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John Fielder’s lifetime of Colorado photography can now be viewed online | Lifestyle

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Anyone at home can now view the vast and varied beauty of Colorado through the eyes of the state’s most celebrated landscape photographer.

History Colorado on Tuesday announced it had finished digitizing, cataloging and organizing a repository of more than 6,500 images of John Fielder’s illustrious career spanning close to 50 years. History Colorado had previously announced Fielder donating his life’s work in hopes of inspiring an appreciation of nature and climate action.


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The photos found on the John Fielder’s Colorado Collection webpage can be pulled for private and commercial use. The site includes curated lists for viewers to explore the mountains and plains of every county in the state just as Fielder did.

For decades, the photos have been seen in coffee table books and across walls of homes and offices everywhere. That includes the office of Gov. Jared Polis.

“This photograph is a constant reminder of the natural wonders found in our state, which generations of conservationists, lawmakers and everyday people have fought to protect for the enjoyment of future generations,” Polis said in a news release. “This collection, and the exhibitions that will come from it, are a chance for us to celebrate John and all he has accomplished, but more importantly, to honor the legacy he has created and the gift he is giving to the people of Colorado.”


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Later this summer, History Colorado expects to open an exhibit at its downtown Denver center affording a more intimate journey through Fielder’s career. Much of that career has been dedicated to conservation; Fielder has always sought lands and waters to photograph and show to lawmakers in charge of protection.

The collection “is a profound opportunity for Coloradans to see the breathtaking vistas that define the Centennial State,” History Colorado Executive Director Dawn DiPrince said in the news release, “and evaluate if the relationship we have with the land will allow for our grandchildren to experience the same wonders.”

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Upon the announcement of his donation, Fielder in an interview explained how he had seen landscapes change since he started photographing in the 1970s. In a life that saw him lose his wife to illness and son to suicide, Fielder described the loss of nature as heartbreaking as well.

“It’s like losing a wife and son, you think about them every day,” he said. “So too do I think about the impact humans have on Earth and what it’s going to be like here.”

In preparation for the donation, sifting through tens of thousands of files from his pre- and post-digital camera days gave him that reflection. It has been a deep time of reflection for Fielder, 72.

After months of quietly battling pancreatic cancer, he recently went public with the diagnosis.

One “incredible asset to (organizing the collection) is I revisited all these places that have defined my life, the most sublime places in Colorado,” Fielder said in a previous Gazette interview. “That was an incredible treat.”


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He thought back to his father from his North Carolina childhood. He remembered the man for volunteering and raising money for charitable causes.

“He was a man who believed you have to give back to your community,” Fielder said. “I’ve been able to give back to my community, and I feel like no matter what happens to me, I’ve achieved all of my goals.”

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Fashion Photography with a Pistol and a Pulse

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In his introduction to Klein’s book, its editor and designer, Mark Holborn writes that “to open this book is to enter criminal territory. Here, the police are busy. Transgression, too, has its allure.” If Klein’s transgression doesn’t seem as thrilling as it once did, you can’t fault the work. It remains tough, subversive, and “difficult” at a time when few magazines—and even fewer advertisers—value anything remotely challenging. Sadly, that makes “Steven Klein” feel like a period piece, a memorial slab to an era when fashion photographers—including Klein, Meisel, Nick Knight, David Sims, Bruce Weber, Collier Schorr, Matthias Vriens, Juergen Teller, and Wolfgang Tillmans—were leading an adventurous, sophisticated, queer-centric avant-garde. They broke old-guard magazines wide open, spearheaded new ones, and changed the way we thought about the medium and the message. Because Klein was one of that group’s most radical members, especially in retrospect, his work looks more outrageous now than it did when it first appeared. How dare he photograph a nude woman with surgical scars on her stomach and breasts as if she were a body dumped on the grass? Or conjure a pregnant male nude, a Los Angeles porn set, a model submerged in a tank like one of Damien Hirst’s sharks, or Tom Ford buffing a man’s bare ass like it was a car hood? Odd to think that this is now history too rude to be repeated.

