Steven St. John's Photography Blog

Prom for The Communicator

Steven St John — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:34:36 +0000

At some point during the night, I realized that at 34 years-old I was twice the age of most of the kids in these photos.

Pilgrimage outtake

Steven St John — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:53:37 +0000

This one didn’t make it into print for the Guadalupe County Communicator. While it’s a flawed picture, I still enjoy it.

Tacos tacos tacos!

Steven St John — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:42:21 +0000

Enjoy!

4G ipad data use for The Wall Street Journal

Steven St John — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:19:41 +0000

Brandon Wells got the new iPad last Friday, started wirelessly streaming March Madness games the next day and by Saturday night was out of gas. Read.

Oh I wish I was a…

Steven St John — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:59:02 +0000

Sometimes you go out looking for weird stuff. Other times it almost runs you over while out for a walk in the park.

Don’t cry buddy

Steven St John — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:55:10 +0000

We’re going to miss you and too, but we’ll see you in Florida soon.

Hey Piggy – The Belen Matanza

Steven St John — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:19:35 +0000

Fair Warning – Some viewers might find some of the following image depicting a traditional Matanza (Spanish for butchering or killing) to be disturbing.

This particular Matanza is billed as the biggest in the world. Sponsored by the Valencia County Hispano Chamber of Commerce, the 12th Annual event was originally scheduled for January 28, but the 2012 community pig roast was briefly canceled entirely over regulatory concerns.

After a outpouring of community support, talks between USDA and the Hispano Chamber turned the cancelation into a one month delay.

The matanza is a fund raiser money for college scholarships for Valencia County students, and helps pays for coats and uniforms for Belen and Los Lunas students. This was my second matanza, the first was featured on this blog here.

Dorm privatization for Chronicle of Higher Education

Steven St John — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:12:08 +0000

Wow some things sure have changed since I was in school. Has it been that long? I lived for in a large house shared with two friends, and our combined rent was less than a room in these small boxes. Granted, the house was in a state of disrepair, with our friends often falling through the rotten wood backyard patio during our frequent BBQ’s and parties, but that helped build character.

These pictures were made on assignment for The Chronicle of Higher Education, an excellent publication that I’m excited to work with again in the future.

Contact Sheet: Matanza

Steven St John — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:58:12 +0000

Exhausted, but couldn’t wait to take a look at my photos from todays Matanza in Valencia County that is billed by the organizers as the largest in the world. More soon.

Four years

Steven St John — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:29:09 +0000

The Albuquerque Tribune published it’s final edition on this day four years ago.

“The Albuquerque Tribune has been a provider of insight, an elbow in the ribs, and yes, a kick in the pants ever since it began as Magee’s Independent in 1922. Today, The Trib bids the city it loves a fond farewell – confident that in its rollicking, 86-year run, it made a difference.”

Hard to imagine it’s been four years. In some ways, it feels like many more years and in others if fells like just yesterday. Regardless, I miss it and the faces above more than I can possibly say here, so I’ll just leave it at that.

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