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Enduring Traditions of the Ancient Chaco Culture

The traditions of the Ancient Puebloan people of Chaco Canyon have endured until present times. The contemporary Pueblo People who live along the Rio Grande today and in detached communities throughout New Mexico are their descendants. My images of Chaco Canyon date back to 1969

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Inspirational Landscapes of New Mexico: Cerro Pedernal

New Mexico has many inspirational landscapes. Pilot knobs like Wagon Mound that guided pioneers across the open plains is one. Fajada Butte with its Sun Dagger is another. There is also Cerro Pedernal which like the others has its own fascinating story. Cerro Pedernal translates

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Inspirational Landscapes of New Mexico: Black Mesa

Black Mesa is one of New Mexico’s most inspirational landscapes. It is located on land belonging to the San Ildefonso Pueblo reservation and is sacred to the San Ildefonso people. The Capillita de La Sagrada Familia sits at the base of the mesa. The little

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Chaco Versus Fracking

My project, “Chaco versus Fracking,” seeks to bring attention to the detrimental effects of fracking by oil and gas developers on the cultural resources of Chaco Canyon and the Greater Chaco Area.  UNESCO has determined Chaco Canyon is a unique cultural phenomenon of “Outstanding Universal

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Inspirational Landscapes of New Mexico: Fajada Butte

Gallery Selection of the Month, June 2020 Fajada Butte is an inspirational landscape of New Mexico. I call it the rock of time. It is my favorite landscape in New Mexico. For me, it is more inspiring than Ship Rock, more historically significant than Wagon

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New Mexico Treasures: 2021 Engagement Calendar

I was pleased to learn that the New Mexico Treasures: 2021 Engagement Calendar is going to press in July. It is published by the Museum of New Mexico and will include one of my favorite images. The image is from the Native American Gallery of

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The Enduring Traditions Exhibit

The opening reception for the Enduring Traditions exhibit at the Bond House in Espanola took place on November 15, 2019. The reception was well attended, and the feedback was positive. The exhibit was extensively covered in the Art section of the Rio Grande Sun on

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Photo Essays

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Jane Whitmore

Chaco Versus Fracking

My project, “Chaco versus Fracking,” seeks to bring attention to the detrimental effects of fracking by oil and gas developers on the cultural resources of

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