“Riccardo Tisci,” New York City, 2011.

“Kim Wears Prada, Image No. 15,” Motel 6, Los Angeles, 2014. 

Holborn’s introduction describes a short film Klein made for Alexander McQueen that reworked the opening scene from Michael Powell’s 1960 movie “Peeping Tom,” with Kate Moss as the doomed focus of an “obsessive predatory stalker” played by Klein himself. A still from that short, of a small camera clutched in Klein’s tattooed hands like a weapon, is one of the book’s most charged and contained images. Klein is hardly a lone stalker. He has a huge support staff—editors, stylists, hair-and-makeup people—to help realize his obsessions. But his most lurid visions rarely make the editorial pages these days. His transformation of the singer-songwriter Ethel Cain into a vampiric Victorian queen, for the cover of the Spring issue of V, is merely alarming. Subversiveness—the transgressive vision—might be old-school, but Klein hasn’t given it up. His monograph suggests that it’s still a force that can thrill and disturb.

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Dazzling exhibitions from Auckland Festival of Photography 2023 speak to fragility and beauty of nature

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Innovation, initiative and challenging the status quo. These are principles to live by at any point, but particularly right now. The Auckland Festival of Photography 2023 has launched with a theme of resistance/ātete, and included are dazzling and arresting exhibitions that speak to the fragility and beauty of nature.

Infra Moana - Aquamarine from Cathy Carter's exhibition "Planet Ocean" at Time Out and Novel Bookstores and Spaces, 17th Floor Commercial Bay.
Infra Moana – Aquamarine from Cathy Carter’s exhibition “Planet Ocean” at Time Out and Novel Bookstores and Spaces, 17th Floor Commercial Bay.

Deep Reflection - Irene Middleton from the exhibition "NZ Wildlife Photographers" at Skar Image Lab, 1 New Bond St, Kingsland.
Deep Reflection – Irene Middleton from the exhibition “NZ Wildlife Photographers” at Skar Image Lab, 1 New Bond St, Kingsland.

Is this my good side? - ngirungiru by Kelly Chapman from the exhibition "NZ Wildlife Photographers" at Skar Image Lab, 1 New Bond St, Kingsland.
Is this my good side? – ngirungiru by Kelly Chapman from the exhibition “NZ Wildlife Photographers” at Skar Image Lab, 1 New Bond St, Kingsland.

The Process of Fruit Growth - Masumi Shiohara - in the outdoor lightboxes on Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD.
The Process of Fruit Growth – Masumi Shiohara – in the outdoor lightboxes on Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD.

Flamingoes - Desiree Hirner - from the exhibition "Wild Fuchsia" at Little Rosie, 76 Gladstone Rd, Parnell.
Flamingoes – Desiree Hirner – from the exhibition “Wild Fuchsia” at Little Rosie, 76 Gladstone Rd,
Parnell.

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Project invites children to submit photos of Adirondack Park nature

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Adirondack Life and Adirondack Land Trust have announced a project that invites kids to photograph an aspect of the natural world within the Adirondack Park and share why it matters to them.

The project, called “My Adirondack,” will collect submissions from kids between the ages of 5 and 17 from now until Aug. 19, according to a news release on Thursday.

Submissions should include name, age, where in the Adirondack Park the photo was taken, and up to a few sentences about why the image matters to the person who took it.

A news release said that the project provides an opportunity for kids and teens, who will inherit the Adirondack Park, to capture, interpret and share their experiences in nature. Adirondack Life may publish the interpretations in a future issue of the magazine, and the hosting partners will also post them on their respective social media channels.

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“Whatever captures their attention—a flower, a critter, a view, a texture—we can’t wait to see how young people connect the dots between the natural world and their sense of place in the Adirondacks,” Mike Carr, executive director of Adirondack Land Trust, said in the news release.

Submissions can be sent to [email protected] and will be accepted now through August 19.

For more information, visit adirondacklife.com and adirondacklandtrust.org.

