1 st PLACE Bluff Springs, Richard Larsson "It was a very cold, late-night drive into the forest to photograph the frozen waterfall under the midnight stars. On this February evening, temperatures were…
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1 st PLACE Glowing Grace , Shirley Estes "The photo Glowing Grace is of my 20-foot tepee on our property in Ruidoso. This photo was taken when my husband and I went out to watch the blue moon rise on…
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1 st PLACE White Sands , Richard Larsson (above) " It was an about-mile hike into the park, capturing the curve of a wind-swept dune hidden amidst a sea of gypsum sand. " —Richard Larsson 2 nd PLACE Old…
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1 st PLACE Within Reach , Chanel Flores (above) “My style of photography is candid, and I hope to capture the real emotions of my subject. After an hour’s shoot with the boy and his mom, we came across…
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1 st PLACE Hard Days Ride , Jim Shepka (above) "I was fortunate to be at the stables of the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort when a group of staff and volunteers returned from an evening ride. It’s a rare…
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IN THE SUMMER OF 1972, a 22-year-old kid with bright eyes and Gordon Lightfoot hair whipped his Volkswagen Squareback out of a Durham, North Carolina, driveway and drove west—west across the…
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THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE One People’s Choice winner will be awarded to the photograph that receives the most votes online. The winning photo will be published in the January/February 2024 issue, available…
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1ST PLACE Sunset at Bernardo , (above), Aaron Lewis "Spring is almost here and the sandhill cranes are on their journey north."–Aaron Lewis 2ND PLACE Misty Morning on the Pond, Steven Yabek "Migratory…
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1ST PLACE Extraterrestrial, (above) Paul Schmit "New Mexico isn’t particularly full of landscape photography icons despite the endlessly diverse and beautiful terrain, which I actually consider a…
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1ST PLACE New Mexico 2022, (above), Ryle Yazzie "A friend and I decided to take a mushroom growing class provided by NMFungi. Toward the end of class, Estevan Hernandez, the owner, brought out…
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