John Fielder
Encyclopedia
John Fielder is an American landscape photographer
and nature writer. He specializes in photography
and writings of the US state of Colorado
. He is best known for his scenic calendars and for his book Colorado 1870-2000, in which he matches his modern photographs with classic photographs of the same scenes taken in the 19th century by pioneer photographer William Henry Jackson
. Fielder has won the Colorado Book Award three times, in 1996, 1997, and 2000.
. After working eight years for department stores, he turned his photography hobby into a profession.
Landscape photography
Landscape photography is a genre intended to show different spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. This popular style of photography is practiced by professionals and amateurs alike. Photographs typically capture the presence of nature and are often free...
and nature writer. He specializes in photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
and writings of the US state of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. He is best known for his scenic calendars and for his book Colorado 1870-2000, in which he matches his modern photographs with classic photographs of the same scenes taken in the 19th century by pioneer photographer William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson was an American painter, Civil War, geological survey photographer and an explorer famous for his images of the American West...
. Fielder has won the Colorado Book Award three times, in 1996, 1997, and 2000.
Biography
A Washington, DC native, Fielder moved to Colorado upon graduation from Duke UniversityDuke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. After working eight years for department stores, he turned his photography hobby into a profession.
Exhibitions
- Colorado History Museum: Colorado 1870-2000, then and now, II, September 2005-April 2006, Denver, ColoradoDenver, ColoradoThe City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
- The Wildlife ExperienceThe Wildlife ExperienceThe Wildlife Experience is a wildlife conservation museum featuring natural history, fine art and film located in Parker, Colorado, about south of Denver. The museum houses an extensive collection of natural history exhibits, paintings and sculpture, photography and large-format films...
, permanent exhibit, Parker, ColoradoParker, ColoradoThe Town of Parker is a Home Rule Municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As a self-declared "Town" under the Home Rule Statutes, Parker is the 2nd most populous town in the county, behind Castle Rock. In recent years, Parker has become a commuter town at the southeasternmost...
Awards
- Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, 1993
- Colorado Book Award, 1996, 1997, 2000
- National Outdoor Book AwardNational Outdoor Book AwardThe National Outdoor Book Award was formed in 1997 as a US-based non-profit program which each year honors the best in outdoor writing and publishing. It is housed at Idaho State University and chaired by Ron Watters. Awards are presented in ten categories. The award is announced in early November...
(Design and Artistic Merit), Mountain Ranges of Colorado, 2005 - National Outdoor Book AwardNational Outdoor Book AwardThe National Outdoor Book Award was formed in 1997 as a US-based non-profit program which each year honors the best in outdoor writing and publishing. It is housed at Idaho State University and chaired by Ron Watters. Awards are presented in ten categories. The award is announced in early November...
(Outdoor Adventure Guidebook), Colorado's Continental Divide Trail, 1998
Published works
- Colorado 1870-2000 (2000) Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers ISBN 1-56579-347-1.
- Colorado 1870-2000 II (2005) Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 1-56579-566-0.
- Colorado 1870-2000 Revisited (2001), coauthored with Thomas J. NoelThomas Noel (historian)Thomas Jacob Noel, often introduced in media interviews as Dr. Colorado, is an American historian specializing in the history of the Rocky Mountain West, and especially of the state of Colorado...
, Boulder, Colo.: Big Earth Publishing, ISBN 1565793897, 9781565793897. - Mountain Ranges of Colorado Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 1-56579-496-6.
- To Walk in Wilderness (coauthored with T.A. Barron), Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 1-56579-038-3.
- Along the Colorado Trail (coauthored with M. John Fayhee), Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 1-56579-010-3.
- Colorado: Lost Places and Forgotten Words Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 0-942394-88-7
- John Fielder’s Best of Colorado Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 1-56579-429-X.
- The Complete Guide to Colorado’s Wilderness Areas (coauthored with Mark Pearson)
- A Colorado Winter Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 1-56579-289-0.
- Photographing the Landscape Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, ISBN 1-56579-228-9.