25th Annual Photo Awards: People
1 ST PLACE Rodeo Wrangler, Jim Shepka “ I captured this Americana-themed image as the wranglers entered the arena at the annual Fourth of July ‘Freedom Rodeo,’ held at the Tamaya Horse Rescue facility…
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Category: Culture
25th Annual Photo Awards: Nightscapes
1 ST PLACE Millions of Miles Apart, Cosetta Lewis “ Dragon Ridge, Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, and the Milky Way aligned to paint Deming’s dark skies with magic—a once-in-a-lifetime show. Each night while…
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25th Annual Photo Awards: Mobile
1 ST PLACE White Castle, Samuel Escue “ At the trailhead [to Frances Canyon Pueblito], I saw a lone deer leaving the first tracks of the day. Following its path led me to the ruin. Silent…
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What We’re Reading: The Llano County Mermaid Club
KATHLEEN M. RODGERS’S new novel beautifully captures the feeling of growing up landlocked and dreaming of the sea. Set in the fictional eastern New Mexico town of Sandhill, The Llano County Mermaid…
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Speaking History Forward
B ORN INTO A FAMILY of Mississippi sharecroppers, Sarah Addison learned the art of storytelling while rocking on her grandmother’s knees, listening to her elder weave tales of wit and wisdom…
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25th Annual Photo Awards: Wildlife
1 ST PLACE Rush of the Rut, Grayson Kemp “ I had followed this herd deep into the meadow of the Valles Caldera National Preserve before dawn, moving low through the brush to keep my presence quiet…
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Indigenous Visions of the Cosmos
IN DINÉ ARTIST MELISSA BENALY’S pictorial weaving, two figures in white space suits plant an unwavering red, white, and blue flag onto the vast lunar surface while Earth floats like a misty blue orb…
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25th Annual Photo Awards: Landscapes
1 ST PLACE Into the Light, Timothy Baca “This photo captures a high-energy burst across the eastern New Mexico plains, where a group of horses charge forward, manes whipping and hooves stirring dust…
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Hard Truths in Quilts
SUSAN HUDSON, AN ARTIST AND lifelong quilter, wants you to know she is an activist. Quilting and fighting for social justice might not seem to readily go together, but in Quilted Survivance, a current…
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25th Annual Photo Awards: New Mexico Experience
1 ST PLACE La Virgen, Angel Lopez “I contacted the Albuquerque Isotopes to attend one of their biggest annual evenings to build my portfolio, and they happily accommodated my request. I arrived early…
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