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…
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ANDY JONES LOVES NEW MEXICO. He appreciates the variety of the landscapes, finds beauty in the sunsets and dark skies, and enjoys exploring the outdoors. And yet. When the St. Louis transplant hears…
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ANDY JONES’S FIRST LOVE WAS THE OUTDOORS. Formerly a teacher in St. Louis, he’d take weeks-long road trips during the summer to Alaska and Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier, and other national parks…
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GRAND PRIZE WINNER Surprise, Andy Jones "Shooting landscapes at night is something I get excited about. There are many things to love about being out in the dark with your camera. And adding the…
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1 st PLACE Fire and Ice, Pam Dorner " A sandhill crane does his best dragon impersonation a cold January morning in central New Mexico. I spent the first months of the year hoping to photograph…
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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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