Eye of the Camera
56th Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 21 - March 12, 2022
Theme: Space to Wonder
Juror: Rupert Jenkins
Location: Littleton Museum
Juried Selections: 41 pieces
The City of Littleton Fine Arts Board proudly presents the Eye of the Camera juried art exhibition, featuring Colorado artists working in photography. This year’s theme is Space to Wonder. There is no science to explain what causes us to admire those things that strike us as amazing. But wonder is a shared human emotion, some would say the hallmark of human experience.
Some feel wonder wanes with age and is unattainable as we become information-retaining adults. But if we are given the space to wonder, does this change? And what does that encompass, “space to wonder”? Is it a literal or a physical space, a mental space? Is it permission to admit ignorance and awe? Does it have a sense of urgency or is it irrespective of time and physical location?
Participating Artists
Billie Anthony, Dave Barry, Lowell Baumunk, Gary Behlen, Raymond Bleesz, Caralynn Brewer, Thomas Carr, David Chambers, Angela Chambliss, Kathryn Charles, Marshal Clark, Hailey Cothran, Geoff Decker, Richard Eisen, Lee Heintze, Ethan Herrold, Benjamin Hueftle, Jonathan Katz, Charles Lehman, Paul Malinowski, Jeffery Maresh, Kasey Medlin, Tony Ortega, Gwen Paton, Oswald Pfenninger, Susan Propper, Ron Schaller, Farhad Vakilitabar, Peggy Wait, Sherry Wiggins & Luís Filipe Branco, Denise Zubizarreta
Winners
Best of Show
- Best of Show ($1500) - Marshal Clark, Muonionalusta No. 37, 2021
Awards
- 1st Place ($600) - Kasey Medlin, The Day Before I, 2021
- 2nd Place ($300) - Farhad Vakilitabar, Envelope no. 7, 2021
Honorable Mentions
- Honorable Mention 1 – Thomas Carr, Post Trader’s House, Fort Steele, Wyoming, 2021
- Honorable Mention 2 – Tony Ortega, El Papelote de Nina, 2019
- Honorable Mention 3 – Ethan Herrold, Pregnant Climber 9, 2021
Juror Bio
Rupert Jenkins has thirty years’ experience working as a writer, curator, and gallery director in San Francisco and Denver (1985–2015). Between 1985–2005 he curated numerous exhibitions of photography and related media by emerging and mid-career artists at three San Francisco organizations: The Eye Gallery, San Francisco Camerawork (both non-profit), and the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, the city’s municipal gallery programming at four sites.
Jenkins was editor of the San Francisco Camerawork Journal for six years. From 1994–95 he was book editor, essayist, and exhibition consultant for Nagasaki Journey: The Photographs of Yosuke Yamahata, a project commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki (Pomegranate ArtBooks/Friends of Photography, 1995).
After moving to Denver in 2005, he worked as editor/curator at the Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver. Among his projects there were Warhol in Colorado (co-curator with Dan Jacobs/catalog writer and editor, 2011). Subsequently he directed the Colorado Photographic Arts Center for six years (Chair 2009–2010; director/curator 2011–2015). CPAC, a small nonprofit organization in Denver, was founded in 1963. Its five-plus decade history, and its 600-print collection of fine art photography, inspired him to begin researching the post-WWII history of creative photography in Colorado in 2016.
As a freelance editor, his most recent projects include Rauschenberg: Reflections and Ruminations (exhibition catalog, Museum of Outdoor Arts, Littleton, 2020) and three books on Native American art for UCLA scholar Nancy Marie Mithlo: Making History (University of New Mexico Press, 2020), Knowing Native Arts (University of Nebraska Press, 2020), and Visualizing Genocide (University of Arizona Press, forthcoming).
"It has been a privilege to jury this year’s “Eye of the Camera” exhibition. It’s title, “Space to Wonder,” invites photographers to celebrate beauty and phenomena—the visually wondrous—and also to interpret situations beyond the mere visual—wonder as in to speculate. It was this second perspective that I used when making my choices. Did an image prompt me to question what I was seeing, or encourage me to develop a narrative of what might be happening, or about to happen? Viewing is subjective and often solitary—ideal conditions for contemplation; as the juror, I invite you to create your own legend as you ponder each image in the show." - Rupert Jenkins
2020 Eye of the Camera Best of Show Winner
I & We: Ashley Allen and Aleksey & Olga Ivanov
Exhibit dates: May 21 - July 17, 2021
The City of Littleton Fine Arts Board is pleased to announce an exhibition of fine art, Best of Show, featuring the artwork of Ashley Allen and Olga and Aleksey Ivanov. The artists won the award “Best of Show” for competitive exhibitions in 2020; Allen for the 2020 Eye of the Camera exhibit, and the Ivanovs, for the 2020 Own an Original exhibit. Through a curated selection of these artists’ recent works, I and We, explores the concept of the individual versus the duo when considering artistic inspirations and processes.
2020 Eye of the Camera Best of Show: Ashley Allen
For Ashley Allen, whose work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, photography is a medium to explore questions about identity. Where do we fit in the world with each other and with our environment? How do we identify ourselves within our landscape or within our family? How do we maintain, realize or lose our personal selves within the relationships that we hold most closely? By photographically investigating these questions, she finds a deeper understanding of self. Allen, whose work explores the role of the individual within familial groups, as well as one’s relationship with nature, focuses on using photography to explore one’s identity in the larger world. In contrast to the unique and dynamic role of the individual, is the delicate and harmonious balance of a partnership. To explore more of Allen’s work, explore her website, ashleyallenfineart.com.
2020 Own an Original Best of Show: Olga & Aleksey Ivanov
The Ivanovs are spouses who have worked together on paintings for over twenty-five years. They collaborate symbiotically on each egg tempera painting they create, reflecting the strong bond they share as life partners. Olga and Aleksey Ivanov experienced an intense classical art education in Russia, which gave them an “exceptionally strong foundation for our artwork—a springboard we use to translate the modern world around us”. Inspired by Russian iconography and European Renaissance artwork, and exceptionally skilled with egg tempera, the duo considers “each painting with an open heart, building up the surface with thousands of tiny strokes, one on top of the other” to intensify the depths and luminosity of each image. Visit their website, oaivanov.gallery to see more of their works.
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55th Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: March 19 - April 24, 2021
Theme: Myths & Legends
Juror: John Lake
Location: Littleton Museum
This year, our annual juried photography exhibition explores the concept of “Myths and Legends.” From classic allegories to modern urban tales, the narratives of myths and legends are ideal for creating artistic imagery. These stories are often passed down generationally, through written text or orally. A legend is traditional narrative that is regarded as historical fact; heroic historical figures are often at the center of legends. Myths, on the other hand, are stories about early histories, or ones that explain a natural or social phenomenon. Supernatural beings or events figure strongly in mythologies. Artwork selected for the exhibit embodies these concepts in some obvious or distant manner.
This year’s exhibition was juried by John Lake, Photo Area Coordinator and Interim Foundations Coordinator at the School of Art and Design and College of Performing and Visual Arts at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. Fifty artists submitted 129 photographs for consideration. Lake selected forty-two artworks from twenty-five artists for the show, which will be on display from Friday, March 19 through Saturday, April 24, 2021.
Winners
Best of Show
- Sherry Wiggans and Luís Filipe Branco, Outside Woman
Awards
- 1st Place - Mattie Cox, Gondola Hill
- 2nd Place - Kathryn Charles, Between Me and the Sea
Honorable Mentions
- Honorable Mention - Emma Lilly, Three Figures on a Fence
- Honorable Mention - Danny Lam, Grand View
- Honorable Mention - Scott Lee, The Dance
Digital Exhibit
Juror Bio
John Lake (Photography Area Coordinator at the College of Performing and Visual Arts, School of Art and Design at University of Northern Colorado) has a Master of Fine Arts from the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY and a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from Eugene Lange, New School of Liberal Arts, in New York, NY. His photograph-based art practice involves creating and investigating artists' books, installations, photo-sculpture, and traditional photographic practices. His research interests include the everyday, urban visual and cultural studies, experimental geography, vernacular and archival photography, visual poetry, the intersections of social studies and photography, artistic process theory, and the psychology of art. Lake is interested in the versatile and dynamic power of photography and how it can connect to multiple viewpoints, challenge and investigate ideas, and cause effective change. More info at johnbarnabaslake.com.
2019 Own an Original & Eye of the Camera Best of Show Winners
per·spec·tives: Gabrielle Graves and Courtney Cotton
Exhibit dates: May 22 - August 2, 2020
The Littleton Museum presents the artwork of Gabrielle Graves and Courtney Cotton, 2019 winners of the Eye of the Camera and Own an Original exhibits, respectively. While both of the artists’ current body of work focuses on the idea of "perspectives," each artist approaches it with their own unique emphasis and skillset.
Gabrielle Graves, 2019 Eye of the Camera Best of Show
Cotton’s conceptual painting is meant to bring awareness to mental wellness and emotional intelligence by using visual metaphors and color to embody concepts such as transformation, and possibility. Graves explores the complex narrative of identity and its intersection with consumption and mental health. Her process employs photography, painting, video, and installation to create intimate experiences revolving around changing landscapes and internal dialogue.
Gabrielle Graves received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Art & Design from the University of Michigan. Shortly after graduating, Gabrielle moved to Snowmass Village, CO to work in the Photography & New Media and Painting departments at the internationally known Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has also worked as a studio assistant for Isa Catto Studio. Her work has been featured in group exhibitions such as the Patton-Mallott Gallery at Anderson Ranch and the Littleton Museum, and she has collaborated with other artists to create installations such as DECONSCIOUSNESS: Three Levels of Consciousness, which was shown at the Stamps School of Art & Design in 2017. Gabrielle’s practice employs photography, painting, installation, and writing to divulge honest articulations of the psychological space. She is inspired by relationships and forms of identity.
