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.
“Clarkdale” Above the Animas
Clarkdale just meters above the Animas River Plateau, New Mexico-Colorado state line. Once thought to be a stage stop or train depot. More likely an abandoned store. Turning to ruin, looking dry and western despite its location near the life-giving river.
This photo was a submission to the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Rebecca Larivee
After the Storm
This juvenile Cooper’s Hawk was photographed in my yard in Cortez, Colorado, on August ?, 2022, after a downpour during our monsoon. Taken using Nikon Equipment, iso 1000 300mm f5.6 1/1600s.
Accompanying Water Reflection: In Montezuma County, Colorado, we were very fortunate to receive decent abundant monsoonal rains in 2022. Although severe drought conditions still exist in the Four Corners region, it has been beautiful to see the area flourish with the moisture we have received.
This photo was a submission to the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Dana Jensen-Evink
Summer in the light, winter in the shade
Dolores, Colorado March 6, 2022 07:26 AM
This photo was a submission to the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Mark Landers
Rainy Day Flower
A thankful flower after a rain strom in my garden. La Boca Canyon, CO. May 30, 2020
This photo was a submission to the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Cheyenne Munns
Little Fall
A small waterfall found at the end of Church Camp Trial, Durango, CO. October 18, 2020
This photo won third place in the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Cheyenne Munns
Dad and Daughters First Fishing Trip
Vallecito Lake April 26, 2019. Our daughter's first trip out and about to the lake.
This photo was a submission to the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Cheyenne Munns
You're a Daisy if you do
Just a pretty little daisy I saw while walking around Vallecito Lake in June 2022
This photo was a submission to the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Cheyenne Munns
A Bit of Green
Behind Transfer Park, near Lemon Reservoir on June 20, 2020
This photo was a submission to the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Cheyenne Munns
Cold Morning
Early morning hike around Haviland Lake, Durango, CO 2016
This photo was a submission to the 2022 We are Water Photo Contest.
by: Cheyenne Munns
Tomato Patch
Drip lines and straw mulch keep a healthy productive tomato patch of 30 or more plants growing.
by: Shelley—Limon, CO
Water in San Luis, CO
Pivot irrigation, which more common in the northern part of Costilla County, relies on a healthy aquifer. The lower part of the county relies more on the acequia system to distribute surface water.
by: Jeremy Elliott
Sunrise from Lobato bridge
The Rio Grande is a critical and beautiful part of the water landscape for much of Colorado's southwestern counties. This is what it looks like flowing through parts of Costilla County.
by: Jeremy Elliott
Protect the Pristine
Autumn's first snow gives a taste of the long frozen winter ahead here at 12,000'. Headwaters such as this need perpetual protection, as they provide critical habitat for native cutthroat trout, elk, mule deer, bighorns and other wildlife.
by: Chip Lamar, Pitkin
