24 hours: A Day in the Life of Taos
Taos is blessed with being home to many talented and illustrious photographers. Twelve of them were asked to participate in a new project – a challenge, if you will – by The Taos News: Capture Taos and its environs on film during a specific time block over a 24-hour period.
The photos
Taos loves its live music options. Durango, Colorado, band Liver Down the River performs at the Taos Mesa Brewing Mothership. Adrian …
A rabbit greets the morning near the Río Grande Gorge Bridge, locally known as the "Gorge Bridge," which is a steel deck arch bridge …
A coyote is spotted at the intersection of Paseo del Cañon West and Paseo del Pueblo Sur in Taos.
Under the light of his headlamp, Chris Caudill chops wood to help enliven a bonfire outside Taos Mesa Brewing.
It's almost 6 a.m. and the crew is already hard at work preparing for the 7 a.m. breakfast rush at Michael's Kitchen.
Gina Apodaca, co-owner and manager for the past 14 years of Michael’s Kitchen, prepares eggs for the breakfast crowd.
Dolores Ortiz, an employee at Michael's Kitchen for 45 years, says she even worked at Spiveys Restaurant, the eatery that preceded …
Tom Pryor laughs with Paul Greenhaw as he packs up his drums after Greenhaw performed with the Infamous Stringdusters at the Alley …
Ceramic artist Mike Epperly smoothes the walls of a mug with a rib in Logan Wannamaker's pottery studio in Arroyo Seco. Epperly moved …
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Brie Vigil and her mom just left Super Save Foods with ingredients for making pie. This was to be Brie's first pie made all on her …
Santiago Fresquez and Junior in the back of their parent's pickup outside of Super Save Foods.
At the Super Save Foods parking lot, one of the Drake boys of Carson, New Mexico, shows off the calves they just purchased for a 4-H …
Andy drives up from Española to Taos Pueblo most days to have lunch and do crossword puzzles.
“I had woken up that morning with a full-blown cold, followed by a fender bender and it all went downhill from there. So by the …
Recently engaged Nina and Dwayne get ready for a night on the town. They figured it was time for some dancing as they get ready to …
Julia Fernandez de Maez and her students practice for their Southwest Showgirls performance at Taos Mesa Brewing. Monique Pacheco …
Mary Esther Winters and her grandson Marshall Winters run Pueblo Café at Taos Pueblo, which serves local favorite frybread made with …
Miguel sharpens skis for that perfect edge at Taos Ski Valley. Some of the ski area's operations literally take place away from any …
Rebecca Córdova cleaning up after a bake sale outside Super Save Foods to raise money to support the children of Celeste Montoya, who …
Joshua, the gas station attendant at Smith’s Food and Drug, handles purchases from the attendant cubicle.
Jeralyn Lujan-Lucero works on her micaceous clay sculpture at Sagebrush Deer Studio/Gallery at Taos Pueblo.
"Human jukebox" Jimmy Stadler in his editing studio and instrument storage area. The walls are covered in photos showing a lifetime of …
Taos artist Ed Sandoval can be seen through the open hood of his infamous vintage blue truck while working on a painting outside his …
Quite a bit of activity that goes on at the base of Taos Ski Valley prior to operations surrounds Ski Patrol prep — checking out the …
Volunteers from the Taos Men's Shelter chipping and shoveling away down Albright Street.
San Francisco de Asís Catholic Church (St. Francis Church) in Ranchos de Taos is a historic place of faith and an architectural …
The universe over Taos from the Rift Trail overlook just south of town.
Cowgirls Ash Loveless, barrel racer/ranch hand, and Charly Burnette, team roper/ranch hand
Travis Webb, once Argentine tango, swing and salsa teacher, turned fulltime blacksmith.
Camille Cooper, puppeteer/performance artist and New Mexico School for the Arts student
From left, instructor Miss Coco Blu and student Tera Muskrat of Taos School of Burlesque
A "Pride" bowling night filled the lanes at Gutters. The newest addition to the Taos entertainment scene hosts many special community …
Diane Rodriguez brews coffee at the Giant gas station in Ranchos de Taos — a popular stop for people traveling south.
Giant gas station employee Priscilla Chacón and patron Rick Meadows help hold down the fort.
To heck with snow, three boys opt to play catch in the main pool at the Youth and Family Center.
It's chilly and snowy outside, but 7-year-old Rio Murphy enjoys a more summer atmosphere as he zips down the water slide at the Youth …
Zaydrian Córdova and Darian Mondragon, 10-year-old cousins, have fun on the ice at the Youth and Family Center.
On a Saturday afternoon, Melissa Muñoz's big grin and laughter were ever present on the ice rink at the Youth and Family Center.
A Taos mom guides her daughter around the Youth and Family Center rink with help from an orange helper sled.
From left, Natalia Valerio, Elayna Gonzales and Emmabelle Thomas enjoy an afternoon skate at the Youth and Family Center rink.
Elias Cisneros commandeers the Zamboni to smooth out the ice rink at the Youth and Family Center.
There is flurry of daily activity at Taos Ski Valley prior to the opening of the lifts including shoveling the Magic Carpet.
Street and vehicle lights of passing cars and a Waste Management truck create an abstract image as they rumble down Taos' main drag.
A happy patron at the Hostoric Taos Inn's Adobe Bar.
'I've been coming to the inn for 20 years and working here nearly half that …
Adobe Bar bartender David Crowley: 'As long as I keep shaking margaritas on a Friday night, the people keep on shaking their booty.'
The storied and historic San Francisco de Asís Catholic Church in Ranchos de Taos is an amazing structure in any season at any time …
The photographers
Zoë Zimmerman was raised on the south side of Taos and, launched from the inspiration and support of an artistically fertile …
Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Morgan Timms is a visual journalist and multimedia producer for The Taos News. She graduated …
Terry Thompson’s fascination with the art of photography stems from his former 14-year career in underwater film production. His …
Rick Romancito is editor of Tempo magazine, the arts and entertainment magazine of The Taos News. A longtime employee of the hometown …
Jim O’Donnell is an award-winning wilderness advocate, author and conservation photographer based in Taos, New Mexico. His work has …
Debbie Lujan is a landscape photographer who specializes in images of her ancestral home, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Marked by a strong …
Kathryn is a fine art and studio/on-location photographer. For her fine art work, which she shows under the NM Visions (nmviz.com) …
Ultralight aerial photographer Chris Dahl-Bredine says of his work, “To see this spectacular world form above — to soar like the …
Charles “Jim” Cox is a Taos artist, photographer, farm manager and Vet Corps member.
“Much of my artwork in the mediums …
Steven Bundy is a fine art photographer whose central subject matter focuses on Landscape and Southwest Americana in and around the …
“Kathleen Brennan’s large and diverse body of photographic work reflects the life of a self-directed woman who has followed her …
Megan Bowers is a Level II Visual Arts endorsed teacher. She attended Hampshire College for Creative Writing and then went on to …
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Twenty-Four Hours: A Day in the Life of Taos
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