Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityLane Morrow, left, and other bareback riders prepare behind the chutes at the Rodeo de Santa Fe.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityOn the last night of the Rodeo de Santa Fe, after all the animals have been penned and the cowboys have returned to the road, Jess Frank retires to his trailer and wipes his rosey cheeks with baby oil to remove the paint that makes him a rodeo clown.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityReserve Deputy Daniel Segura and assisting officers surround the home of a man who has an outstanding DWI warrant at 7a.m. Four teams focused on 70 outstanding warrants, however, only seven of the targets were found.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityGabby Guerrero, a third-grader at Velasco Elementary School in Freeport, Texas, takes a whiff of a dead fish during Lisa Neasbit's science class. Neasbit's classes, consisting of 1,500 students every week, are using resources that have been donated by parents and local businesses.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityJohn Cahouet takes a look out of his window of La Residencia Nursing Home only a few hours before he leaves his home for good. La Residencia announced their closing, leaving over 100 residents with only 60 days to find a new home.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversitySatan, a 25-year-old homeless man, peeks out into the rain from the portal in downtown Santa Fe. He spent the evening moving from one bench to another to avoid a hassle from the police for loitering.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityAt 7a.m., Satan, 25, folds up his blanket under the bridge where he has been sleeping for several months. He has been living on the streets for the past 15 years in various cities in the southwest.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversitySt. Michaels' Ryan Patterson sends Cardinals' Richard Morales tumbling over after their collision as Patterson failed to complete a pass.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityOn a Saturday while babysitting, Vanessa Silva, 17, takes a moment to stop the drips of ice cream before getting baby Aaliah situated in the car. Aaliah's parents are both juniors at Brazosport High School in Freeport, Texas.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityJohn Cahouet acceps the gift of cotton candy on his first day in his new home, The Santa Fe Care Center. Cahouet was forced to move after La Residencia Nursing Home announced their closing, leaving over 100 residents with only 60 days to find a new home.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityTo avoid feathers is her face, Jasmine Casaus carries her chicken over her head to its cage in preparation for the judging at the Santa Fe County Fair.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityEight year-old Santiago Trujillo waits for the rewards of his patience on the graveled crust of Cowles Pond.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityAfter nine hours of dancing the part of Clara in the Nutcracker Ballet, Justine Stringer waits for her next scene at the Dance Arts studio in White Rock, NM.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityIn a tiny community at the bottom of the Gallinas Canyon of New Mexico, the tragedy of fire threatens a city’s watershed. In the West, hope for fire safety may rise due to President Bush’s commitment to the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of Dec. 3, 2003. Decades of forest growth at the Las Vegas watershed have set the stage for a wildfire that would destroy almost all of the city’s water supply.While Las Vegas is depending on its watershed for over 92 percent of its water, the health of the watershed is a growing concern. Part of the Gallinas Watershed is currently being thinned to perscription. The project will take more than 10 years to complete.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityHealing the forest is the unified concern of the residents of the Gallinas Watershed and of the National Forest Service. Much of the ponderosa pine of John Myers' property is infested with bark beetle or dwarf mistle which stunts the healthy growth of the forest.This tree has been murdered by bark beetle disease.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityJohn Myers, resident of a 145-acer piece of land inside the Gallinas Watershed, is responsible for thinning his land.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityThe areas where the forest has not been thinned by man or nature is in danger of contaminating the water supply or becomming infested with diseases which will stunt the healthy growth of the forest.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityThese trees have proper spacing which will prevent crown fires from occuring.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityRon Ortega and his children have made a living on the Canon del Medio Ranch for the last eight years. Ron said his grandfather instilled in him visions of holistic management of the forest. The Ortegas treat the forest by removing firewood, poll timber and saw logs. "It is an overwhelming and monumental task," Ortega said, " so overwhelming that you dont know where to start."
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityAndrew Ortega, 13, loads firewood from a wood processor onto the bed of his father's truck. Andrew has been accompanying his father in the working process on the land for as long as he can remember.
Second place, Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - Erin Galletta / Kent State UniversityThe 84-square mile watershed provides 92% of the water for Las Vegas and the Gallinas canon.