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Bestside Studios Launches Natural Light Inspired Studios For Photography In Albion

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(MENAFN- ForPressRelease) Bestside Studios launches natural light inspired studios for photography, located at Albion, Victoria. The photo studios have been built around the concept of natural light allowing ample sunlight inside the rooms for perfect brightness. They own a production house apart from photography studios available on rent, which are offered at affordable prices to their clients. They provide the best of the varieties in backdrops, be it for a photo project or a video project. Currently, there are two different studios to choose from. Each has their unique look. Studio 1 has its own furniture setups, various backdrops, basic equipments, continuous lights, well equipped kitchen etc. They rent out studios designed and customised for unique photo or video shoots.

“It was surprisingly profitable for us and advantageous to use. The amount of sunlight inside the studio surprised and amazed us. It helped us save money on our lighting costs. You should visit their studios and you will be surprised as well” said one of the clients who had hired them repeatedly for a few of his photo and video projects.

Photographer-in-residence Marcus Hart, provides excellent photography assistance with his more than a decade’s of experience. A client who was in search of a photo studio hire Melbourne that would be reasonable in terms of cost, finalised Bestside Studios to complete his photo shoot project said,“Marcus is truly an outstanding photographer (and wonderful person) with an awesome ability to capture the true nature of people and events. He has been available and responded to every question I have had. He has even had the patience to evaluate and critique my work, providing meaningful feedbacks. Marcus is a consummate professional I’d recommend to anyone!” He is a video photographic and creative idea professional in the fashion world. Thus apart from getting assistance in photography one can get a complete package of studio hire in Melbourne plus professional assistance.

To help promote business or launch of a new range to the existing business, a professional assisted photography shoot is provided by Bestside Studio. The pictures taken in the studio are attractive and have helped promote the business. In addition to ecommerce, they also provide catalog photos for the product, create catalog specific contents and assist to display the products online or send it to the customer. If Melbourne photography studio hires assistance or photo ops and contents are needed at affordable prices, Bestside Studios will make a perfect pick. Visit or give a call to book the studios.

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Tucson 15-year-old wins $5,000 in statewide photography contest | Photography

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — 15-year-old Arianna Dupont won the prize for a photo she took entitled Rare March Snow in Sabino Creek.

The picture shows a beautiful snowy scene in the Catalina Mountains.

She was selected among nearly 200 Arizona photographers from ages 13 to 18.

Monica Garcia gives us some good news about 15-year-old Arianna Dupont who took home first price in a state wide photography competition.



Arianna says she’s always been drawn to capture the beauty of Tucson and she’s fortunate to live in such a beautiful city.

Corbin Rouette, another tucson student, won $1,000 for third place.

The Adventures in Nature contest is a partnership between Nature Conservancy Arizona, Arizona Highways Magazine, and Cox Communications


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The contest hopes to encourage younger generations to go outdoors.

All of the winners of the contest can be viewed on the Nature Conservancy Website.

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Tucson teen takes top honors in statewide nature photo contest

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A 15-year-old Tucson girl has won the statewide “Adventures in Nature” Photo Contest with her shot of a snowy scene in the Catalina Mountains.

Arianna DuPont took home the $5,000 top prize for capturing the tranquil beauty of a “Rare March snow in Sabino Creek,” which was selected over more than 300 other photos from almost 200 teenage photographers.

“I’ve always been so drawn to capturing the beauty of our surroundings, and I’m so fortunate to live in such a beautiful city (and an) amazing state, where we have all these beautiful things to capture,” DuPont said in a written statement, after celebrating the award with her family and her photography teacher, Amy Haskell, at the Gregory School.

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Malia Means, 16, of Phoenix, took second place — and $2,000 — for a photo of the Superstition Mountains called “Towering Rocks Peeking Through Low Clouds.”

Corbin Rouette, 18, of Tucson, captured third place — and $1,000 — for a striking black-and-white image of “Saguaros Watching the Clouds.”






Corbin Rouette, 18, of Tucson won third prize in the statewide “Adventures in Nature” Photo Contest with this picture called “Saguaros Watching the Clouds.”




The 10th annual contest was put on by Arizona Highways magazine, The Nature Conservancy and Cox Communications.