Courtney Cotton, 2019 Own an Original Best of Show
Courtney Cotton is a Denver-based visual artist who is unafraid to express herself by giving visual expression to feeling, which can be seen in many of her paintings and collages. Other inspiration stems from music, mindfulness, and objects that give her a visceral reaction. Whatever the impulse, the result is the fruition of a process, usually grounded in personal discipline that may be spontaneous and rapid or labored and introspective. What transpires ideally captures the inspiration and transforms it into an exuberant explosion or a contemplative and solemn stillness.
Her work sometimes poses more questions than answers, but it offers room for interpretation and new perspectives. It connects to something universal and hence touches a lot of people. Cotton says, "I have more than one visual voice and some find it hard to define or categorize my style." Sometimes her work is thematic, but just as often she has the impulse to create something without representing anything. Some of her favorite pieces came about from the act of playing with paint and paper. She explains, "I consciously react with the medium, the activity of creating is paramount, and therefore the results happen automatically with the unconscious influence of experiences and emotions."
Cotton studied art and architecture at the University of South Carolina, Rhode Island School of Design, and Queens College.
54th Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: March 20 - April 26, 2020
Theme: Artificial vs. Natural
Juror: Angela Faris Belt
Location: Littleton Museum
Juried Selections: 43 artists
This year's exhibition explores the concept of "Artificial vs. Natural." Artificial is something made by humans, or an imitation or substitute for something natural. Natural is what is produced or arising from nature or the world without human impact. The tension between artificial and natural is experienced by humans and animals on a daily basis.
Winners
Best of Show
Awards
- 1st Place - Richard Eisen, Daylily Daffodil 04232018
- 2nd Place - Kathryn Charles, Clearcut Sunrise
Honorable Mentions
- Honorable Mention - Steve Sorensen, The Jungle Always Wins, Hong Kong
- Honorable Mention - Christine June, Chemical Leakage Stain
- Honorable Mention - Thomas Carr, Places In-between #2
Juror Bio
This year’s juror for the exhibition is Angela Faris Belt, a visual artist who works with photographic processes ranging from historical to digital. She is particularly suited to the theme as she creates artwork that centers on humankind’s relationship with the natural world and combines specific media to underscore the concepts behind each body of work. Her images are exhibited nationally and abroad and held in many corporate and private collections. She is Program Chair for the Studio Art and Art History programs at Arapahoe Community College, where she teaches darkroom and digital photography. Angela is author of The Elements of Photography: Understanding and Creating Sophisticated Images, a textbook that centers on making meaningful images by integrating photography’s technical aspects with concepts and aesthetics. Angela is represented by Michael Warren Contemporary in Denver, Colorado. More information and images can be viewed at angelafarisbelt.com.
2018 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Karen Kirkpatrick and J. R. Schnelzer Show
Exhibit dates: April 19 - June 2, 2019
Location: Littleton Museum
J. R. Schnelzer, Winner, 2018 Best of Show, Black & White
"Photography is the process of creating future memories. My work is my language: I view things in terms of their form and beautiful light. The hope of my art is to hold for you, in the subsiding of life's rush, the beauty of visual moments." J. R. Schnelzer incorporates light and action with his subject matter to create highly-texturized versions of everyday encounters.
Karen Kirkpatrick, Winner, 2018 Best of Show, Color
"I find that each image has a story, sometimes obvious and other times hidden. My goal is to bring that story to life, to give a viewer reason to pause and be touched by a thought, a memory, or an emotion." Karen Kirkpatrick creates narratives in her work by layering, blurring, or framing her subject matter, resulting in quiet, dream-like images.
53rd Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 22 - March 24, 2019
Theme: Evoke
Juror: Gary Emrich
Location: Littleton Museum
The City of Littleton Fine Arts Board proudly presents the 53rd Annual Eye of the Camera photography competition. Open to Colorado photographers, the competition explores the concept of “Evoke.”
Winners
Best of Show
- Gabrielle Graves, A Temporary Martyr
Awards
- 1st Place - Devin Johnson, Healing Process: Privacy; Shinjuku Crosswalk
- 2nd Place - Steffany Wing, Youth Won't Stop
Honorable Mentions
- Honorable Mention - Robert Hyatt, Imagined Landscape No. 115
- Honorable Mention - Peter York, Unity
Juror Bio
This year’s competition was juried by Gary Emrich. Fourth generation Coloradan Emrich has been working in the field of photography for over 40 years. With an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Emrich has exhibited regionally, nationally, and internationally, and is represented by Robischon Gallery in Denver. He was an instructor at University of Colorado, Denver, and at Metropolitan State College, and was Head of Photography and Video at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. Recently, he participated in the "New Territory: Landscape Photography Today" exhibition at the Denver Art Museum.
Deeply interested in the culture of everyday life, Gary Emerich utilizes a variety of photographic and video formats to explore personal memory and collective history. "I am interested in how and why humans endow certain objects, events, and images with special meaning by preserving them."
2017 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
J. R. Schnelzer and Steven Caulfield Show
Exhibit dates: April 20 - May 27, 2018
J. R. Schnelzer, 2017 Best of Show, Black & White
With over 40 years of practice in fine art, nature, stock, and commercial photography, J. R. Schnelzer draws from a rich source of experiences. Considering himself to be a "photographic artist," he captures visual moments of reality through a variety of processes. Some are an amalgamation of 200-500 images, taken over a period of time, which are then layered. Others involved portraits, abandoned buildings, or natural scenes in color or black and white, which are "digitally painted." Incorporating light and naturalized forms, Schnelzer's artwork is a highly-texturized version of everyday encounters.
Steven Caulfield, 2017 Best of Show, Color
Having recently switched to a digital SLR camera, Steven Caulfield has renewed his long-time passion for photography. Trained in the darkroom process, he now works in front of the camera as much as he works behind it. Using Christmas lights, glass props, and long exposure times, he explores light and color in his highly abstracted images. It is his inventive fusion of performance art in front of the lens and traditional single-shot photography behind it which makes his artwork so distinctive.
52nd Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 16 - March 25, 2018
Theme: Past Due
Juror: Gary Reed
Location: Littleton Museum
Juror Bio
Beginning with his training at the Art Institute of Colorado, Gary Reed has been active in both commercial and fine art photography. He is the General Manager of Reed Art & Imaging, a fine art printing lab.
Outside of the lab, Reed has served on several boards, including Denver's Art District on Santa Fe, The Colorado Photographic Arts Center, T.H. Pickens Vocational Photography Program, and the Cherry Creek High School Photography Program.
Exhibiting his work in a variety of spaces, Reed has experimented recently with alternative printing techniques, photo transfers, and photo encaustic work. Along with his standing in the local photographic community, Reed brings a rich understanding of the photographic image-making to the annual Eye of the Camera exhibition.
2016 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Chuck Rasco, Jim Sidinger, and Steve Hirsch Show
Exhibit dates: April 21 - May 28, 2017
Location: Littleton Museum
- Color: Chuck Rasco
- Darkroom: Jim Sidinger
- Black & White: Steve Hirsch
Chuck Rasco, 2016 Best of Show, Color
Rasco has a boundless, colorful enthusiasm for photography. His excursions focus on primarily landscapes and wildlife, but he will often stop to explore sites which he finds intriguing. Understanding that art and photography can be interpretive, his motivation is to share his perspective. Recently, Rasco's attention has been fixed on night photography, illuminating familiar landscapes that most people see in the daytime. Bringing these places to light, viewers can experience the world through his eyes.
Jim Sidinger, 2016 Best of Show, Darkroom
Considering himself to be an interpretive landscape photographer, Sidinger's goal is to reveal what a place feels like to him. By working exclusively in black and white using the silver gelatin method, his images of landscapes and structures of the American west are strengthened by paring away the 'incidental clutter' which often distracts the viewer. Rather than copy or document what is really there, his images show an understanding of a place, often spare and emotional.
Steve Hirsch, 2016 Best of Show, Color
Working in advertising for the past 22 years, Hirsch has broad, creative experience with camerawork. The editorial storytelling eye he uses with product photography also extends into his free time and vacations. Taking road trips across the United States, Hirsch captures striking images of abandoned places and the landscapes around them. To some, it may just be an abandoned building, but he pictures the time when it was brand new, running a time-lapse in his mind, imagining the story of how it got to its present state.
51st Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 7 - March 26, 2017
Juror: Randy Brown
Location: Littleton Museum
Juror Bio
Randy Brown is a Denver, Colorado based artist, arts activist, and educator who has worked and exhibited in the Denver and national arts community for more than twenty-five years. Through his work as an artist, Brown has consistently created photographic based projects that challenge not only himself, but also his viewers in the community. As he provides opportunities to explore works that address conceptual ideas about being human, a focused visual language emerges that facilities the discussion about where we overlap rather than diverge. This is the ongoing and evolving river on which he travels.
A seven year member of the Fine Arts faculty at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Brown teaches photography. In addition, he has operated a successful photography business while also working on multiple photography projects, ranging from anthropology in Indonesia to photographing trees at 100 MPH.
2015 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Danny Lam, Cecilia Brocker, and Jim Sidinger Show
Exhibit dates: April 22 - May 29, 2016
Location: Littleton Museum
- Black & White
: Danny Lam
- Color: Cecilia Broder
- Darkroom: Jim Sidinger
Danny Lam, 2015 Best of Show, Black & White
"Photography is the artistic way to express my emotion, to interpret the world I feel, and to explore the hidden characters of humanity and nature. It enables me to view the world in a different perspective. I have grown to have a greater appreciation for the world I live in, and the beauty that comes along with it. Behind each photograph, there is a unique and meaningful adventure, and now I welcome you to follow along on my journey."
Cecilia Brocker, 2015 Best of Show, Color
"My love of photography began when my parents gave me my first camera, a Brownie Starlet, at the age of 10. Self-taught, I began capturing my vision of the world. Over the years, it has become a passion.
