Visions of Petaca
IN SOME WAYS, it was a strange choice for these politically active twentysomethings to settle in Petaca: The town was home to about 50 very traditional Hispano Catholic families with roots in the area…
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Tag: Photography
Take a Little Trip Through Lowrider Culture
I’D GROWN UP in Albuquerque seeing lowriders my whole life, but mostly in passing. One Sunday in 2017, I took my camera to Seventh Street and Central Avenue. I wanted to photograph scenes I’d only…
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Photographing New Mexico’s Historic Churches
DAVID POLICANSKY has been tracking down and photographing historic Catholic churches since he first visited New Mexico in 2005. “I immediately noticed these interesting old churches all over the…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Meet Taos Pueblo artists. Every year, Taos Pueblo welcomes thousands of visitors from all over the world. But it’s not always open to the public, and during one of those prolonged closures…
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25th Annual Photo Awards: Route 66
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
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
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
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
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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Editor’s Letter: Photo Ops
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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