows with no trails to follow the small promptings leaving behind trail markers, crossing several canyons and valleys. Then I saw this tall narrow rock formation. I could hear its spirit echo to take his picture, telling him you are too far away. There was no good shot at the time so I kept walking using the sundial as I circled around this canyon finding broken arrow heads. That night I knew I had to follow the prompting I felt so the next day I headed down this valley following the river walking with the ancient ones. I could finally see the same tall narrow rock formation from a distance that called to me yesterday listening to its echoes as I kept hiking, losing sight of it for a while, I headed his way as I hiked up around this rock formation. A powerful chief wearing a war bonnet appeared with faded tribal colors facing the west into the sun with a painted blue sky revealing all his details. I could feel his presence. I sat with him for a while overlooking his territory as he pointed out others, seeing he was not alone. As I studied the landscape to find the best shot to reveal this chief’s power in the landscape around him, I thanked this chief for his photo. I spent the day there visiting other ancient stone natives and their wildlife among them.

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Territories Uncharted searching for hidden legends, exploring the southwest passing through Navajo territories, being prompted to walk the slot canyons this time of year, feeling it will reveal a few of its hidden mysteries. knowing that the spirits’ promptings move much faster here like swift moving echoes through these canyons in the same way they are shaped swiftly like wind and rushing water. Deep in these sacred Navajo lands reveals one of its desert ocean pearls, moving gracefully and quickly right by me hearing its echo appearing above me this powerful glowing seahorse moving swiftly through this canyon capturing it on film before disappearing back into the flowing sandy seas.

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Territories Uncharted searching for hidden legends, the ancient world still talks. Spent several days around the Great Lakes of North America known for its native history. Walking along the shorelines I found myself walking right into uncharted tribal territory. Receiving several promptings then received many other different promptings as I looked around. I started to see a glimpse of several natives appearing, Feeling the power of this sacred place looking around and seeing they were aged and weathered withstanding time along these shorelines, I focused on the first promptings I received, taking several shots, learning he was one of the chiefs here. Wanting to hurry before they disappear, moving to the other native who was slowly appearing, ready to take the shot. This native prompted me to hold and wait, as the natural light slowly highlighted the details of this ancient, incredible masterpiece of art, stone and sun. Feeling his power as I saw the feathers appear in full detail taking the shots before this chief disappeared. They said there was a whole tribe of us here wanting their photos taken. Looking around some did not make it through the harsh high tides here. I chose this one for my galleries named Chief High Tide.

Will reveal the rest of the tribe in new releases 2025, 2026, 2027.