Dia De Los Muertos Marigold Parade
Selects from the Dia De Los Muertos Marigold parade in Albuquerque this Sunday. One of my favorite events of the year.
Amigos. Queridos.
Two of the sweetest people on earth, our friends Nathan and Hailey, came to visit us this weekend from LA. We gave them a taste of NM—from green chile to chain saws—and spent hours laughing, crying and enjoying each other’s company.
We love y’all, and can’t wait to see you again soon…
Wadi Fukin on Mother Jones
Motherjones.com just published some of my photos from Wadi Fukin, Palestine along with a small article. Take a gander when you have a minute.
http://motherjones.com/photoessays/2011/09/wadi-fukin-palestine/01
Guadalupe County Fair
For the second year in a row I was asked to help cover the county fair in Santa Rosa, N.M. for the Guadalupe County Communicator, run by my friend and colleague M.E. Sprengelmeyer. I’m a sucker for county fairs and rodeos, but this one stands out from the rest. The event represents the true nature of small-town rural America, and is a beautiful display of talent and passion. That, and you can’t beat the light.
Contract Negotiations
Several hundred members of the hospital staff at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe recently signed a new union contract. The agreement ended months of contentious negotiations and came one day before a planned strike.
These photos were taken outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Sante Fe during a community rally in support of the staff.
4th of July
No fireworks for us because the entire state is a tinderbox. But we did go out on El Vado Lake with Casey’s family and got down and dirty in the mud with her nephews. Fun.
Think Smart This 4th
Earlier this week I drove to Los Alamos for a freelance assignment where I profiled a National Guard member who was called up to help with the Las Conchas wildfire.
While I was there I also had the opportunity to make some frames for myself.
This fire, now the largest in state history, continues to rage on so I’m pleading with everyone to please play it safe on the 4th of July. The entire state is a tinderbox, and the last thing we need is another forest fire.
Las Conchas Fire
A couple photos from the Las Conchas fire yesterday evening, just hours after it started. As I drove past it I could tell it was going to be a big one. According to the news it’s already grown to over 45,000 acres.
