What We're Reading: Sky Rider
ON JULY 4, 1882, six-foot-tall, 225-pound Park Van Tassel lifted off from Albuquerque’s Old Town in a hot-air balloon that was dangerously inflated at only two-thirds capacity. It was the first…
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The 21st Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year: Mobile
1ST PLACE Downtown Daze, Abel Espalin (above) "I took this photo in the thick of the pandemic lockdown when downtown Albuquerque was boarded up and a virtual ghost town. I felt like the emptiness and…
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The 21st Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year: Enchanted Adventures
WITH SOME OF THE MOST BREATHTAKING LANDSCAPES in the world, New Mexico almost implores you to get outdoors. Among those spots that call out to us? Our 35 state parks and their rivers, cliffs…
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The 21st Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year: Animals
1ST PLACE Song Dog in the Snow, Pam Dorner (above) “I took my youngest dog Blue (a Labrador Retriever mix) on a hike in the bosque near my home in Rio Rancho, before an early October snowstorm. The…
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The 21st Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year: Landscapes
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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A New Constellation
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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The 21st Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year: People
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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The 21st Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year: Nightscapes
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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The 21st Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year: Experiences
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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The 21st Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year
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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