Whether it is a landscape, a street scene, or a candid shot, my photos reflect that I am thinking, feeling and seeing at that moment in time. I challenge myself to tell the story of the places I visit and the people I meet. The beauty in the countryside, the history of a city, and the social issues affecting a population are part of my portfolio.
For me the camera only opens the door, the picture tells the story. Currently, I am fortunate to be among other photographers exhibiting work at the Fastidious Fotog Gallery in the Art District on Santa Fe."
Jim Sidinger, 2015 Best of Show, Darkroom
"I consider myself an interpretive landscape photographer. My goal is to show what a place or thing felt like to me, not just copy what was really where. Working exclusively in black & white materials, which abstracts our color reality, assists my creative style.
I work with a large format, 4"x5" film camera for the image control and fine detail. I hand develop and print all of my own archival silver gelatin images in my own traditional (chemical) darkroom. The images I have chosen represent subjects important in my current work: the Great Plains, which I have been photographing since the 1990s; and the Great Sand Dunes, where I was an Artist-In-Residence for the National Park Service in 2011, and cemetery art from Colorado and other venues. I have been fortunate enough to have studied with acknowledged landscape masters like Kenna, Morley Baer, Jay Dusard, and Bruce Barnbaum."
50th Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 19 - March 27, 2016
Juror: Gary Huibregtse
Location: Littleton Museum
Juror Bio:
Gary Huibregtse is a professor in the Department of Art at Colorado State University where he has been coordinator of the Photo Image Making program since 1985. He received his bachelor of science in art with a printmaking concentration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and a master of fine arts in photography from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His photographic works have been exhibited internationally and are in several prominent collections, including the Denver Art Museum. He is affiliated with Robischon Gallery in Denver. His work involves creating large-scale color prints from large-format film negatives, and is comprised of images that address issues found in the built environment of the western states. The images series, begun in 2007, and is titled "New West, Revisited."
2014 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Conor Culver, Fernando Boza, and Rob Lace Show
Exhibit dates: April 17 - May 24, 2015
Conor Culver, 2014 Best of Show
Forever intrigued with art's ability to challenge sense of reality, Conor Culver combines photography and digital design to create captivating surrealist images. Born and raised in the colorful state of Colorado, Culver is a graduate of the University of Colorado Denver with a bachelor of fine arts degree focusing dually on photography and digital design.
Culver was first drawn into the hidden wonders of the sea after earning his scuba certification at the age of 12. His journey with photography started as he began to capture the underwater world; a place that still influences him today. He has photographed underwater life in many places around the world, including the Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands, the Dry Tortugas, and Fiji.
After exploring the allure of fine art photography in college, Culver began to blend different images together in the darkroom, experimenting with various methods. His haunting collection, "Characters We Used To Know" and the enchanting "Underwater Surrealism" highlight the dreamlike realities he creates, using both digital photography and the darkroom.
Fernando Boza, 2014 Best of Show
Fernando Boza is an award-winning photography who resides in Boulder, Colorado. He believes in ancient knowledge that "a deep connection with the environment is not only embedded in the human psyche, but is fundamental to experience a greater sense of peace and one's own true nature. Living in and being aware of the present moment is a key to fulfillment, and photography is a way to capture those moments and images."
Rob Lace, 2014 Best of Show, Black & White
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Lace is an emerging photographer in the Denver area. You can imagine his portfolio looking much like the photos you've seen in National Geographic, but blurrier and lower in quality. He has a cute daughter and a lovely wife. He shoots mostly for fun but has several corporate accounts. He goes on week-long photo safaris with friends.
49th Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 20 - March 29, 2015
Juror: John Sunderland
Location: Littleton Museum
Juror Bio
John Sunderland's career in photography began in 1971 when he was hired as a staff photographer for the Denver Post. As a staff photographer, Sunderland covered a variety of assignments including breaking news, politics, fashion, food, and sports. He won numerous local and national awards for his photography and was especially honored in 1980 when he was named a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. He was promoted in 1990 to photo editor. In 1995, he became director of photography. Sunderland organized, coordinated, and executed all daily photo coverage, as well as major events including two Olympic Games, the opening of Denver International Airport, the World Summit of the Eight, Pope John Paul II's visit to Colorado during World Youth Day, three Super Bowls, the 9/11 attack, and the 2008 Democratic National Convention. He initiated the Post's conversion to digital photography from film and was instrumental in the Post's more recent movement to a multi-platform media outlet.
In addition to his professional accomplishments, Sunderland served on the national Press Photographers Board of Directors for 10 years. Locally he is on the advisory board for the photography program at Pickens Technical College in the Aurora Public School system. He also is a student advisor at Colorado State University for the Collegian newspaper and has been a guest professor at Metropolitan State University and Colorado University - Denver.
2013 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Charles Lehman, Mike Berenson, and Rob Lace Show
Exhibit dates: April 18 - May 25, 2014
2013 Best of Show winners:
- Dark room: Charles Lehman
- Color digital: Mike Berenson
- Black & White
digital: Rob Lace
Charles Lehman, 2013 Best of Show, Dark Room
"When I was about eight years old my mother gave me a Kodiak Brownie. I took a picture of my cat and sent it to a weekly contest in the Baltimore Sun Newspaper and it won! With my prize money, I bought more film and took another picture of my cat. It didn't win, so I put the camera away for over a decade.
Japan was the first of many overseas assignments while serving in the Air Force and, like my peers, I bought a SLR camera. Over the next decade, photography became an obsession and I achieved some success in shows and magazine work; however, I soon realized I had no social life. With so much time spent behind the lens or in the darkroom I had become more of a voyeur to life than a participant. I dropped out of photography again, this time for decades more, and got a life.
In 2004, while traveling in a mountain area of Japan I became mesmerized by the light, thatch roofs, and fall colors. I began snapping away with my point and shoot and realized I still had that photographic urge. So here I am today, trying to keep my enthusiasm in check."
Mike Berenson, 2013 Best of Show, Color Digital
With a specialty in capturing the starry night skies, Colorado photographer Mike Berenson loves to capture scenes that inspire people to embrace the wonders of nature that we have left. With the effects of light pollution spreading to affect most every part of the world, Mike has come to appreciate the heavens above - so much so that he finds himself driven to capture its beauty and share it with others. And while he loves to capture the heavens above, doing it in the context of the Colorado Rockies has long been his focus. By including foreground elements that speak of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains together with amazing elements of the night sky above, Berenson has found a combination that doesn't just look good, it stirs his soul.
Rob Lace, 2013 Best of Show, Black & White Digital
Lace is an emerging photographer in the Denver area. You can imagine his portfolio looking much like the photos you've seen in National Geographic, but blurrier and lower in quality. He has a cute daughter and a lovely wife. He shoots mostly for fun but has several corporate accounts. He goes on week-long photo safaris with friends.
48th Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 21 - March 30, 2014
Juror: Jeffrey Rupp
Location: Littleton Museum
Juror Bio
Denver native Jeffrey Rupp owns and operates The Denver School of Photography with one location in the Santa Fe Arts District and another in Capitol Hill. After being a professional photographer for 15 years, he opened the school in 2009, where he provides photography and Photoshop classes to students of all levels. Additionally, Rupp curates his gallery, providing photographers an opportunity to exhibit their work. He also has juried the works of a number of high school photography students and has hosted class exhibitions.
2012 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Karen Kirkpatrick and Fee Chin Show
Exhibit dates: April 19 - May 28, 2013
Karen Kirkpatrick - 2012 Best of Show, Black & White
"My work attempts to document the beauty found in my surroundings, and to combine a realistic and present moment with sensitivity and respect for the subject, while capturing a moment that I can turn into a story.
In this exhibit, you will find three different bodies of work. One grouping, "Light Before Dawn," is of small, intimate images of ordinary scenes that have been manipulated slightly in order to infuse them with the emotion I felt as I worked with each of the images.
Another grouping is of composite images where several photographs make up one image. Layering images allow each part to add a piece of the story whose dialogue becomes personal to me. In this work nothing is real, which leaves each image open to interpretation and imagination. In the five images of the "Dream Series," viewed from left to right, one can find a progression from a dream about frustration, moving tentatively toward taking charge, and then to a feeling of resolution and being in the light.
The black and white images of another group tell a story in a different way. Here form and texture are the captivating element, with either movement or stillness evident in several images and a bit of humor in a few. These are mostly un-manipulated images, some of which have been captured on film with a Holga camera (a plastic camera with a plastic lens) and distorts just enough to add my point of view to the scene.
I find that each image has a story, sometimes obvious and other times hidden. My goal is to bring that story to life, to give a viewer a reason to pause and be touched by a thought, a memory or an emotion."
Fee Chin - 2012 Best of Show, Color
"I started photographing body form a year ago. It was a new territory for me and I was completely captivated by the feminine mystique conveyed through the images. I like the softness but also the definitive outline of the body. Ideas and visions were dashing through my mind. This allowed me to build my stories for the series called Women.
I wanted to give the female figure in my images a sense of style. The first thing that came to mind was to simulate tattoos on the body. Most of the images were composited with nature subjects and patterns. I also wanted to show the natural beauty of the figure. In some images, I emphasized on the line, shape, and the facial expression.
The possibilities are endless every day I look at them. I hope I was able to make something special for myself and open new paths for future work."
47th Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 22 - March 31, 2013
Juror: J.R. Schnelzer
Location: Littleton Museum
Juried Selections: 63 artists
Juror Bio
Schnelzer is an active professional photographer working in the areas of fine art, portraiture, nature, stock, and commercial photography. He has over 40 years of photographic experience. He began his passion for photography working in his father's darkroom, later attending Ohio State University working on an MFA in photography. During his studies, he was fortunate enough to spend time with Minor White, Ansel Adams, John Sexton, and Kim Weston. He won his first National Award in 1963 winning 2 gold keys from Scholastic Magazine. He went on to win many national and international awards including the Nature Conservancy Contest. He has won Eye of the Camera Best of Show three times.
