While You Were Here-Portraits of New Mexico Families

I’m writing to ask you to contribute to the production of a book of family portraits that I took in 2024, when I was artist-in-residence at the New Mexico Museum of Art/Vladem Contemporary. When published, the book will become a historical document as well as a de facto community family album.

While You Were Here-Portraits of New Mexico Families will be published (Rush Creek Editions) and printed (Paper Tiger) in Santa Fe. It will feature 60 photographs and three essays: by Alicia Romero, Head Curator at the Albuquerque Museum; Mark Tiarks, musicologist and journalist; and Samantha Dunn, novelist and memoirist.

I received more than one hundred emails from people who participated in this project.

Your efforts are adding up to a fabulous community portrait / These are wonderful. You’ve given them the space to be who they are / Alex, you pulled off something important / So good of you for doing this for the community / Thanks Alex! Beautiful photos and they are gracious, inclusive, humane work / Community connection is vital for the health of our society / Beautiful photographs, beautiful people / We love our photo and being a part of the series! / We appreciate your generosity to our community!

Link to the photos: https://traubephoto.com/family-photo-gallery/