1ST PLACE Seeking Shelter, Tim Baca (above) “I’ve passed this old cabin many times without knowing it was there. It sits behind a hill, and you can only see it while traveling west. Luckily, I…
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IN TERRI ROLLAND'S PAINTINGS, familiar features are pared back to their essential elements. A pale green shape resembles an adobe wall against a black background, while a blue rectangle cutout becomes…
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Ice skating in Taos The Eis Haus skating rink in the lower plaza at Taos Ski Valley makes for a magical winter moment. Surrounded by big fireplaces and a stunning view of the Sangre de Cristo…
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1ST PLACE In Omi’s Garden, Joaquin Martinez (above) “My daughter spends most Sundays with her Omi (grandmother), and helps her to tend the chickens and the vegetable and flower garden. She and the…
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AFTER STROLLING THE LANDSCAPED GROUNDS of Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm, in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, I entered a luscious mix of historic architecture, antique art, and soothing color…
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GERALDINE CHICARELLI DAVIS TEETERS ATOP a sharply cut bank, peering into the sluggish creek below. She remembers when it flowed with enough force for children to splash and swim for days. She…
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1ST PLACE Bolts Above Albuquerque, Aaron Blanc (above) “After tracking storms rolling across central New Mexico, the opportunity to photograph storms in the late afternoon was upon me. I ventured up…
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1st Place Abó Rising, Reece Parker (above) “As one who loves all things New Mexico and especially the history buried in the landscape, visiting Abó and the larger Salinas Pueblo Missions National…
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MY DAUGHTER HAD COME FOR A VISIT between college semesters. A bit of a shutterbug, she wanted her itinerary to include photographing some of New Mexico’s landscapes and a sunset or two. So I sought…
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ON THE SCREEN, a massive elk with intimidating antlers and a tuft of grass hanging from his mouth moved over a ridge, keeping a watchful eye over two downslope females. We’d just begun debating images…
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