PhotoBooks New Mexico

Once upon a time these New Mexico towns were rough-and-tumble settlements peopled by drifters and dreamers. Sante Fe and Taos are still very much a cultural rendezvous, but far removed from their humble beginnings; Sante Fe has lately become known as the Beverly Hills of the Southwestern U.S. Among its full-time residents are the Dennises, the husband and wife author-photographer team who host this tour of their neighbors' private homes. The owners and designers weigh in with their own words about creating these eclectic sanctuaries, making it a very personal tour.

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The Continental Divide Trail stretches across five states from Canada to Mexico--and the segment that winds through New Mexico is incredibly diverse, beautiful, and remote. In an engaging style well-known to his readers, David D. Patterson writes of his experiences hiking and mountain biking his way across the 750 miles of the trail that winds through this beautiful state. Photographer Tom Till captures the incredible diversity of New Mexico's landscapes, including lush national forests, broad deserts, and rugged volcanic bluffs.

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Pueblos of the Rio Grande is an authoritative and colorful traveler's guide to the nineteen venerable pueblos of New Mexico. Written in consultation with pueblo community elders, this new book celebrates the cultural diversity and enduring values of Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Nambé, Picuris, Pojoaque, Taos, Tesuque, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Sandia, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santa Domingo, Zia, and Zuni. Cultural identity and artistry are vividly expressed by skilled Pueblo potters, silversmiths, fetish carvers, basket makers, and painters, whose finest works are highly sought-after by discerning art buyers worldwide. Daniel Gibson provides first-time visitors and experienced Indian art collectors alike with a wealth of trip-planning information, including the arts and crafts traditions distinct to each pueblo, annual celebrations open to the public, proper etiquette and attire, and photography restrictions. 60 color and b/w photos, map.

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Photographer Jack Parsons's stunning images reveal the magical qualities of the upper Rio Grande region in Heaven's Window: A Journey Through Northern New Mexico. This compelling spot in the Southwest, which includes Santa Fe, Taos, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, has long been a magnetic crossroads. Travel with Parsons to bustling Indian marketplaces, charming historic churches, ancient petroglyphs, lively fiestas, and haunting old ranchos.

Award-winning storyteller Michael Wallis explores the rich history of this remarkable region. Peeling back the layers of time, Wallis gets at the enchantment, turbulence, and mystery of this very special place and the people-Native American, Hispanic, Anglo-who inhabit it.

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Landt Dennis's vivid prose captions Lisi Dennis's spectacular photos in this homage to two very different New Mexican towns linked by a shared history. From a lively cosmopolitan theater and opera scene to traditional Indian dancing at the pueblos, this panoramic paean to Sante Fe and Taos captures the fascinating life of these intriguing destinations. 193 color photos.

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New Mexico on my Mind celebrates the magnificent beauty and spirit of new Mexico-its land, wildlife, cities, towns, and people-with gorgeous color photography and captivating text. Featured are the best photographers in New Mexico and the nation-David Muench, Stephen Trimble, Buddy Mays, Laurence Parent, and others-along with selected quotations from notable New Mexicans and others who love the state, including Georgia O'Keeffe, D. H. Lawrence, Oliver La Farge, and many more. New Mexico on my Mind also features an introduction written exclusively for the book by New Mexico author Jim Arnholz.

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In this book, award-winning photographer Miguel Gandert records the sacred rituals and dances of the mestizo peoples of the upper Río Grande in 130 exquisite black-and-white photographs. Included are images of the two great Indo-Hispano regional traditions, the Matachines conquest dance drama, complete with monsters and bull, and the multifaceted Comanches celebration, with its equestrian victory play and boisterous dances. The image and story of Our Lady of Guadalupe are in evidence everywhere in a sacred landscape crisscrossed with procession and pilgrimage. Four essays provide the background for viewing Gandert's work. Enrique R. Lamadrid presents the folkloric context for the rituals and dances, tracing the mixture of Indian and Hispanic elements in the public celebrations performed today in towns and villages all along the Río Grande. Ramón A. Gutiérrez examines how the Río Grande culture traveled up and down the river, defying international borders. Lucy R. Lippard discusses the social relations among participants in Gandert's photographs-the subjects, the viewers, and the photographer himself. Chris Wilson provides biographical information on Gandert and traces the development of his aesthetic.

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In 1598, twenty-two years before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, Don Juan de Oate led a group of Spanish explorers to the banks of the Rio Grande near what is today the town of Espaola and established a permanent settlement north of Mexico. 400 years later, Richard Peck traces the great sweep of history from the Anasasi civilization to todays Land of Enchantmenta compelling and wonderful trip.

Chapters touch all aspects of a tumultuous past, from the pre-Columbian era and the Pueblo peoples to the explorers and missionaries, from the territorial days of outlaws, cowboys, and capitalists, to the nuclear scientists at Los Alamos and the high technology of Albuquerques Silicon Mesa. But The New Mexico Experience is not a history, the author says. Its really a sampling of stories Ive heard, and read, and recall; the glimpses of landscapes and people who define in unique ways the New Mexico I call home. Its certainly not everyones New Mexico, he writes in the introduction, but it is someones New Mexico. I hope it resembles yours.

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