Frosted Landscapes: Winter in New Mexico

Photo courtesy of Kimm Wiens

Things in Light asked artist Kimm Wiens to create a winter-themed photo essay for our readers and she happily obliged. Check out her beautiful images of things in Nuevomexicano winter light after the jump.

And, if you're in need of some estival meditation, check out her first TIL photo essay here. 

Photos: Copyright 2011 © Kimm Wiens

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Higher Elevations: Mushroom Magic in Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Things in Light has a real treat for y'all today. New Mexican artist Kimm Wiens shares Higher Elevations, a photo essay of her mushroom hunting adventure in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. These photos, taken in July 2010, brilliantly capture post-storm mountain magic. Feast your eyes on beautiful photos of mountain mushrooms -- including chanterelles, oyster 'shrooms, porcino, fly agaric, and hedgehog mushrooms -- and the lush, rain-swept landscape they call home.

Photos: Copyright 2010 © Kimm Wiens

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