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The Desert Willow Complex Fire- Los Lunas, New Mexico
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The Desert Willow Complex Fire- Los Lunas, New Mexico

On Saturday, June 21, 2025, a wildfire started in the bosque- the woods alongside the Rio Grande River- on the Southwest side of the Main Street Bridge here in Los Lunas. The fire quickly gained steam, and before much could be done, 12 homes were lost in the blaze. C-130s were brought in to dump ‘slurry’- fire retardant on the neighborhood, and in the bosque to help contain the fire, helicopters- including a Chinook- dropped water, and multiple agencies along the Rio Grande corridor responded to help with the blaze. With incredible effort, the fire was brought under control and is now extinguished. The fire was about two miles South of my home, as the crow flies.

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Los Lunas Family Photo Session: the Watts Family
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Los Lunas Family Photo Session: the Watts Family

I had the pleasure of working with the awesome Watts Family on their fall family portraits. This adorable family chose Tondre Road in Los Lunas for the site of their photo session, and it was a beautiful evening for it! We had a light evening rain shower that cleared up right before we began to shoot, and the rainclouds combined with the sunset for some beautiful light.

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