Schnelzer has been published in magazines including Natural History, Nature Conservancy, Sierra Magazine, Popular Photography, National Geographic Traveler, and Ranger Rick. He has had two cover images on the Photographic Society of America Journal. Schnelzer is responsible for the formation of the Center for Fine Art Photography. He is past president of the Loveland Photographic Society.
"Photography is the process of creating future memories. My work is my language: I view the world in terms of their form and beautiful light. The hope of my art is to hold for you, in the subsiding of life's rush, the beauty of Visual Moments."
2011 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Sara Frances and Glenn Richards Show
Exhibit dates: April 20 - May 27, 2012
Location: Littleton Museum
Glenn Richards, 2011 Best of Show, Color, Lone Fisherman
A geologist by profession, Richards has been interested in photography since high school when he took a course that included darkroom techniques. His photographic experiences continued throughout his college days and professional career - taking him to Central and South America and throughout the U.S. The use of film and slides was superseded by digital in the late 90s. His primary interests are in landscape, wildlife, and travel images.
Now retired, Glenn and wife Jane, also a photographer, pursue their hobby whenever the opportunity presents itself. "The world is a different place when viewed through a photographic eye... the light, the subjects and the extraordinary beauty all around us!"
Richards' more recent awards include The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards: in the Category "Dunes & Hikers" (exhibited in Madrid, Spain) 2001 April Pollux Awards; First Prize - Culture & Daily Life, Portfolio - "Life on the Banks of the Irrawaddy," a 5 image series. A representative image was displayed in Buenos Aires in January/February 2012 and the Audubon Society of Greater Denver "Share the View" 2011 - Finalist "Patient Dad."
Sara Frances, 2011 Best of Show, Black & White
, Air Forest
Sara Frances is a veteran professional photographer and photojournalist as well as a video producer and voice-over performer. She has won recognition in both commercial and art photography circles, and is known as an author, technical blogger, and credentialed teacher. Her passions are editorial photojournalism, iPhone photography, book design, and mentoring. Her professional titles are M.Photog.Cr, EA-ASP, API, MA.
Fusion imaging is the new name for integrated art presentations combining sophisticated experience, mixed-media, and equipment. Art books are Frances' hobby and greatest personal ambition. "Photography need not be two-dimensional. It’s all about shapes, papers, ink and glue! Digital compositing is the foundation, with the pinnacle being poetry of thought expressed in images. I am Foto Griot, a teller of tales and insight, culture and expression, through fusion of photography, multi-media, and video. The name 'griot,' or 'griotte' in the feminine, comes from the French West African cultural tradition designating a storyteller, seer, advisor, poet, and historian of the people. I started out dedicated to international documentary photography and have never gotten tired of telling people’s stories – anyone who has a passion for what they do and who they are.
46th Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 17 - April 1, 2012
Juror: Andy Marquez
Location: Littleton Museum
Juror Bio
Photographer Andy Marquez relentlessly pursues beauty and with his camera, creates art. For Marquez, a photograph must capture the heart and soul of a scene during that brief moment in time when divine light and natural shadow converge. The result is an image that draws you in and holds you spellbound. In short, the photo becomes art.
"There is an incredible amount of beaty in this world," says Marquez, "I feel passionate about wanting to capture that splendor in an image."
Originally from Bayside, N.Y., Marquez had only a passing interest in photography and after college put his camera away. Then, in 1981, he and his wife Teresa moved to Houston where the wildlife and parks like Big Bend reawakened the spark of his passing interest and fanned it into flame. Dusting off his camera after a 12 year hiatus, Marquez started shooting again.
In 1985, Marquez and family moved to Colorado. Inspired by the scenery provided by that state, he threw himself into his work. Business rapidly expanded and they opened their first gallery in Littleton in 1992. He opened his newest gallery at 1307 Bannock St., in Denver.
2010 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Lowell Baumunk and Ben Woodruff Show
Exhibit dates: April 22 - May 29, 2011
Location: Littleton Museum
Lowell Baumunk, 2010 Best of Show, Color, Self Portrait
Lowell Baumunk is a life-long Colorado resident; he photographs extensively in Europe and the Southwest United States. He also gets much of his material from his garden, his studio, and from the local streets. In his candid portraits Lowell seeks to represent remarkable people in settings that accentuate their characteristics. He doesn't choose to depict the pitiful, the ugly, or the bizarre. If some photos are ironic or humorous, it is hopefully not at the cost of the subject's dignity. Baumunk's photographic interests lead him with equal enthusiasm from the personal to the universal, from the natural to the artificial. Lowell is known among horticulturists as an innovative hybridizer of award-winning bearded irises and for growing American's largest collection of bearded iris species.
Among his photographic awards are Honorable Mention, 2005 International Exhibit, Center for Fine Art Photography for "Venus Gentrix, Louvre;" First Place, Color Photography, 2005 Greenwood Village Photography Competition for "Left Bank, Paris;" Jurors Choice, 2006 Louisville Photography Competition for "Venus Gentrix, Louvre;" First Place, Color, 2007 Eye of the Camera Exhibit for "Ile de la Cite;" and First Place, 2007 American Iris Society Photo Contest for "Mid-America Gardens."
Ben Woodruff, 2010 Best of Show, Black & White
, The Road
Ben Woodruff is a photographer in Denver, Colorado, who specializes in landscape and nature photography. His interest in photography began while attending Littleton High School and then solidified once he began work as a photojournalist in Northern Colorado. He is currently a Landman for Fidelity Exploration & Production Company, and takes advantage of his business trips throughout Texas, as well as vacations to the West coast, to find many of his images. Major photographic influences on Woodruff's work include Paul Strand, Minor White, Eliot Porter, and William Albert Allard. Artistic influences on Woodruff's work include 1930's graphic artists Birger Sandzen and Asa Cheffetz, and painters such as Rembrandt, Paul Cezanne, and Ed Mell. Ben's ultimate goal in his photography is to distill the often chaotic visual world to its bare elements in order to convey the feeling of being there.
45th Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 18 - April 3, 2011
Juror: Russell Burden
Location: Littleton Museum
Juror Bio
Russell Burden is the owner of Russ Burden Nature Photo Tours and runs workshops around the country to the best locations at the times they appear in their utmost glory. His stock work is sold through Photo Library and appears in magazines and advertisements around the world.
Burden teaches classes of all levels for the Panasonic Digital Photo Academy in addition to writing all the curriculums for the national program. Russ has been published numerous times in Outdoor Photographer, Popular Photography, and Peterson's PHOTOgraphic. He writes a weekly Photo Tip and a monthly Photoshop column for Take Great Pictures.com. He has two books to his credit.
Burden is a multiple-time winner of the prestigious nature's Best Windland Smith Rice Award in Art In Nature category, in addition to the Backyard Habitat category. He also won Highly Commended honors in a number of other categories. His images have appeared in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
2009 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
John Chapter and Fritz Penning Show
Exhibit dates: April 2010
Location: Littleton Museum
Best of Show
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John Chapter, Still Life with Marble Statue, Color
- Fritz Penning, Lighting One Candle, Black & White
44th Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 19 - April 4, 2010
Juror: Roddy MacInnes
Location: Littleton Museum
Winners
Best of Show
- Color - Lowell Baumunk, Self Portrait
- Black & White - Ben Woodruff, The Road
Juror Bio
Roddy MacInnes was born in Argyll, Scotland in 1953. After leaving high school at age 15, he spent three years traveling the world in the merchant marine. In 1972 he immigrated to Canada, where he worked, first as a fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company, and then as a minerals prospector with a Canadian mining company. In 1981 he moved to Colorado and continued working in minerals exploration. He then returned to Scotland to gain a degree in photography at Napier University, Edinburgh. In 1991 he came back to the USA to attend graduate school in Boulder, Colorado. There he earned an MFA in photography and digital media. He now teaches photography in the art department at the University of Denver. MacInnes has been documenting his life through photography for over four decades. His latest photography project was inspired by two albums of photographs he found in an antiques mall in Denver. The photographs were made by a North Dakota woman in 1917. Through this project MacInnes is exploring issues surrounding our relationships with photography, the landscape, sense of place, identity, and time.
2008 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Larry Johnson and John Chapter Show
Exhibit dates: March 20 - May 3, 2009
Location: Littleton Museum
Larry Johnson, 2008 Best of Show, Color, The Guiding Light
"One of the constants through my adult life has been an interest in and affection for the great outdoors. In my thirties I discovered and came to appreciate the works of such esteemed nature photographers as Adams, Power, and Muench. I saw the impact their images had on the public and on public policy.
Over the past ten years I've worked to refine my skills and extend my ability to recognize the great subjects and compositions nature gives me. My goal is always to capture a beautiful image and I believe great light is the key component of a great photograph. I work with film and a medium-format camera system." - Larry Johnson
John Chapter, 2008 Best of Show, Black & White
, Americana Taffy
"My photographic interests cover a broad view of the world from the smallest objects seen through microscopes to the largest seen through a long telephoto lens. I have always been interested in science, nature, technology and the fine arts. My lifelong interest in photography traces back from a young age to my many trips to art and science museums. My photography choices are a reflection of my aerospace engineering career and my lifelong interest in the sciences.
The computer image manipulation I apply are used to enhance, controlling subtle lighting effects, much as has been accomplished in years past in the darkroom. My goal though, is not to make images that trick the eye but rather one of enhancement, bringing out what I feel the images represent to me."
