John Fielder
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John Fielder (born 1950) 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.[1]
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[edit] Biography
A Washington, DC native, Fielder moved to Colorado upon graduation from Duke University. After working eight years for department stores, he turned his photography hobby into a profession.[2]
[edit] Exhibitions
- Colorado History Museum: Colorado 1870-2000, then and now, II, September 2005-April 2006, Denver, Colorado
- The Wildlife Experience, permanent exhibit, Parker, Colorado
[edit] Awards
- Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, 1993
- Colorado Book Award, 1996, 1997, 2000
- National Outdoor Book Award (Design and Artistic Merit), Mountain Ranges of Colorado, 2005[3]
- National Outdoor Book Award (Outdoor Adventure Guidebook), Colorado's Continental Divide Trail, 1998[3]
[edit] 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. Noel, 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.
[edit] References
- ^ Colorado Book Awards, PDF file.
- ^ John Fielder: Biography
- ^ a b National Outdoor Book Award - Master List
