Explore images of the Southwest taken by those who live there and see how water influences the places, people and environment. We hope that these images will be a starting place for conversations about the importance of water and how people can work together to preserve it for the future.
Dusk on the San Juan River
Mexican Hat, Ut on March 6, 2022
This photo won Best Visiting Photograph in the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Mark Landers
San Rafael Swell, so much more than swell!
San Rafael Swell, Utah. March 2020
This photo was a submission to the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Jon Hafen
Water Barn Reflection
Sanpete County, Utah. August 30, 2022, captured this beautiful old barn & sunset colors this past summer. I absolutely love my rural life!
This photo was a submission to the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Jon Hafen
Misty Wheel Lines
Sanpete County, Utah, December 29, 2021.
Accompanying Water Reflection: Though these irrigation wheel lines sleep during winter, they rely on lots of snowpack which brings them to life with the much needed water to our fields during the summer months.
This photo won first place in the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Jon Hafen
Lloyds Lake and Abajo Mountain, Monticello, UT
This is Lloyds Lake and the Abajo mountains that provide water for Monticello. As you can see there isn’t much water in the lake or snow on the mountains so we will have water restrictions this summer.
by: Kelley—Monticello, UT
Lloyds Lake, Monticello, UT
This is Lloyds Lake that provides water for Monticello. The water level should be over my head at the top of the rock dam to the left. You can see we will have water restrictions this summer.
by: Kelley—Monticello, UT
