A local’s view of New Mexico – in pictures

The vivid, intoxicating New Mexico landscape depicts the traditions of the old west as well as exciting new frontiers. It has stunning mountain ranges, blasts of vintage neon, small town scenes and even a low-rider car culture. Photographer Gabriella Marks shares her insights into this big, bold and beautiful state
  
  


New Mexico sunset
A downpour during monsoon season (which is in the autumn) at sunset in Jaconita, Santa Fe County. The Jemez mountain range is in the distance Photograph: Gabriella Marks
New Mexico gallery: New Mexico Lighting Ledoux
Lighting of Ledoux is a midwinter celebration – and an annual holiday event – that involves the lighting of numerous farolitos (paper lanterns) along historic Ledoux Street in Taos, New Mexico Photograph: Gabriella Marks
New Mexico: Albuquerque Neon Scout
Albuquerque Neon Scout Photograph: Gabriella Marks
New Mexico gallery: New Mexico Santa Fe Sheriff's Posse
Santa Fe Sheriff’s Posse horse, decorated for a dios de los muertos (day of the dead) event at Santa Fe's Museum of International Folk Art Photograph: Gabriella Marks
New Mexico gallery: New Mexico Santa Fe Sheriff's Posse
A touch of the old west … Santa Fe Sheriff’s Posse enjoy the big country while performing a search and rescue drill in Pecos Wilderness Photograph: Gabriella Marks
New Mexico gallery: New Mexico Cowboy Boots
Get your boots on … vintage children's cowboy boots, from the private collection at Back At The Ranch boot store in Santa Fe Photograph: Gabriella Marks
New Mexico gallery: New Mexico derelict building
Maybe don't take it as a sign … east of Roswell town, (you know, the one with the aliens), you'll find an abandoned train station and stores Photograph: Gabriella Marks
New Mexico gallery: New Mexico Chimayo Low Riders
Tyre tracks reflected in a shiny paint work of a low-rider car in Chimayó. This rural community 30 miles north of Santa Fe is known as the heartland of the low rider car culture Photograph: Gabriella Marks
New Mexico gallery: New Mexico Spinners film still
Always something to laugh about … production still from Spinners, a short film about the Chimayó low-rider culture directed by Joseph von Stern Photograph: Gabriella Marks
New Mexico gallery: New Mexico Elida Local Flavour
Blink and you'll miss it … Welcome to Elida: lights from the highway at the entrance to the tiny town (population 183) of Elida Photograph: Gabriella Marks
 

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