43rd Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 30 to March 1, 2009
57 artists showing 88 works
Juror: Jim Cannata
Location: Littleton Museum
Juried Selections: 57 artists showing 88 works
Winners
Best of Show
- John Chapter, Still Life with Marble Statue, Color
- Fritz Penning, Lighting One Candle, Black & White
Color
- 1st Place - Bob Witherell, I Live Here
- 2nd Place - Jim Daly, Morning Light
Black & White
- 1st Place - Sally Perisho, Two Crosses
- 2nd Place - Kevin Pratt, Imogene Pass Ice Poole
Juror Bio
After completing his Bachelor of Arts degree at Metropolitan State College of Denver, Jim Cannata traveled to Florida to earn his Master of Fine Arts degree at Florida State University. Following graduation he returned to Colorado and began his teaching career at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs where he taught for sixteen years. At the same time he taught at various institutions along the Front Range including the University of Colorado at Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Community College of Denver, and Teikyo Heights University. He currently serves as Photography Program Coordinator at Arapahoe Community College where he has enjoyed teaching since 2001.
Cannata teaches all levels of black and white, color, and digital photography as well as various historical and contemporary alternative photographic processes.
His personal work includes all the above processes and techniques singularly and in combination. His work has been exhibited at The Denver Art Museum, the Camera Obscura Gallery, the Center for Idea Art, Ginny Williams Gallery, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, and the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, as well as nationally and internationally. His work is represented in numerous private and public collections.
Cannata has been a member of the Society for Photographic Education for more than 30 years and recently served as Regional Chair for the Society's Southwest Region. He has also been a member of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center since his return to Colorado.
2007 Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Bryce Cole and Gary McVicker Show
Exhibit dates: March 21 - May 4, 2008
Location: Littleton Museum
Best of Show:
- Color: Bryce Cole, Antlers
- Black & White: Gary McVicker, Death Valley's Panamint Range
Bryce Cole
From across the street at the park in the snow to the sands of Zanzibar in a monsoon rain, Cole's locations are as varied as his styles. After taking over ownership and management of Englewood Camera, Cole's lifelong interest in photography is maintained, in part, due to continuous access to camera gear and processes that make photography today a dynamic process. This body of work represents 10 years of photography from his unique perspective, a result of his way of looking for detail in a scene. His work has been presented in numerous local juried shows and published in Firstlight Magazine.
Gary McVicker
Over the last 10 years, Gary has carried his 50 pounds of large format view camera equipment many miles over the West's grand terrain, including Rocky Mountain and Death Valley National Parks, and hidden parts of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado. Although he occasionally shoots color, Gary greatly prefers black and white. For him, it not only demands a different way of seeing the world as a photographer, but affords the opportunity for much more personal interpretation as the final image is created. When done well he believes black and white images invite the viewer to see with a much deeper appreciation of nature's light, shadow, form, and texture.
42nd Annual Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 25 - March 2, 2008
Juror: George H. Vago
Location: Littleton Museum
Juried Selections: 37 artists showing 52 photographs
Winners
Best of Show
- Color - Larry Johnson, The Guiding Light
- Black & White - John Chapter, Americana Taffy
Color
- 1st Place - Lowell Baumunk, Ile de La Cité
- 2nd Place - John Chapter, Red Sculpture and Building
Black & White
- 1st Place - Bruce Keegan, Lone Sentinel
- Dan Johnson, Hidden Horizon
Juror Bio
"My personal approach to fine art photography is contemplative and observant. During my meditative process, I lose myself in the landscape. This allows me to discover and internally respond to its contents. In contrast to a world full of color, I find that a black and white image is more enduring because it has a magic ability to command the observer's attention and focus. It adds drama and power and invites the viewer to enter the image. Creating a photograph in the middle of a mixture of visual input is the difference between looking and seeing. I like to present the viewer with an image in nature that they may have looked at many times before without really seeing it the way I did." - George H. Vago
2006 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
J. R. Schnelzer and Les Cole Show
Exhibit dates: March 16 - May 8, 2007
Location: Littleton Museum
J. R. Schnelzer, 2006 Best of Show, Color, Canyon Light
J. R. Schnelzer is an active photographer working in the areas of fine art collector prints, portraiture, nature, stock, commercial, and digital. He owns and operates Western Exposure and the Colorado School of Photography. Schnelzer has over 40 years experience in the photographic arts. Like many other photographers, Schnelzer began his career in his fathers' darkroom. While in high school, he won his first national award from Kodak and Scholastic magazine. Later Schnelzer did graduate work in photography, studying under such illustrious photographers as Minor White, Ansel Adams, Kim Weston, and John Sexton. He has also done extensive work for the musical group "Manheim Steamroller."
For Schnelzer, "photography is the process of creating future memories. My work is my language; I view things in terms of their form and beautiful light. In the rushing of our lives, the moments waft through our vision in shapeless billows. What our eyes have seen in detail, our harried minds record in blurs. A lens sees what the eye sees, the beauty of specks and lines. The relentless film records them. The hope of my art is to hold for you, in subsiding of life's rush, the beauty of visual moments."
Les Cole, 2006 Best of Show, Black & White
, St. Petersburg '05
Photography has been of interest to Cole since his teenage years. He enjoyed making movies with his Bolex of friends skiing and began taking photos during high school and college. Cole has always been fascinated with used and collectible cameras. Collecting and shooting with vintage and collectible equipment has offered Les a chance to continually learn more about photography. Although he views it as a hobby, he takes many of his photographic attempts very seriously. Currently, Cole enjoys varied subject matter, but most of his images recall the places and people he has visited.
In Les's words, "It its always exciting and rewarding when Through The Eye of the Camera show is a little more than we expected of our attempt to capture the picture and further understand and appreciate today's world we live in. I hope you will enjoy this sampling of my work."
41st Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 26 - March 4, 2007
Juror: Greg Cradick
Location: Littleton Museum
Juried Selections: 47 artists showing 84 photographs
Winners
Best of Show
- Color: Bryce Cole, Antlers
- Black & White: Gary McVicker, Death Valley's Panamint Range
Black & White
- 1st Place - Keith (Chet) Clerihue, Free Range
- 2nd Place - Whitney Yeager, Cascade
Color
- 1st Place - Fred Luhman, Virtual Calm
- 2nd Place - Keith (Chet) Clerihue, Yellowstone River Barn
Juror Bio
Greg Cradick is Associate Director of Programs for Working with Artists organization, and the primary instructor for its core classes in fine art digital photography and popular photography programs for young people. He has exhibited works in many national and regional shows. He earned a degree in photography from Savannah College of Art and Design where he also studied printmaking with an emphasis on traditional photogravure.
His recent and ongoing work continues to explore the ground between photography and printmaking both in digital and traditional film processes. Recent work includes landscape to portraiture.
2005 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Cheryl Opperman and J. R. Schnelzer Show
Exhibit dates: March 16 - May 3, 2006
Cheryl Opperman, 2005 Best of Show, Color, On a Wing
Journey into a captivating world of sun swept limestone contours, mysterious ancient architecture, majestic elk crossing misty waters, and the crimson cheeks of a curious child captured through the eye of award-winning photographer Cheryl Opperman. Her bold images provide a vivid bridge directly into the heart of countries, people, wildlife and landscapes spanning the globe.
Her photography has been displayed in several solo and group exhibitions across the country at venues including the Temple Hoyne Buell Theater and Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Her photography has appeared in numerous programs, and she has received several prestigious awards.
J. R. Schnelzer, Best of Show, Black & White
, Earth & Sky
For J R. Schnelzer, "Photography is the process of creating future memories. My work is my language; I view things in terms of their form and beautiful light." His's images blaze with crisp detail and strong contrast. "In the rushing of our lives the moments waft through our vision in shapeless billows. What our eyes have seen in detail, our harried minds record in blurs. A lens sees what the eye sees, the beauty of specks and lines. The relentless camera records them. The hope of my art is to hold for you, in subsiding the life’s rush, the beauty of visual moment."
He has over 40 years experience in the photographic arts, studying under such illustrious photographers as Minor White, Ansel Adams, Jerry Uelsmann, and John Sexton. Since then he has been actively applying his craft along with teaching and offering guided workshops. He is a founding member of the Center for Fine Art Photography.
40th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 27 - February 23, 2006
Juror: Glenn K. M. Chang
Location: Littleton Museum
Juried Selections: 54 artists showing 80 photographs
Winners
Best of Show
- Color: J. R. Schnelzer, Canyon Light
- Black & White: Les Cole, St. Petersburg '05
Best of Show Black & White
- 1st Runner Up - Aimee Louchart, IIA
- 2nd Runner Up - Jose Goncalves, Contours
Best of Show Color
- 1st Runner Up - Patrice Van Vleet, Giotto's Duomo View
- 2nd Runner Up - Fred Luhman, Whitman County Pastoral
Juror Bio
A self-taught photographer, Glenn K. M. Chang has been photographing nature and the outdoors since 1988. Since moving to Colorado in 1993, Glenn has focused on the magnificent landscapes of Colorado, as well as the canyon and desert country of the Four Corners region, and the varied landscapes of California.
As a freelance photographer, Chang focuses on nature and outdoor photography. The goal of his work is to capture the textures, moods, colors, and beauty of the natural landscape. His work is published in books, calendars, and greeting cards, including the Audubon Society Wildflower calendar. He also publishes articles and photographs in magazines and newspapers and writes a monthly photography and nature column for a regional paper.
Chang produced his first book, The Mystery of the Anasazi in Frijoles Canyon, a children's book about the ancestral Puebloan people of Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. His photographs and drawings illustrate the book. He also teaches photography at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, and Arapahoe Community College.
2004 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Ron Dahl and Frank E. Lucero Show
Exhibit dates: March 24 - May 4, 2005
Ron Dahl, 2004 Best of Show, Black & White
Ron Dahl, a Chicago native, began his love of art at a young age, following the path of the artistic matriarchs in his family. In an effort to further his knowledge of art and to find his individual artistic voice, Dahl enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. At the Art Institute, he was exposed to several artistic mediums, deciding on a major in sculpture. It was his creative vision in steel and concrete which won him the Art Institute's Traveling Scholarship. While at the Art Institute, he entered and won awards in numerous sculpture shows. Upon leaving The Art Institute, he began working with a professional photographer in Chicago. In working with this photographer, Dahl learned the mechanics of photography. He used his time wisely, honed his skills and creative vision.
