The Face of Film Production in New Mexico
STEVE GRAHAM brings more than 25 years of film and television production experience to New Mexico’s robust industry. His credits include major series for national networks and streaming platforms…
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Category: People
Peshawn Bread Steps Into SWAIA Spotlight
E VEN IN A BASTION of creativity like Santa Fe, Peshawn Bread (Comanche/Kiowa/Cherokee) stands out. “Clothing keeps me warm and alive,” Bread says, while wearing a yellow-and-black-plaid, fuzzy duster;…
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Voices of Chaco: Craig Quanchello
C HACO CANYON is part of a story that remains alive today, according to Craig Quanchello, governor of Picuris Pueblo. The community has long affirmed its ties to those ancestral people but recently…
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Photographing New Mexico’s Historic Churches
DAVID POLICANSKY has been tracking down and photographing historic Catholic churches since he first visited New Mexico in 2005. “I immediately noticed these interesting old churches all over the…
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Emma Kaisa Bunch’s Full Swing
E MMA KAISA BUNCH first picked up a golf club at age nine and was already playing in European tournaments at 13. But she was far from an instant success. “I got last every time,” recalls the New Mexico…
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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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2025 True Heroes: Matthew DeGumbia
IN THE SHADOW of El Morro National Monument, where soft Zuni sandstone cliffs rise against the New Mexico sky, a small hub of mutual aid quietly sustains a community of aging artists and homesteaders…
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2025 True Heroes: Violet Lucero
THE CEDAR BEAMS of Violet Lucero’s loom stretch across a room that should be too small to hold it. Tools handmade by her father and bundles of wool yarn rest nearby. At the heart of this world of…
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2025 True Heroes: Marci Dickerson
THE BASES ARE LOADED, the sun is shining, and the batter stands at the plate. Parents wearing team jerseys sit on the edges of their seats. Kids laugh and squeal as they scurry to get the ball, little…
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2025 True Heroes: Shel Neymark
EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT at the front desk of the Embudo Valley Library and Community Center, in Dixon. Volunteers like Shel Neymark help the local mayordomo book the community room for an acequia…
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