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A powerful brown bull charges forward in an arena, scattering dirt. A cowboy hat is tossed into the air.

25th Annual Photo Awards: New Mexico Experience

By The Staff on Jan. 07, 2026

1 ST PLACE La Virgen, Angel Lopez “I contacted the Albuquerque Isotopes to attend one of their biggest annual evenings to build my portfolio, and they happily accommodated my request. I arrived early…

A vivid pink night sky with scattered stars illuminates a rural area. Silhouetted trees line the horizon, and a vehicle's red taillights trace a road.

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…

Starry night sky over a silhouetted mountain range, featuring a bright comet with a long tail and the Milky Way galaxy visible.

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,”…

A towering supercell storm glows at sunset over eastern New Mexico grasslands near an abandoned farmhouse.

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…

a car windows reflection showing the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari.

24th Annual Photo Awards: Route 66

By The Staff on Feb. 19, 2025

Thank you to our sponsors for the 24th Annual Photo Awards: Muench Workshops, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, New Mexico Department of Transportation, the Hatch Chile Store, World Balloon, the…

Peeking into the Church at Nambé, Paula Selzer

24th Annual Photo Awards: People

By The Staff on Feb. 12, 2025

Thank you to our sponsors of the 24th Annual Photo Awards: Muench Workshops, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, New Mexico Department of Transportation, the Hatch Chile Store, World Balloon, the…