@dalhiasdelightme

Prior to moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico from Los Angeles in 2003, I took two photography classes with the Santa Fe Photo Workshops. This was a wonderful way to discover all the state has to offer. Once I moved here I visited locations such as Abiquiu, Alcalde, Corrales, Canoncito, Chimayo, Cerrillos, Madrid, Ojo Caliente, El Rito, Madrid, Mesilla, Taos, Trampas, Cordova, Truchas, Rancho de Taos, Velarde, Villanueva and others. All of these communities have their own unique traditions. What had intrigued me from the photo workshops were all the religious icons and the cemeteries that are a part of the cultural landscape. They were completely different from the ones I had photographed in Mexico. The cemeteries here in New Mexico are decorated throughout the year with plastic flowers and statues of angels, virgins, Christ and even the Santo Niño de Atocha. A sense of desolation exists because I never saw anyone in the cemeteries, however, they exhibited a quiet beauty that was peaceful. Sometimes the graves had been decorated for a loved one’s birthday with balloons, streamers and fresh flowers. For myself, these cemeteries are unique to the state of New Mexico. Once again Instagram is cropping my horizontal photos so I had to place large boarders on the top and bottom of my photos to prevent the cropping😞. #newmexicotrue #newmexico #cementerio #cementerios #hispanicculture #angels #jesus #christ #plasticflowers #quietbeauty #peaceful #newmexicotravel #nuevomexico #newmexicanculture #religioustraditions #jesuschrist #newmexicotraditions #panteón #sacredheartofjesus #tombs #tumba #gravedecorations #religiousicons #hispanictraditions #camposanto #nicho #gravedecorations #newmexicantraditions #culturallandscape