Newsletter:
May, 2009
Photograph of the Month
NEWS
If you're in the Denver area next week, June 4th, come and join the American Indian College Fund for an evening at the Colorado History Museum, starting at 6pm. You'll see performances by Native American dancers and drummers, a fine arts auction and you'll get to tour the Museum's "Tribal Paths" exhibition, free... (You'll also find me there shooting for the cause!) --Not curious yet? CLICK HERE to see my images from the last College Fund event and powwow... (Scroll through the first few images for the dancers.)
Goose Chase
I'll have a tent at the Goose Chase this June 20th at The Landmark in Greenwood Village, CO. This wonderful community event features races and exhibitors (and my artwork in that tent...), and it raises money for worthy causes while it brings the South Metro Denver community together. See you there!
Image of Murphey's Drug Store
Image: "Photo of the Month"
Image of Saguaro
In the last newsletter, I promised you "art without an agenda"—and here it is. My only aim this month is to bring you a new image that I hope you enjoy, and that perhaps might remind you of the beauty that is in front of us, if we just get out and look...
For those of you who aren't familiar with it, Mt. Evans is a Colorado "fourteener," with a height of 14,260 ft. Unlike most such peaks, this one has a paved road that takes you nearly to the top. In the summer months, the road can take you to another world, where the air is thin and cold, and much of the flora is related more closely to the Alaskan tundra than anything else.
I love it up there. Along with the commanding views, there is a tough environment that reminds me very much of the desert I spent so much time in when I lived in California. Plants and animals here are as well adapted to their existence as were the stubborn species that inhabit the Mojave, and I feel at home. Like the desert, the mountain offers great quiet and solitude, as most people who choose to come up don't linger for long. On the day I made this photograph, it was raining after an earlier snow, keeping most visitors away, and I had the privilege of sharing the heights with mountain goats and bighorn sheep.
Image of Morning Glory
Fine-art photographer Zachary Singer has had a camera in hand since childhood—more than three decades now. He came to fine-art photography through his experiences in photojournalism: While shooting for Greenpeace and other environmental groups, as well as Native American tribes in the Southwest, Zach learned to quickly capture the essence of his subjects.
Zach has written dozens of articles on photography for magazines such as Outdoor Photographer, PCPhoto, and Digital Photo Pro, and has taught photography at California’s Santa Monica College. When time permits, he works with a select group of commercial clients.