Raychel Sanner: Photographer and Filmmaker
This was a really cool trip in every way. I found San Lorenzo Canyon by chance while browsing AllTrails. Wait, don’t you sit up at night looking at all the trails on AllTrails looking for cool, hidden finds? This canyon is located about 20-25 miles outside of Socorro in the middle of the New Mexican […]
I spent an evening in Diablo Canyon with some beautiful convective virga showers spreading overhead last night. This trip was my first to Diablo Canyon, so learning how the light would change through the sunset was a steep curve. Still, this is one of New Mexico’s countless hidden gems that make living here a completely […]
Snowscapes in Tijeras Canyon, New Mexico | 4/13/20 I am going to come clean and say the last couple of weeks have been pretty difficult for me. Over and over again I found myself worrying about things which I have absolutely no control over. This added stress caused me to have a pretty bad episode […]
Southern New Mexico just doesn’t ever really disappoint me in my travels down there. The landscape becomes much simpler as the trees of the Northern 1/2 of the state give way to pure Chihuahuan desert in the southern part of the state. This creates ample opportunity for sky captures that are incredible as well as […]
New Mexico is known as the ‘Land of Enchantment.’ That is a fitting name for this beautiful land, with the Rockies and Great Plains and Southwestern Deserts converging to create a space that’s unique in its beauty and diversity. It’s also a place that completely rekindled my love for weather and my appreciation for the […]
Um wow! Lots of photos recently to share. I promise there’s a real structure coming to this blog soon but the enduring piece will also be me just showing off my work via photos. The monsoon took a very unfortunate and dare I say it, ill timed, break — but as the calendar turned over […]
In lieu of actually photographing weather, today dry air is moving in quickly to New Mexico leading to clear skies and a slight breeze. The weather is perfect, how boring. Today I decided to challenge myself creatively. I’m used to photographing big things like storms and mountains, so getting up on a mountain at 10,000′ […]
There’s something about photographing lightning that will always keep me coming back. Every strike is different. Every strike is random. Every strike is so exciting in its own way. There are no moments more awe-inspiring than sitting near a storm and watching that sheer, raw power reach out of the sky and down to the […]
Whoa! What a week that just was. I am so far behind on processing timelapses and photos from several incredible storm days that it is going to take this entire week to catch up. BTW thanks to the monsoon for being active then taking a much deserved break to allow for me to catch up. […]
Raychel Sanner: Photographer and Filmmaker 