Frank E. Lucero III, 2004 Best of Show, Color
Colorado native Frank Lucero has explored the beauty of mountains, lakes, and streams in the state. He has combined this splendor with an inner desire to share the visual elements that stir him and uses both painting and photography as his tools with which to fulfill his vision. Lucero believes that through the use of the camera he is able to capture, in the blink of the shutter, the essence of the Creator. He and wife Diane share an interest in photography and can be found traveling to Venice, Spain, Estes Park, or Marble enjoying their life together.
In 2004, Lucero was awarded the Best of Show at the Littleton Fine Arts Committee's "Through the Eye of the Camera" for Color photography and the Peoples Choice Award for Pueblo II at the Colorado Business Center for the Arts (CBCA) "On My Own Time" show. He recently taught a photography class to Boy Scouts and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of sharing thoughts and ideas with students, making him wish he had pursued a teaching career.
39th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 20 - February 24, 2005
Juror: Paul Schlarman
Location: Bemis Library
Juried Selections: 58 artists showing 106 photographs
Winners:
Best of Show
- Color: Cheryl Opperman, On a Wing
- Black & White: J. R. Schnelzer, Earth & Sky
Landscapes Color
- 1st Place - David Smith, Evening Storm Over Cross Creek
- 2nd Place - Cheryl Opperman, Rings of Gold
- 3rd Place - Larry Johnson, Portrait of Autumn
Landscape Black & White
- 1st Place - J. R. Schnelzer, Earth and Sky
- 2nd Place - David Hilgier, Highway 1, Morro Bay, CA
- 3rd Place - Bruce Keegan, Biking on the Lane
Still Life Color
- 1st Place - Karen Zink, Untitled (Angel)
- 2nd Place - Parry Melin, Ephemeral Beauty
- 3rd Place - Karen Zink, Untitled (Red Shoes)
- Honorable Mention - Lisa Schnelzer, Three Pears
Still Life Black & White
- 1st Place - Laura Parker, Huahine Fishing Gear
- 2nd Place - Keith Clerihue, County Road Three
- 3rd Place - Paul Colburn, Denver Dancer #2
- Honorable Mention - Stephen Blecher, Double French Horn
People/Human Interest Color
- 1st Place - Cheryl Opperman, On A Wing
- 2nd Place - Richard Greunke, The Guards
- 3rd Place - Bruce Keegan, Moving Paving Stones
- Honorable Mention - Amanda Tipton, Leah
People/Human Interest Black & White
- 1st Place - Millard Linthicum, Mountain Bob
- 2nd Place - Amanda Tipton, Well Behaved Women
- 3rd Place - Debra Tipton, Father and Son
Abstract Color
- 1st Place - Fritz Penning, Ghost Bird
- 2nd Place - Chris Kokias, Splash
- 3rd Place - Peter Ney, Disney Concert Hall
Abstract Black & White
- 1st Place - Chris Kokias, Fallen
- 2nd Place - J. R. Schnelzer, Ghost Tree
- 3rd Place - Aimée Louchart, Luann's Dignity
Architectural Color
- 1st Place - Sally Perisho, The Rookery
- 2nd Place - Millard Linthicum, Seeing Double
- 3rd Place - David Bernard, Timeless Classic
- Honorable Mention - Eric Rubin, Flag
Architectural Black & White
- 1st Place - Sally Perisho, Canyon de Chelly
- 2nd Place - David Hilgier, U.S. Highway 101, San Francisco
Nature/Wildlife Color
- 1st Place - Cheryl Opperman, Who's Up There
- 2nd Place - John Chapter, Orchids
- 3rd Place - Reb Babcock, Rim Light Fox
- Honorable Mention - Chris Lochart, Sitting Pretty
Nature/Wildlife Black & White
- 1st Place - Rick Ney, Leaves
- 2nd Place - Keith Clerihue, First Rain
- 3rd Place - Richard Bland, Untitled
Juror Bio
Paul Schlarman is a Denver native and makes his home in Highlands Ranch. He has exhibited in various venues throughout the state including the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, Hudson Gardens, and at Fallbrook Art Center in California.
Schlarman believes "my lifelong challenge is to capture and share - in a two-dimensional medium - the multi-dimensional essence of each discovered treasure, emotion and moment as my eyes witness, my brain interprets and my heart feels. I want to impart that smile that spreads across my face when I simply catch a glimpse of an image that successfully captures the repose reflected in nature's light. To share the peace and quiescence found in nature that in some ways brings order to the chaos of life is my life's work."
2003 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Bruce Keegan and Larry Johnson Show
Exhibit dates: April - May 2005
- Color: Bruce Keegan, Friends at Work
- B&W: Larry Johnson, Grandeur
38th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 22 - February 26, 2004
Juror: Shaun Gothwaite
Location: Bemis Library
Juried Selections: 53 artists showing 90 photographs
Winners
Best of Show
- Color: Frank Lucero III, Island Woman
- Black & White: Ronald Dahl, The Church Overshadowed
Landscape
- 1st Place: Craig Lewis, Bristlecone Pine on Windy Ridge, Black & White
- 2nd Place: Stephen Blecher, Grave of Robbert Brew, Color
Still Life
- 1st Place: Sharlynn Lebsack, Resting, Color
- 2nd Place: Jim Digby, Mettalic, Black & White
People/Human Interest
- 1st Place: Ronald Dahl, The Bookseller, Color
Abstract
- 1st Place: Jill Blake, Spring form, Color
- 2nd Place: Alicia Savage, Adé In Motion, Black & White
Architectural
- 1st Place: Paula Onofrio, Looking up the Stairs, Color
- 2nd Place: Sharon Harris, End of Time, Color
Nature/Wildlife
- 1st Place: Margery Smith, Eye to Eye, Color
- 2nd Place: Elaine Ricklin, Deli, Black & White
Juror Bio
Exhibited in over 16 group and solo exhibitions regionally and nationally, Shaun Gothwaite was a recipient of Ernst Haas Fellowship at Anderson Ranch, award winner at Maine Photographic Workshops, and has received many regional awards. Her work has been exhibited in a number of Denver venues including Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis and Zip Gallery. Gothwaite studied with world famous photographer Ruth Thorne Thompson and she also works primarily with pinhole and Diana cameras. Gothwaite's imagery offers an intimate perspective of the natural world and the personal spaces of home and garden.
He is an instructor and Board Member for Working with Artists' Photographic Workshops in Denver whose mission is "to enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve by encouraging individual expression and communication through arts education."
He has developed a number of youth programs for children 8-15 through Working with Artists, Art Students League of Denver, and Artreach that "provide young people the opportunity to explore the art of photography."
2002 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Lisa Halliburton Schnelzer and Rex Bull Show
Exhibit dates: April 3 - May 7, 2003
- Color: Lisa Halliburton Schnelzer
- Black & White: Rex Bull
Lisa Halliburton Schnelzer, 2002 Best of Show, Color
Lisa Halliburton Schnelzer, a Colorado native, enjoys traveling and photographing across the globe. Her interest in photography began when she borrowed a camera for an educational trip around the world on Semester at Sea. Since that time she has enthusiastically discovered new aspects of photography to explore. "I love the excitement of the entire photographic process...from the planning stages to pressing the shutter to the final print."
Schnelzer hopes to capture the beauty of visual moments, from broad landscapes to the intimate details of flowers, insects and textures. She has recently begun exploring the aesthetic qualities of still life photography, and has embraced the use of Adobe PhotoShop for artistic interpretations of many of her images. She also hand colors selected mages for a distinctly personal touch. "I strive to convey my own unique perspective through my photographic images."
Schnelzer's photographs have been exhibited in numerous juried shows throughout Colorado. One of her award-winning photographs has been published on the cover of Steamboat Magazine. She is also a member of the Photographic Society of America and is the recipient of two Award of Merit medals from this organization.
Rex Bull, 2002 Best of Show, Black & White
Rex Bull was born in England and has bachelor's and doctoral degrees in mining and metallurgical engineering. He has lived and worked in England, Canada, Australia, and the United States. For most of his professional life he has been an academic and is now professor emeritus of metallurgical engineering at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden. He and his wife, classical pianist Peggy Lyon, live in Golden.
Bull works exclusively in black and white, using a 4 x 5 view camera, and does his own developing, printing, mounting and framing. He has won awards in many juried shows, and his work is represented in many private collections. His subjects range from landscapes to nature to architecture to flowing water to abstracts.
