Steve Gleydura

New Mexico

Freelance Editor and Content Creator at Freelance

Editor in Chief at New Mexico Magazine

Editor in chief @nmmagazine. Advocate for service journalism, great storytelling & moments of enchantment. Formerly @clevelandmag.

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Articles

Editor's Letter: Long Views

3 weeks ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Steve Gleydura

“IT’S ALMOST LIKE a meditation,” says Ranger Corey Lycopolus, as members of our group pause to compose photos with their Polaroid instant cameras. We’ve hiked about a half mile from the Valles Caldera National Preserve’s ranger station to a stand of ponderosa pines. Sunlight streams through the branches, which frame Redondo Peak in the distance of the 14-mile-wide volcanic crater.
Editor's Letter: Long Views

3 weeks ago | l8r.it | Steve Gleydura

“IT’S ALMOST LIKE a meditation,” says Ranger Corey Lycopolus, as members of our group pause to compose photos with their Polaroid instant cameras. We’ve hiked about a half mile from the Valles Caldera National Preserve’s ranger station to a stand of ponderosa pines. Sunlight streams through the branches, which frame Redondo Peak in the distance of the 14-mile-wide volcanic crater.
Editor's Letter: Hotel Perks

1 month ago | l8r.it | Steve Gleydura

“WHAT ARE THOSE?” a woman from California asks as our six-person tour group moves from La Fonda on the Plaza’s lobby into an alcove near the registration desk. She motions toward a display of more than a dozen antique copper pots and pans hanging over a carved sideboard in the small seating area. “Those are from the Fred Harvey Company,” says docent Mary Benziger, referring to the hospitality empire that operated the Santa Fe hotel beginning in 1925.
Editor's Letter: Hotel Perks

1 month ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Steve Gleydura

“WHAT ARE THOSE?” a woman from California asks as our six-person tour group moves from La Fonda on the Plaza’s lobby into an alcove near the registration desk. She motions toward a display of more than a dozen antique copper pots and pans hanging over a carved sideboard in the small seating area. “Those are from the Fred Harvey Company,” says docent Mary Benziger, referring to the hospitality empire that operated the Santa Fe hotel beginning in 1925.
Five Things to Do This Weekend | January 3-5

Jan 2, 2025 | newmexicomagazine.org | Candolin Cook |Steve Gleydura

1 Explore nature on film. Los Alamos Nature Center presents National Parks Adventure, an immersive IMAX film narrated by Academy Award–winner Robert Redford, on Saturday at 2 p.m. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the national parks, the film follows world-class mountaineer Conrad Anker, adventure photographer Max Lowe, and artist Rachel Pohl as they hike, climb, and explore America’s majestic parks. 2 Get folky.
Editor’s Letter: Lens Craft

Dec 30, 2024 | newmexicomagazine.org | Steve Gleydura

ANDY JONES LOVES NEW MEXICO. He appreciates the variety of the landscapes, finds beauty in the sunsets and dark skies, and enjoys exploring the outdoors. And yet. When the St. Louis transplant hears other photographer friends gush, “Our state is so beautiful,” Jones feels a twinge of something—not doubt, really, but that sense of knowing that getting a great photo is much more difficult than it seems. “I aspire to paint New Mexico in a positive light,” says Jones, who moved to the state in 2016.
Editor’s Letter: Magical Feast

Dec 3, 2024 | l8r.it | Steve Gleydura

BREAKFAST ON CHRISTMAS morning might be my favorite holiday meal. After all the excitement of Santa’s arrival and finally opening presents, breakfast might seem anticlimactic. But growing up, I always looked forward to eggs, Irish potatoes, bacon, sausage, and toast. Nothing fancy, just tradition. My dad would start cooking everything as the last of the wrapping paper was being stuffed into garbage bags.
Editor’s Letter: Game Time

Oct 29, 2024 | newmexicomagazine.org | Steve Gleydura

THE AUDIENCE cheered as the screen went dark and the credits rolled on Rez Ball. Hosted by the Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFIFF), the special screening was more than an early preview of the Netflix film, it was a celebration. And why not? Based on a true story, the movie follows the Chuska Warriors, a high school basketball team from the Navajo Nation, who unite after the loss of their star player to keep their New Mexico state championship dreams alive.
Editor’s Letter: Game Time

Oct 29, 2024 | l8r.it | Steve Gleydura

THE AUDIENCE cheered as the screen went dark and the credits rolled on Rez Ball. Hosted by the Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFIFF), the special screening was more than an early preview of the Netflix film, it was a celebration. And why not? Based on a true story, the movie follows the Chuska Warriors, a high school basketball team from the Navajo Nation, who unite after the loss of their star player to keep their New Mexico state championship dreams alive.
Editor’s Letter: Bar Talk

Oct 1, 2024 | l8r.it | Steve Gleydura

LOS OJOS RESTAURANT & SALOON, in Jemez Springs, is hopping on a Sunday. On the elevated stage at the front of the room, Ponderosa-based country singer Austin Van belts out a rousing cover of Alan Jackson’s “Summertime Blues.” A mostly local crowd sits at the carved cottonwood barstools ringing the bar, and every table is occupied with folks listening to the music with margaritas and bottled beers in hand.