This image is of a scanned 4x5 negative I made back in 1986. It was my first trip to New Mexico and I was fascinated with the Spanish-Indian culture and architecture. This mission is located in Rancho de Taos a small town in the northern part of the state. In my early years of photography I would study the works of the early masters of photography by spending hours in the public library reading about their work and viewing their images. Paul Strand was a photographer that I admired and it was his image of this mission church he made back in 1931 that inspired me to travel to this area. This church was built in 1772 and has survived many changes over the years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_de_Asis_Mission_Church