37th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 23 - February 27, 2003
62 artists with 119 works
Juror: Andy Marquez
Juried Selections: 62 artists showing 119 works
Winners
Best of Show
- Black & White: Larry Johnson, Grandeur
- Color: Bruce Keegan, Friends At Work
Landscapes/Nature
- 1st Place - J. R. Schnelzer, Fields of Green and Yellow
- 2nd Place - Roy Colburn, Creek Bed Sand
- 3rd Place - J. R. Schnelzer, Boats in Repose
- Honorable Mention: Gary McVicker, Loch Vale
- Honorable Mention: David Toney, Barb Wire Fight
- Honorable Mention: Fred Luhman, Gentle Impact
- Honorable Mention: Les B. Van Ramshorst, After the Storm
- Honorable Mention: Richard Prentiss, Blue Clematis
- Honorable Mention: Bob Chavez, Tiger Swallowtail at Rest
Still Life
- 1st Place - Lee B. Van Ramshorst, Natural Ornament
- 1st Place - Charles Jackson, Ostrich Pysanky #2
- 2nd Place - Jim Stewart, Hi There Big Fella
- 3rd Place - Cornelius Stribling, Before the Wine
- Honorable Mention - Lou Ann Zachariah, Flowers
People/Human Interest
- 1st Place - Les Cole, Barcelona Night Life
- 2nd Place - Bruce Keegan, Homeward Bound Near Sapa, Vietnam
- 3rd Place - Fritz Penning, Monks in Line
- Honorable Mention - Troy Rowe, Conductor
- Honorable Mention - Cornelius Stripling, I Love Strawberries
- Honorable Mention - Hal Grossman, Cordova Mist
Abstracts
- 1st Place - Fred Barton, Flower Power
- 2nd Place - Nancy Myer, Keyboard on an Acid Trip
Architectural/Technical
- 1st Place - Helen Tyler, Light Rays at the Mission
- 2nd Place - Mary Snyder, Amsterdam
- 3rd Place - Peggy Dietz, Oxford University
- Honorable Mention - Mary Snyder, Foggy Bridge
Digitally Enhanced
- 1st Place - Marilyn Clark, Looking for Lunch
- 2nd Place - Bob Chavez, Timber Wolf
- 3rd Place - Manual Martinez Holguin, Kiss Alley
Juror Bio
Whether it's facing a huge snow-covered bison in the dead of a Yellowstone winter, or seeking out romantic castles in faraway lands, Andy Marquez has traveled much of this planet creating breathtaking images that cover thousands of walls worldwide. Andy became fascinated with what could be done with shapes, light, and color in Greece, his first overseas shoot. He since has traveled to Europe, Australia, and Machu Picchu in Peru. He has photographed the Masai Mara in Africa, and the polar bears of Hudson Bay, Canada. More recently, for his Ten Year Anniversary Celebration, he traveled to Barcelona, Grenada, and Segovia, Spain. Marquez uses only existing light and only protective filters in his photography. He and his wife Teresa opened The Andy Marquez Gallery in historic downtown Littleton in 1992.
2001 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Mary A. Phillips and Bill Carlson Show
Exhibit dates: April 4 - May 8, 2002
Bill Carlson, 2001 Best of Show, Black & White
, Forest Shadows
Bill Carlson's interest in photography developed early in his career as he became aware of the intricate landforms and abstract patterns in nature, while performing field evaluations as an exploration geologist. In his photography, Carlson searches for elements of simplicity and sensitivity. The interplay of light and shadow is a foremost consideration in both his black and white and color photography. Carlson's landscape images have received numerous awards and has been in several shows and exhibitions throughout his photography career.
His images have been displayed at numerous galleries and venues throughout the Denver area as well as in other cities. Many of his images are on permanent exhibit at The Photographer's Gallery in Cherry Creek North, and he recently published a book of black and white images with accompanying poetry/prose. Carlson has been a resident of Lakewood since 1974.
Mary Phillips, 2001 Best of Show, Color, Hillwood Orchid
Mary A. Phillips (Better known as Polly) bought a camera 25 years ago with some bingo winnings. The plan was to use it for references for her painting but soon the photography became more fulfilling. She took the camera on all her travels (including underwater), capturing the colors of different cultures. Then came the computer where she could montage images to make her own realities, or express a feeling. Finally, she is able to print her pictures on the Epson 2000P which gives her total control over the photographic process.
Along the way she studied with Linde Waidhofer, Wendy Shattil & Bob Rozinki, David Heiser, Steve Frink, Maggie Taylor, Jerry Ueslmann, and Olivia Parker. The "Hillwood Orchid" is her second photograph to win the Best of Show in the Through The Eye of the Camera exhibit; the first was "Slice" in 1986 (a photograph of a sand dune).
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 24 - February 28, 2002
Juror: Lisbeth Neergaard Kohloff
Location: Bemis Library
Winners
Best of Show
- Color: Lisa Schnelzer, One Pair
- Black & White: Rex Bull, Lincoln Cathedral
Abstract
- 1st Place - Peggy Dietz, Train, Color
Architectural/Technical
- 1st Place - Troy J. Rowe, Ulster School House, Black & White
- 2nd Place - Robert W. Gage, The Odeum Theatre, Black & White; J. R. Schnelzer, Morning on the Lewis, Black & White
- 3rd Place - Judy Kahn, Hand-Tinted Black & White, Arches
Digitally Enhanced
- 1st Place - Mary A. Phillips, Life's Sustenances, Color
- 2nd Place - Fred Luhman, Heavenly Apparition, Color
- 3rd Place - Helen Tyler, The Entrance, Color
Landscape
- 1st Place - Bong J. Kim, Rocky Mountain National Park - Wildflowers of Granby Lake, Black & White
- 3rd Place - Rex Bull, Aztec, N.M. Tree #4, Black & White
- Honorable Mention - Bruce Marsden, Old Sheldon Church, Black & White
Nature
- 1st Place - Judy Kahn, Autumn in Boreas, Hand-tinted Black & White
- 2nd Place - Harry Allen, Feeding Ballet, Color
People/Human Interest
- 1st Place - Karen Kirkpatrick, Untitled, Black & White
- 2nd Place - Sharon Harris, Invincible, Color
- 3rd Place - Marscha Winterfield, Ballroom, Black & White
- Honorable Mention - Mary Elliott, A Child's Ride, Black & White
Still Life
- 1st Place - Bruce Marsden, Color, Hot Cha!, Color
- 2nd Place - Bong J. Kim, Nautilus Shell: Legend 1, Black & White
- 3rd Place - Cynthia Mardian, Untitled, Black & White
Juror Bio
Lisbeth Neergaard Kohloff is on the faculty at UCD, teaching history, criticism and theory of photography. She is also on the board of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center and is its Gallery Coordinator. Kohloff studied at Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, and the University of Denver. Before moving to Denver she worked at the Eastman House (The International Museum of Photography) in Rochester, N.Y. Her work has been widely exhibited both nationally and internationally. She is in the collections of the Beijing Photography Association, the University of Denver, Kaiser Permanente, and the Denver Art Museum, among others. She and her husband, Skip, through their company Aperture Adventure, lead Photographic/Arts tours to Oaxaca, Mexico and other locations.
2000 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Stan Obert and Robert Sprengler Show
Exhibit dates: April 5 - May 7, 2001
Best of Show:
- Color: Stan Obert
- Black & White: Robert Sprengler
Stan Obert, 2000 Best of Show, Color
Stan Obert is a part time professional photographer specializing in shooting 35mm color transparencies. He enjoys the variety of both nature and events photography. He belives he creates better images when he is "on the move." He likes to adapt himself to the surrounding rather than to rely solely on preconceived ideas and meticulous planning and believes that great images can be created anywhere. He attempts to maintain a high level of technical excellence while experimenting with his "screwball ideas."
Obert believes "the photographer's motto is 'carpe diem.' Photographers realize how temporal and fleeting life is and how precious each moment in our lives can be. Our passion for anticipating and capturing these moments adds an element of excitement and urgency to our photographic endeavors."
Robert Sprengler, 2000 Best of Show, Black & White
Robert "Bob" Sprengler has lived in Colorado since age four. He is an avid climber and outdoorsman, which provides him with unique photographic opportunities. Sprengler studied photography at the University of Southern Illinois. He currently works as a chemist at a pharmaceutical company, however he remains committed to his artistic growth. His photographic achievements include a 1998 company calendar in which his photographs were featured exclusively. He served as a juror of the Through the Eye of the Camera photo competition in 1983; was 1st place award winner in two categories in the Through the Eye of the Camera photo competition in 1973; and numerous other newspaper and calendar publications.
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 24 - February 28, 2001
61 artists with 108 pieces
Juror: Bruce Marsden
Location: Bemis Library
Winners
Best of Show
- Color: Mary A. Phillips, Hillwood Orchid
- Black & White: William Carlson, Forest Shadows
Landscape
- 1st Place - Gloria Tate, Lake District
- 2nd Place - William Carlson, Church at Vik
- 3rd Place - Lisa Schnelzer, Reflections of Wyeth
- Honorable Mention - Rex Bull, Multnomen Falls
Nature
- 1st Place - Fred Barton, Reeds in Water
- 2nd Place - Christine Hauber, Trees and Water
- 3rd Place - Virginial Saults, Abandoned
- Honorable Mention - Richard Thorpe, Lunar Eclipse
Still Life
- 1st Place - Helen Tyler, The Open Book
- 2nd Place - James Waples, The Rose "Brandy"
- 3rd Place - Michael Welninski, New Blumen/Old Fenster
- Honorable Mention - Marilyn Clark, Divers' Stop Sign
People/Human Interest
- 1st Place - Lisa Schnelzer, The Cowboy
- 2nd Place - Fred Barton, Russian Bus
- 3rd Place - Helen Tyler, The Texture of Time
- Honorable Mention - Sharon Harris, A Man and His Dog
Abstract
- 1st Place - Lisa Schnelzer, Canyon Road Collage
- 2nd Place - Manual Martinez Holguin, Low Ride VI
Architectural/Technical
- 1st Place - Dan Nanney, Santa Fe Door
- 2nd Place - Paul Colburn, Classic Pigeon
- 3rd Place - Helen Tyler, Ancient Doors
- Honorable Mention - Jeff Powers, Super Deluxe
Digitally Enhanced
- 1st Place - Fred Luhman, Magic Sunset
- 2nd Place - Tim McGrath, Palm Forest
- 3rd Place - Tim McGrath, Mix It Up
- Honorable Mention - Fred Luhman, Painting Mozart
Juror Bio
Bruce Marsden studied photography with John Sexton and Jerry Uelsmann at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen. He worked with photographer Nick DelCalzo on The Triumphant Spirit, black and white portraits and stories of Holocaust survivors and continues to work with DelCalzo producing On the Wings of Valor, black and white portraits and stories of Medal of Honor Recipients.
During 1999, Bruce had two exhibitions, Vietnam: Enduring Country...Resilient People, a one man show at the Artists on Santa Fe Gallery and Black and White Perspectives in Contrast, a Republic Plaza Group show. Marsden will conduct a gallery talk on the photographs chosen for the exhibition during the opening reception.
