After spending a week covering the Legislature in Santa Fe, I was ready to photograph anything other than a politician.  Saturday brought about an exciting game between New Mexico and San Diego State which went into overtime.  The Pit was sold out for this one and no one left disappointed.  I shot the entire game from one end of the court since my coworker Jim Thompson was also covering the game and it turned out to be a lucky move since a lot of the moments were happening towards me and the other photographer who was shooting for a blog.  Bloggers man! They’re everywhere, and judging from everyone who was there last night, you would think we were covering the NCAA Tournament!

This week is my turn to go up to Santa Fe to cover the New Mexico State Legislature. Here is a taste of some of the features captured up at the Roundhouse.

Headed up the mountain in the Santa Fe National Forest to measure the snowpack with two scientist. I wore snow shoes for the first time and it was difficult.  Next time I will be a ready.

Quick feature from the other side of the Sandia Mountains.

We at the Journal got several phone calls complaining about the lack of venues in downtown Albuquerque to listen to live music so I headed out and went to several bars, clubs where the music was happening.  All this was wrapped into a guide-like spread in the Venue section detailing where to go in the [...]

Just some quick photos from the Lobos loss to UNLV at the Pit.

Today I had the privilege to shoot a super fun assignment.  Greg Miller, an Elvis look-alike performed to a sold out crowd at the Santa Ana Casino in Bernalillo, New Mexico.  There was no pressure really in shooting this event since all the editors were look for was photos to fill the front pages. Oh [...]

Yesterday I was given an assignment to cover polling on the South Valley resident voting on the issue of whether or not the southern section of Albuquerue would be incorporated but the biggest issue was that if it did happen, taxes would be raise in order to pay for the new services like its own [...]

When reporter Rene Romo and I were sent to the small border town of Palomas it had a different vibe this time. Over the years he and I have covered issues in Mexico with no concerns but this time we both admitted we were scared. The drug violence that has plagued the Northern [...]

Best of 2009 – Images by Roberto Rosales