In memory of John Fielder: A look at the work from Colorado's most famous nature photographer
John Fielder met this mountain goat while photographing the Weminuche Wilderness.
One of John Fielder’s favorite places: the Gunnison Gorge in western Colorado. The famed nature photographer took this picture of the river, which holds Gold Medal fishing status.
Rosy paintbrush waving at John Fielder’s camera in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness.
Remote Rattlesnake Arch in western Colorado.
Vestel and Arrow peaks in the Weminuche Wilderness.
LEFT: Pierre Lakes in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. CENTER: One of John Fielder’s favorite places: the Gunnison Gorge in western Colorado. RIGHT: Historic Backwith Ranch in Custer County.
A dirt road outside Telluride stretches through a tunnel of aspen.
Vestal Peak, left, lingers in the dreams of people who witness it, including famed nature photographer John Fielder.
Gore Range, Eagles Nest Wilderness 2021. Photo by John Fielder
A stand of Gambel oak turns bright red along Kebler Pass near Crested Butte.
Banded Peak rises over the river-fed valley in southwest Colorado. Banded Peak Ranch, along with a total 65,000 acres surrounding it, has been preserved thanks to a nearly 30-year effort led by The Conservation Fund. Photo by John Fielder
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John Fielder, Colorado's preeminent nature photographer, has died at the age of 73.
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Just prior to his death, John revealed hid 5 favorite places in Colorado by showing photo of those settings - Roxborough State Park was one of those places he revealed. He also mentions this in some of his books.
The preeminent nature photographer of Colorado. Very nice of him to put his work in the public domain.
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