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Day of the Dead

I know my way around the cemeteries here in Santa Fe as I spent several months a year ago photographing them. In honor of the Day of the Dead, I offer you a tour.

place, cultureNancy EganOctober 31, 2025day of the dead, dia de los muertos, cemeteries, Santa Fe, Rosario Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Cristo Rey Cemetery, Oddfellows Cemetery, Out Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery, marigolds, flor de cempasuchil, All Saints Day, San Miguel d'Allenda, Mexico, Sant Fe Workshops Comments

Summer Eating

In June "the peach guy" as most everyone in town refers to him arrived bringing truckloads of wonderful fruits and vegetables from his farm in Palisade, Colorado.

placeNancy EganAugust 31, 2025Palisade, Colorado, Palisades peaches, Rome tomatoes, Olathe corn, The Bread Shop, focaccia, fruit stand, Northern New Mexico, Santa Fe, Sangre de Cristos, summer food Comments

Lighting the way

Christmas stories and iconography are full of bright stars, yet there is comfort in the soft glow of the farolitos that dot the landscape and lead us gently to our destinations.

culture, placeNancy EganDecember 17, 2024Farolitos, Luminarias, Christmas lights, Santa Fe, Canyon Road, Candy Cane Lane, Christmas iconography, Christmas stories, small fires Comments

Good Neighbors

I have been contemplating gratitude. Grateful for my family, for my friends from across my life and across the country, and especially grateful these days for the warm and supportive community of neighbors we have here in Santa Fe.

place, identityNancy EganNovember 25, 2024Santa Fe, Zocalo, Ricardo Legorreta, Contemporary architecture, Neighbors, Neighborhood, Butte MT, Santa Monica. Ocean Park, Brookshare Avenue, Brookshire Avenue, Ventura California Comments

The Garden at Dusk

Slowly the sun slips behind the hill beyond the arroyo.

placeNancy EganJuly 23, 2023Dusk, evening light, garden, reflection, shadows, Santa Fe, summer Comments

Indigenous Peoples Day

While I am not of the culture, I am listening, paying honest attention.

My Custom Hat

He said his name was Leslie as he smiled and gestured to his collection of cowboy hats. "Visiting from out of town?" "New York City," we replied, which was no doubt our first mistake.

identityNancy EganOctober 16, 2021cowboy hat, conformateur, Taos, Santa Fe, costume Comments

Falling in Love with Santa Fe

It was my first time in the city, and I was, as New Mexicans like to say, enchanted.

culture, placeNancy EganSeptember 15, 2021Santa Fe, New MexicoComment