Drive for one hour west on I believe highway 10 to Acama pueblo where the approaching roads are surrounded by great scenery.I don't think they allow photography on the pueblo itself though.Of course,White Sands is not so far away.
Louis Bouillon
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You can buy a photography permit for the Acoma Pueblo for an additional $10 with the tour fees, but you will have to get there very early to avoid harsh light and the locals, while not begrudging photographers pictures of them (you do have to ask permission), have some religious and other slightly obscure objections to photography in a large part of the Pueblo. Namely, the church in Sky City, any landscape photography that reveals details of the valley below Sky City (there are religious sites there that they keep secret: the Acoma follow a strange, but Papally-sanctioned, amalgam of Catholic and Animist belief), and the graveyard before the church. In my nine-day trip across the country, this was in fact the only place I did not take a camera (harsh mid-day light when I was there) but I still found it a worthwhile visit.
Southwest of the city is some nice scenery and a bunch of sites that might make for some interesting photographs, though I only visited El Malpais National Monument, which was a fun backcountry drive and caving destination, but which I would not characterize as particularly photographically impressive. If you are interested in rock inscriptions, El Morro National Monument has 'Inscription Rock.' Note that I never saw it, due to running into a common problem in the Southwestern National Parks/Monuments: because they protect cultural artifacts, they close, and they often close early, so check ahead and plan accordingly.
