Born and raised in Albuquerque, I grew up in Nob Hill behind Jefferson middle school. I graduated from the University of New Mexico in Dance & Exercise Science. While I’ve lived in 7 states over the span of 3 decades, nobody can make a breakfast burrito better than we can, and nowhere feels more like home than Albuquerque.

My go-to outdoor photo locations lean less traditional than most. I tend to skip the well-known spots and instead look for the corners of the city that catch my eye—the ones that hold texture, character, and that unmistakable Albuquerque feel—like this turquoise and red combination I found along Route 66.