“Our mission at Arizona Highways is to get people off the couch,” said Robert Stieve, the magazine’s editor. “We’ve been a proud co-sponsor of this photo contest for many years because it goes to the heart of what we’re trying to do.”

The judges for this year’s contest were Arizona Highways photo editor Jeff Kida, Phoenix-based professional photographers Suzanne Mathia and Mark Skalny, former Arizona Daily Star photo editor Rick Wiley and acclaimed photographer John Schaefer, who previously served as president of the University of Arizona.

Seven participants earned honorable mentions and $250 each. They are: Gibson Gallares for “Golden Hour with Bird Taking Flight,” Grace Shepard for “Fog Floating Through the Valley Alongside the Peak of Mt. Lemmon,” Faiza Tasnim for “Horseshoe Bend During a Semi-Cloudy Day,” last year’s first-place winner Kaden VanDuyne for “Sycamore Falls Evening,” Tobey Yamashita for “Portrait of a Red Fox,” and Aidan Yu for two entries, “Natural Elements of the Salt River” and “The Great Roadrunner.”

“Photography provides a purpose for these kids — it makes them think about what they’re seeing and experiencing,” Stieve said. “And even if their photos don’t finish in the Top 10, they’re already winners for having had the experience of being outside.”

Winning photographs from this year’s contest are expected to be featured in Arizona Highways and in promotional materials for future contests.

The water is running high in Sabino Creek in the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area. Snowmelt from the upper reaches of the Santa Catalinas has the creek flowing over the bridges along Sabino Canyon Road. Video Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

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Contact reporter Henry Brean at [email protected] or 573-4283. On Twitter: @RefriedBrean



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KG+ photo awards highlight sumo, Hindu festivals and coexistence between humans and nature

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When Kyoto-based photo festival Kyotographie first launched in 2012, founders Lucille Reyboz and Yusuke Nakanishi expected satellite events to sprout up organically around the city as they had for similar events like France’s Paris Photo in the form of Offprint and Polycopies.

Nothing materialized, sothe couple decided to launch KG+ in 2013 with the aim of discovering and supporting up-and-coming photographers and curators from all over the world.

Just as Kyotographie has grown over the years, increasing the number of artists it features and adding the offshoot music festival Kyotophonie, KG+ has also expanded to encompass three divided brackets: KG+, KG+ Special and KG+ Select.

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This $100 HD Drone Could Help Grow Your Photography Business

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Even as couples hire fewer wedding vendors every year, photographers still remain a requirement for 94% of weddings. If you run your own freelance photography business, it might be time to cash in on some exciting new hardware and see how it can change your practice.

The Super Endurance Foldable Quadcopter is a beginner-friendly drone with two high-resolution cameras and a long flight time, and you can get one for $99.99 (reg. $149).

Take your photography business to new heights.

This foldable drone can sit with the rest of your photography gear until it’s time for some dynamic shots from above. Your purchase comes with two batteries for a total of up to 40 minutes flight time. Connect your phone for a first person view as seen through either front-facing or bottom-facing cameras.

The front-facing camera has a 120-degree wide-angle 1080p HD lens for high-resolution shots from afar. Populate your business’s website with dynamic shots of weddings, or expand to nature photography and use Follow Mode to get your drone to keep a steady distance from the remote. The bottom-facing camera could be an excellent resource for unique shots from straight above. Capture video of a married couple’s first dance or get a lay of the land so you can find somewhere to set up camp and wait for the perfect shot.

This drone has a multitude of control features that could make it an asset to professional photographers. Altitude hold mode commands your drone to keep steady. Capture long exposure shots, or use the multiple channels of control for an exciting roller coaster of a video. The one-key flip means you can send your drone rolling through the sky at a moment’s notice. You can also press a single key when it’s time for your quadcopter to come back to you and land.

Save on a beginner-friendly drone

Expand the services offered by your photography business.

For a limited time, get the Super Endurance Foldable Quadcopter Drone for Beginners on sale for $99.99 (reg. $149).

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