1999 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Tim McGrath and Bill Carlson Show
Exhibit dates: April - May 2000
Tim McGrath, 1999 Best of Show, Color
Tim McGrath has been taking photographs since he was a youth while traveling around Colorado. He was fascinated how the camera could capture scenes of the places he had been, then reappear in his little darkroom at home as photographs, serving as proof that he had been there and saw it for himself.
McGrath's fascination continues today as he seeks "to unveil the power, mystery and perfection of the landscape and express those qualities in my photographs " His alternative process in both black and white and color has helped him create a new look in what has been photographed many times before. His photography has won numerous awards and he exhibits in several galleries throughout the Denver metro area.
Bill Carlson, 1999 Best of Show, Black & White
Bill Carlson's interest in photography developed early in his career as an exploration geologist. His favorite subjects are water reflection, old abandoned structures harmonious with the landscape, and reed, sedges and tree patterns. The interplay of light and shadow is of foremost consideration in the composition of both his black and white and color photography.
Carlson's photography, which has been exhibited frequently at Through the Eye of the Camera shows, has won numerous national and international awards. He is an Associate at the Photographer's Gallery in Cherry Creek North, where his prints are on permanent display. He has been a Colorado resident since 1974.
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 28 - February 2000
Juror: Holly Bowers
Juried Selections: 62 artists and 100 works
Winners
- Best of Show: Color: Stan Obert
- Black & White: Robert Sprengeler
Abstract
- 1st Place - Johanna Nieves, Dreamy
- 2nd Place - Jim Stewart, Rusted Metal/Peeling Paint
- 3rd Place - Lisa Schnelzer, Floral Sunrise
Architecture/Technology
- 1st Place - Eric Rubin, Fighting
- 2nd Place - Kathleen A. Taylor, The Beach House
- 3rd Place - Paul Colburn, Greek Stairway
- Honorable Mention - Karen Kirkpatrick, Adobe
People/Human Interest
- 1st Place - Stephen Blecker, Student initiation in Porto
- 2nd Place - Trent Cooper, San Fruttuoso, Italy
- 3rd Place - Victoria Mendoza, Posterized
- Honorable Mention - Christine Sweeney, Generations of Inspiration
- Honorable Mention - M. Selard, Paris II
Still Life
- 1st Place - Stephen Blecker, Om-Pa-Pa
- 2nd Place - Kathleen A. Taylor, A Single Tulip
- 3rd Place - Jose Goncalves, Two Oranges
Digital Enhanced
- 1st Place - Helen Tyler, Day in the Life of a Buddhist Monk
- 2nd Place - Mary A. Phillips, From Afar Come the Dreams
- 3rd Place - Bob Cleary, Stairway Abstract
Nature Black & White
- 1st Place - J. R. Schnelzer, Approaching Storm
- 2nd Place - Robert Gage, My House in the San Juans
- 3rd Place - Tim McGrath, Costa Rica Road
- Honorable Mention - Don Markham, Cascade, Longs Peak
Nature Color
- 1st Place - S. A. Horrocks, Reflections on Lilies
- 2nd Place - Rose LeReux, Urban Oasis
- 3rd Place - Lee Watson, Landscape
- Honorable Mention - Richard Thorpe, Rice Paper
- Honorable Mention - Daniel Nanney, Grand Canyon Sunrise
- Honorable Mention - S. A. Horrocks, Cowboy Columbine
1998 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Tim Havens and Connie Sherman Show
Exhibit dates: April 1999
- Color: Tim Havens
- Black & White: Connie Sherman
Tim Havens, 1998 Best of Show, Color, Hanging Lake
Tim Havens is a Colorado native and was raised on the eastern plains. He feels that "the quiet and peace of the country life has had profound impact on the way I view the world around me."
Equally adept at both black and white and color photography and hand processing his work in the dark room, Havens is currently reproducing most of his work digitally. He works exclusively in an 8"X10" format which offers "a quality, in a grand scale," Many of his images are presented in a 40"X50" format showing the grandeur of life through the large print, and as he says "Windows...to the world."
Connie Sherman, 1998 Best of Show, Black & White, Flower #5
Connie Sherman studied photography at Southern Illinois University. After moving to Colorado in 1990, she worked at various professional photography processing companies and is now employed by the Denver Police Department as a Police Photographic Specialist.
Sherman is a member of the Women's Arts Center and Gallery and has exhibited in many shows and galleries throughout the metro area, where she has won awards for her photography. She is attending Metro State College studying for her BFA degree.
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 30 - February 27, 1999
Juror: Richard Baume
Location: Bemis Library
Juried Selections: 57 pieces from 33 artists
Participating Artists
Fred Barton, Becky Bauer, Stephen Blecher, Loretta Bonham, Cynthia Boteler, Holly Bowers, Carey Brown, Gina Buckley, Gail Budinger, William (Bill) Carlson, Thomas Cassidy, Jr., Bob Cleary, Peggy Dietz, Robert Gage, Robert Graham, Sharon Harris, Sandy Horrocks, Judy Kahn, Julie Loquidis, Shannon McElroy, Tim McGrath, Dan Nanney, Margaret O'Dor, Fritz Penning, Dave Potter, Louise Ragsdale, J. R. Schnelzer, Lisa Schnelzer, Connie Sherman, Robert Sprengeler, Cornelius Stripling, Christina Sweeney, Paul Wigton II
Winners
Best of Show
- Color: Tim McGrath
- Black & White: Bill Carlson
Landscape/Nature Black & White
- 1st Place - Holly Bowers
- 2nd Place - Tim McGrath
- 3rd Place - Lisa Schnelzer
Landscape/ Nature Color
- 1st Place -J. R. Schnelzer
- 2nd Place - Juliette Loquidis
- 3rd Place - Cynthia Boteler
Still Life
- 1st Place -Cornelius Stripling
- 2nd Place - Thomas Cassidy, Jr.
Architectural/Technical Black & White
- 1st Place - Robert Gage
- 2nd Place - Robert Graham
- 3rd Place - Holly Bowers
Architectural/Technical Color
- 1st Place - Fred Barton
- 2nd Place - Sandy Horrocks
- 3rd Place - Carey Brown
Abstract
- 1st Place - Loretta Bonham
- 2nd Place - Bob Cleary
People/Human Interest
- 1st Place - Shannon McElroy
- 2nd Place - Fritz Penning
- 3rd Place - Gail Budinger
Digital
Artists included:
Juror Bio
Richard Baume, art teacher at Littleton High School, has 30 years experience both in commercial and fine arts photography. Mr. Baume's photographs are in the collection of the Denver Art Museum and several local, corporate and private collections. Baume will make a presentation on hints and techniques for photographers on Saturday, January 30, 1999 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bemis Public Library. The reception and presentation are free and open to the public.
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1998
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1997
Juror: Don Emmerich
- Best of Show Color: Marie Cole
- Best of Show Black & White: Tim McGrath
1995 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Christina Ianni and Ron Birrell Show
Exhibit dates: April - May 1996
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1996
Juror: Dave Barry
1994 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Steven Judish and William Carlson Show
Exhibit dates: April - May 1995
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1995
Juror: Jim Richardson
- Best of Show Color: Ron Birrell
- Best of Show Black & White: Christina Ianni
1993 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winners
Peter Ismert and Jerry Walters Show
Exhibit dates: April - May 1995
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1994
Juror: John Fielder
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1993
Juror: Russell Burden
- Best of Show Color: Peter Ismert
- Best of Show Black & White: Jerry Walters
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1992
Juror: Sarah Frances
- Best of Show Black & White: Marie Cole
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 1991
Juror: Warren Stumm
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1990
1989 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winner
Wendel Swanson Show
Exhibit dates: April 14-28, 1990
Location: Bemis Library
Wendel Swanson, 1989 Best of Show
Wendel Swanson has been associated with photography for nearly 35 years. He studied under Howard Bond and John Sexton and works primarily in black and white using 5x7 and 8x10 view camera formats. His award-winning photographs have been shown by the Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Gilpin County Arts Association, Steamboat Springs Arts Council, the Camera Obscura Gallery, and the Ginny Williams Gallery. Swanson's photographs reflect his interest in nature, the earth sciences and architectural images, and have been collected throughout the country.
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1989
1987 Through the Eye of the Camera Best in Show Winner
Sherman Spoelstra Show
Exhibit dates: April 10-23, 1988
Location: Bemis Library
Sherm Spoelstra, 1987 Best of Show
Sherm Spoelstra is a resident of Highlands Ranch and a faculty member at George Washington High School in Denver. During the last seven years he has devoted much of his free time to photography and has had his work published in Colorado Outdoors, Wyoming Wildlife, Fishing and Hunting News and a forthcoming issue of the Colorado Geographic series. In 1983, Spoelstra received the Color Slide of the Year award from the Colorado Council of Camera Clubs and in 1987 he placed first in the Colorado Division of Wildlife's Annual Non-Game Wildlife photo competition. Spoelstra is president of the Mile High Wildlife Camera Club and has served as past president of the Englewood Camera Club.
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1988
Best of Show, Color: Sherman Spoelstra
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 8 - March 8, 1987
Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1986
Best of Show: Mary Phillips, Slice, photograph of a sand dune
20th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: February 3 - March 3, 1985
19th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1984
18th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1983
Juror: Robert Sprengler
17th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: March 14 - April 11, 1982
Juror: John Fielder
16th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1981
15th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1980
14th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: January 28 - February 16, 1979
Location: Bemis Library
13th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1978
12th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1977
11th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1976
10th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1975
9th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1974
8th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1973
7th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1972
6th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1971
Theme: Environmental Action Through the Eye of the Camera
Juror: James Milmore, CU-Denver
5th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1970
4th Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1969
3rd Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1968
2nd Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1967
1st Annual Through the Eye of the Camera
Exhibit Dates: 1966