Alison's Family Sesh in the Nambe Badlands

It feels so good to be back in Santa Fe after almost a month of travel. If you missed it, my family spent some time in Crete and Istanbul during the month of June. My first summer session really kicked things off on a high note with a sweet morning family session at the Nambe Badlands. Alison plans to move to Washington, D.C. with her two children in a few months, so she wanted to document this moment in an iconic New Mexico landscape. The Nambe Badlands fit the bill. I was delighted to see that summer rains have brought out the beautiful sage greens of this area, and we were graced with cotton candy skies and 360 degree views of the surrounding mountains. This is definitely a new favorite summer shooting location, especially at sunrise.

Blonde mother in red dress stands with young daughter in yellow and son in orange at dusk outdoors.
Woman in red dress with two young children in a scenic desert landscape at dusk.
Smiling mother in red dress holding hands with two children in a desert landscape.
Mother in red dress embracing two young children in a beautiful desert setting.
Mother in red dress walking with two children through a golden desert meadow at sunset.
Joyful mother in red dress laughing with two children hugging her outdoors.
Happy mother in red dress sitting with two children embracing her in a meadow.
Mother in red dress standing with two children in a vast desert field at sunset.
Pregnant blonde woman in red dress with two young children hugging her bump at sunset in a field.
Two young children running toward their mother in a stunning desert landscape.
Mother in red dress walking hand-in-hand with two children in a mountain meadow.
Laughing mother in red dress being hugged by two children in a desert field.
Blonde mother in red dress holds daughter in yellow while son in orange hugs her at golden hour.
Smiling blonde mom in red dress holds young daughter in yellow while son in orange hugs her outdoors.
Happy blonde mother in red dress holds daughter in yellow dress with son in orange shirt at sunset.
Blonde mother in red floral dress holds baby while young son stands beside her in a sunlit field.
A smiling mother in a red dress poses with her two young children on a desert trail with mountain views.
A young boy in an orange shirt smiles while hugging his mother outdoors in golden sunset light.
A mother in a green dress dances and plays with her two young children in a desert field.
Black and white photo of a mother holding her child with a young girl nearby in an open field.
A little girl in a teal dress runs down a dirt path through a scenic desert landscape.
A mother in a green dress holds hands with her two children in a desert landscape at sunset.
Black and white landscape photo of rocky cliffs and rolling hills with desert shrubs in the foreground.
A mother in a red dress plays with her young daughter in an open desert field at golden hour.