Tag: Photo Awards

25th Annual Photo Awards: Route 66

By The Staff on Feb. 18, 2026

1 ST PLACE Neon Lights, Blue Swallow Motel, Reece Parker “ The Blue Swallow Motel, located in Tucumcari, has an amazing array of brightly colored neon lights. In this shot, I was drawn to the…

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25th Annual Photo Awards: People

By The Staff on Feb. 10, 2026

1 ST PLACE Rodeo Wrangler, Jim Shepka “ I captured this Americana-themed image as the wranglers entered the arena at the annual Fourth of July ‘Freedom Rodeo,’ held at the Tamaya Horse Rescue facility…

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25th Annual Photo Awards: Nightscapes

By The Staff on Feb. 04, 2026

1 ST PLACE Millions of Miles Apart, Cosetta Lewis “ Dragon Ridge, Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, and the Milky Way aligned to paint Deming’s dark skies with magic—a once-in-a-lifetime show. Each night while…

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25th Annual Photo Awards: Mobile

By The Staff on Jan. 28, 2026

1 ST PLACE White Castle, Samuel Escue “ At the trailhead [to Frances Canyon Pueblito], I saw a lone deer leaving the first tracks of the day. Following its path led me to the ruin. Silent…

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25th Annual Photo Awards: Wildlife

By The Staff on Jan. 21, 2026

1 ST PLACE Rush of the Rut, Grayson Kemp “ I had followed this herd deep into the meadow of the Valles Caldera National Preserve before dawn, moving low through the brush to keep my presence quiet…

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25th Annual Photo Awards: Landscapes

By The Staff on Jan. 14, 2026

1 ST PLACE Into the Light, Timothy Baca “This photo captures a high-energy burst across the eastern New Mexico plains, where a group of horses charge forward, manes whipping and hooves stirring dust…

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Editor’s Letter: Photo Ops

By Steve Gleydura on Dec. 30, 2025

I WAS ALREADY in sweats and slippers when my wife, Kathleen, started seeing photos of the northern lights over Santa Fe on social media. “Should we try to see them?” she asked, somewhat unconvinced…

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The 25th Annual Photos of the Year

By The Staff on Dec. 30, 2025

GRAND PRIZE Where Enchantment Dwells, Lauren Baca Lauren Baca grew up in East Texas, where severe weather was always part of life, “but never the photogenic, beautiful storms you get on the plains,”…

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Meet the 25th Annual Photo Awards Grand Prize Winner

By Steve Gleydura on Dec. 30, 2025

PHOTOGRAPHY MAY HAVE brought Lauren and Timothy Baca together, but storm chasing is the Moriarty couple’s love language. Lauren grew up in East Texas, where severe weather was always a part of her…

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