I’ve dreamed of photographing a Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, celebration of life and lives lost for many years. This year, on October 31-November 2, I spent time in Santa Fe, New Mexico in awe of the beautiful and touching celebration complete with offerings, ofrendas, tributes to loved ones lost, beautiful and creative sugar skull and skeleton costumes, local tribal indigenous peoples blessings, and moments where I too was touched by the understanding and meaning of loss. We’ve all lost someone. This beautiful celebration is my first and will not be my last. Proudly, my work as a photojournalist and photographer is so humbled by what we witnessed in Santa Fe. Copyright imagery by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead celebration, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead celebration, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington. La Rondalla de Albuquerque

Deanzamusic, Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead celebration, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

Photography by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington, on location at Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the Plaza. T:240-899-5295, E: info@jollysiendaphotography.com, W: www.jollysiendaphotography.com, Facebook, Instagram

This past week, I had a chance to help a friend move from WA to AZ. Along the way, we saw some spectacular country to include wildflower country meadows, soaring mountain peaks and lakes, and a rainbow and fog in the Sonoran Desert. Here are some photo highlights by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio at www.jollysiendaphotography.com, Bremerton, WA.

Big Pine Creek, near Bishop, CA, about 8,000 feet hike up in the Eastern Sierra’s by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Blackbird on a post overlooking purple wildflower meadow and a red barn by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Lake Sabrina, close to 9,000 feet, near Bishop, CA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA

Saguaro cactus blooms, Apache Junction, AZ by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Desert rainbow after the storm with cactus at Apache Junction by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Driving 395 along the Eastern Sierras is stunning with mountain views by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA

Fiery sunrise and desert palm trees, Needles, CA, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA

Mule ear wildflowers, alpine Eastern Sierra views, about 9,000 feet, Alpendell, CA, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Hereford cattle and black cows graze the open range, Eastern Sierras, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Sonoran Desert scenic butte and a rainbow, Apache Junction, AZ by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA

Superstitious Mountain with lacy fog and the Sonoran Desert cactus, Apache Junction, AZ by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA

Mono Lake, CA scenic views by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

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