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"New Mexico," Ansel Adams said, is "the most completely beautiful place I have ever seen." Everywhere, it seems, there's a scene just waiting to have its picture taken: horses grazing in the shadow of Shiprock, the bustle of the SantaFe Plaza, the sunlight raking the adobe walls at the Ranchos de Taos church.

Then there's the photo scene itself. Galleries, museums, colleges, even bookstores, continually hang new photographic exhibits and hold openings, book signings, and lectures. For photographers and those who appreciate their art, Santa Fe may be the most rewarding destination on the planet - and the third largest photo market in the country.

It starts with the light. Albuquerque is a mile above sea level, Santa Fe and Taos about 7000 feet. The air here is thin, dry and clean. Fewer particles filter the incoming rays. The world looks slightly brighter. An already exotic landscape becomes radiant. A full moon casts razor - sharp shadows. "Until I came to Taos," a visitor said, "I had never really seen the stars." https://pbase.com/jimbosphotos/road_to_taos_nm

Alert photographers keep an eye on both horizons. Bands of blue and pink suffuse the entire sky at dawn. To the east, the Sangre de Cristo mountains got their Spanish name, "The Blood of Christ," from the soft reddish evening light that stains their peaks. https://pbase.com/jimbosphotos/image/35835138
Closer to Albuquerque, the Sandia range turns a luminous watermelon pink.
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