Showing posts with label Albuquerque. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Albuquerque. Show all posts

04 November 2012

2012 Dia de los Muertos Marigold Parade

Dia de los Muertos, Marigold Parade, Albuquerque, South Valley, Day of the Dead
The Johnny Depp of the Marigold Parade




















This annual Day of the Dead celebration is held annually on Isleta Blvd., in the South Valley, Albuquerque, NM



Dia de los Muertos, Marigold Parade, Albuquerque, South Valley, Day of the Dead



Dia de los Muertos, Marigold Parade, Albuquerque, South Valley, Day of the Dead

Dia de los Muertos, Marigold Parade, Albuquerque, South Valley, Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead altar


Dia de los Muertos, Marigold Parade, Albuquerque, South Valley, Day of the Dead
Pacific Northwest style
Dia de los Muertos, Marigold Parade, Albuquerque, South Valley, Day of the Dead
Dia de los Muertos, Marigold Parade, Albuquerque, South Valley, Day of the Dead
Dia de los Muertos, Marigold Parade, Albuquerque, South Valley, Day of the Dead
Calaveras de azucar

31 July 2012

Native American Murals in Albuquerque

You never know what you might find in Burque's South Valley, but I have to admit I wasn't expecting this...
Or this....








This is La Plazita Institute, a nonprofit grassroots organization that helps link Native American high-risk youth to their traditional values.




In progress....












































I'm deeply impressed by their murals, but don't know much about them. There's more at http://laplazitainstitute.org/.


All photos by Heidi Utz.

24 March 2011

Uneasy Intersections: Nature and Industry

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I'm starting a new series about the collision of nature and the industrial world. I shot this in 2005 near the Albuquerque, NM,trainyards and finally finished 6 years later. 

A River to Skate Away On

When you wake up to 5 degrees that feels like -1, your thoughts naturally turn to being outdoors. OK, I love cold a lot more than your ave...