1. Anasazi Gallery - Visions of the Past

For several years now, I have been working on a personal project photographing several of the lesser known Ancestral  Puebloan (Anasazi), Basketmaker and Freemont Indian sites of the American Southwest. While this is an ongoing...

2. Yellow-Headed Collared Lizard

Yellow-Headed Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris auriceps) I came across this interesting little guy (or lady) while hiking with friends in southern Utah. It’s a Yellow-Headed Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris auriceps)....

3. Lipan Point, Bright Angel Trail, Mohave Point

Sunrise to sunset, one end to another, and a hike into the canyon. That was my day today. I began my day by getting up a little before 5:30 to drive out to the east end of the park near Desert View for sunrise. All went well,...

4. On the Rio Grande - the book!

I’m excited to announce that I have completed the layout and design for my limited edition book, On the Rio Grande ~ A Photographic Exploration of Santa Elena Canyon. This book takes the viewer on a photographic ...
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Rio Grande Vision

Rio Grande Vision

Often, we photographers have blinders on, and as a result, we miss out on other opportunities due to a narrow field of vision. I’m someone that believes that there is always a photo, it may...
Adobe wall, window, and flowers

Adobe wall, window, and flowers

Adobe wall, window, and flowers. A common spring-time scene in northern New Mexico.
Alan Heuer - Artist at work

Alan Heuer - Artist at work

My wife and I were walking the Taos Plaza this afternoon when we stopped in Sage Fine Art on the southeast corner of the plaza. Inside, artist Alan Heuer was working on one of his latest paintings....
Red-hot poker ~ Kniphofia uvaria

Red-hot poker ~ Kniphofia uvaria

A Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia uvaria), also known as a Torch Lily. I discovered this beautiful flower poking up through a metal grate platform next to a shipping dock outside of Mora, New Mexico. Photographed...
Salman Ranch Mill in La Cueva, New Mexico

Salman Ranch Mill in La Cueva, New...

The historic roller mill located in La Cueva, New Mexico. Now part of the Salman Ranch, the mill dates to the 1860s and was part of a major shipping center for the livestock and agricultural produce...

About Adam

About Us Adam Schallau is a photographer whose work explores a variety of topics that include the landscape, culture and people of the American Southwest and Rocky Mountains. It is with a profound respect for the land, its people and their history that Adam sets out to recapture the spirit of a place to tell a story through his photography. Adam is a recipient of the Luminous Landscape Endowment Award and was an Artist-in-Residence at Grand Canyon National Park.

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