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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JIM STEIN STILL OWNS THE OLYMPUS OM-2 his parents bought him as a kid. For more than 35 years, he’s toted the single-lens, 35-millimeter camera with him, while growing up in Los Alamos, attending…
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UNTIL HE SET FOOT IN NEW MEXICO, in 1952, photographer Ernst Haas was strictly a black-and-white devotee. But during a weeks-long assignment for Life magazine—during which he hitchhiked through…
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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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Above: Cerro de Guadalupe, the remnant of an ancient volcanic eruption, looms to the east of the village of San Luis, in the Río Puerco Valley. Photograph by Andrew Kornylak. REMEMBER HOW HAPPY WE…
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Among North America's smallest warblers, Wilson's warblers love trees, woodlands, and hunting insects from the ground. Photograph by Jim O'Donnell. Guide to Birding in New Mexico New Mexico has some…
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Photographs by Douglas Merriam, Palace of the Governors Photo Archives 128785, Kyle Hinkson/Unsplash, NMTD, Palace of the Governors Photo Archives 165653. Landscapes Geological forces conspired to…
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The Brazos Cliffs viewed from Brazos Summit on the Highway between Tres Piedras and Tierra Amarilla. Photograph by Laurence Parent. THE FIRST TIME I FELT LIKE A TRUE NEW MEXICAN, it hurt … a lot. My…
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S.M. Chavez in the studio. Courtesy of Sean Michael Chavez. IN PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR’S Dance at Bougival, a couple sways in a community square. She’s dressed in white, with a red hat. He’s in a blue…
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THE MILKY DUNES ETCHED in wavy lines stand out in the foreground. Falling sharply away, a dune’s decline becomes shrouded in shadow. A pale hue delineates the horizon as it gives way to the San Andres…
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