Cloud Photos

I love clouds. There are so many different kinds of clouds and they add so much to a photograph. Obviously I’ve taken photographs with clear skies, but I’m really addicted to cloud-filled skies. I feel like they add some personality to a photo, be it stormy and moody, looming or festive.


They can be the main ingredient in a photo or a subtle accent, something like a photographic subtext, which adds to the visual story.


One of the reasons I love living in Northern New Mexico is the skies are so lively, and the clouds are abundant.


No matter how much of the frame they inhabit, I feel they are always a welcome addition.

Youngsville, New Mexico, church with storm clouds

Cerro Pedernal with cattle and sunrays

Very subtle rainbow in early morning clouds, Northern New Mexico

Abiquiu Dam with clouds

Santa Rosa de Lima church ruins, Abiquiu, New Mexico, with low-lying clouds

Southern New Mexico landscape with clouds near Demming

Cloud from forest fire over Camel Rock north of Santa Fe on Highway 84/285

Cabezon Peak west of Highway 505 between Bernalillo and Cuba, New Mexico

Sandia Mountains with low-lying clouds. The mountains are east of Albuqerque, New Mexico, photographed from Bernalillo, New Mexico

Vast clouds to the west of Cerro Pedernal with Abiquiu Dam in the foreground

Cerro Pedernal at sunrise

View from Highway 84 where it meets Hwy 96 in Rio Arriba County, Northern New Mexico. Abiquiu Dam and Cerro Pedernal are visible

Clouds and mesa between San Ysidro and Cuba New Mexico, on Highway 550

Sunrise, Rio Arriba County, Northern New Mexico

Low clouds over Ghost Ranch cliffs photographed from Abiquiu Dam

Central New Mexico

View from Bosque del Apache, Central New Mexico

Clouds casting shadows over Ghost Ranch cliffs as photographed from Abiquiu Dam

Espanola, New Mexico

Mision Convento, Espanola, New Mexico

Santa Rosa de Lima church ruins, Abiquiu, New Mexico

The "Dome," Abiquiu, New Mexico

Cabezon Peak as seen from Highway 550 about halfway between Bernalillo and Cuba, New Mexico

Near El Rito, New Mexico

Chimney Rock, Ghost Ranch, Northern New Mexico, with low-lying clouds (above and below)

Youngsville, New Mexico, church with sun breaking through very dark clouds during winter

Santa Rosa de Lima church ruins, Abiquiu, New Mexico

Big Chief gas station, Highway 550, Zia Pueblo, New Mexico

Northern New Mexico

Approaching Coyote, New Mexico

Between Youngsville and Coyote, New Mexico, on highway 96

Cerro Pedernal with a fascinating pattern of clouds

One of my favorite photos of Cerro Pedernal as it peeks through low clouds near Youngsville, New Mexico