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Here are your 2011 Denver #WebAwards arts winners

​Here are the winners of the 2011 Denver #WebAwards in the category we're loosely dubbing "arts," which means Westword scribes report on the happenings in these beats, right here on Show and Tell. (And no, Westword writers were not eligible for these awards.) These are the winners only; for a ... More >>

Five First Friday photography fetes

Norman Broomhall​ Tonight's First Friday? It's off the clock. Galleries all over town are spilling over with shows worth celebrating in Denver Arts Week style. But it also marks what might be the best collection of photography shows and events to come out at once since last March's Month of Ph ... More >>

Buzz Kill: The Knapper twins' favorite street artists

Corey and Jesse Knapper, a pair of art-school students who were arrested for pasting massive posters on the sides of buildings, are the focus of "Buzz Kill," this week's cover story. Some people call their work vandalism, some call it art, some call it both. Their graphic poster art is reminiscent ... More >>

Most shocking images from Denver lightning storm (PHOTOS)

Big pics below.​Last night's storm caused plenty of disruptions, including the first-ever in-progress cancellation of Film on the Rocks. But it also provided a great opportunity for photographers -- especially when lightning struck. Look below to see the most electrifying images of the storm ... More >>

Picture Perfect: The Colorado Photographic Arts Center and Working With Artists shoot for the moon

​Advocacy for photography in the metro area just took a powerhouse leap forward: Late last week, the region's two major nonprofit photography organizations -- the Colorado Photographic Arts Center and Working With Artists -- officially announced their merger, something that's been a long time ... More >>

Photos: June 2011 in Denver food porn

Photo: Mark MangerSushi from TAG | RAW BAR. View full June food porn slideshow.​From brunch to beers to late- night desserts, June offered something for everyone. Whether you're a vegetarian or a meat lover (or prefer a liquid diet), our photographers are ready to make you salivate with some o ... More >>

Say Hello To Project Hello

Photo: Mark MangerSushi from TAG | RAW BAR. View full June food porn slideshow.​From brunch to beers to late- night desserts, June offered something for everyone. Whether you're a vegetarian or a meat lover (or prefer a liquid diet), our photographers are ready to make you salivate with some o ... More >>

Learn how to operate your camera at a free Working with Artists sample day tomorrow

I have no idea what I'm doing.​Nobody's going to argue that the sweet digital SLR you just picked up with the 20 katrillion megapixels and the extra-wide viewfinder is pretty sick, but let's be honest: You don't know what the hell about 80 percent of those knobs and switches do, and ever since ... More >>

Tomorrow: Celebrate Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

​I often look through old albums of my grandfather's family photos from the 1920s, marveling at how he must have labored to produce them in his hobbyist's darkroom, even creating clever photocollages for my mother's birthday invitations. In the present, everyone's a photographer, and our camer ... More >>

Three RedLine shows make up the Month of Photography's halo event

​I often look through old albums of my grandfather's family photos from the 1920s, marveling at how he must have labored to produce them in his hobbyist's darkroom, even creating clever photocollages for my mother's birthday invitations. In the present, everyone's a photographer, and our camer ... More >>

Month of Photography: Nine shows to see

​The city's Month of Photography has gone from a blip to a major event over the last few years; credit photographer Mark Sink for choreographing this year's liftoff into the stratosphere. MOP has emerged as a force to be reckoned with, but how do you navigate through all the shows on view this ... More >>

A little thing called love: Photographer Lucia De Giovanni talks about her first book

Lucia De Giovanni​As a longtime live concert photographer, Lucia De Giovanni's work is entrenched in the local music scene. For her book, The Love Project, Giovanni decided to step away from the stage to capture something a bit more simple: The idea of love. This isn't her first foray into portrai ... More >>

Two young stars of the art world are on display this month in Denver

Lucia De Giovanni​As a longtime live concert photographer, Lucia De Giovanni's work is entrenched in the local music scene. For her book, The Love Project, Giovanni decided to step away from the stage to capture something a bit more simple: The idea of love. This isn't her first foray into portrai ... More >>

Decent Exposure

Lucia De Giovanni​As a longtime live concert photographer, Lucia De Giovanni's work is entrenched in the local music scene. For her book, The Love Project, Giovanni decided to step away from the stage to capture something a bit more simple: The idea of love. This isn't her first foray into portrai ... More >>

Hot for Teacher

Lucia De Giovanni​As a longtime live concert photographer, Lucia De Giovanni's work is entrenched in the local music scene. For her book, The Love Project, Giovanni decided to step away from the stage to capture something a bit more simple: The idea of love. This isn't her first foray into portrai ... More >>

Tweetup atop a tower

​Just got word of an intriguing Tweetup for photographers via @The BigKlosowski. It's taking place August 31 on the top, unfinished floor of the in-progress Four Seasons Tower downtown. From up there, you'll get some unparalleled views of the city, the mountains and, if you're prone to vertigo ... More >>

Spread the Words

​Just got word of an intriguing Tweetup for photographers via @The BigKlosowski. It's taking place August 31 on the top, unfinished floor of the in-progress Four Seasons Tower downtown. From up there, you'll get some unparalleled views of the city, the mountains and, if you're prone to vertigo ... More >>

Two members of Rocky Mountain News photo staff among those leaving paper

In "Rocky Mountain News editor John Temple on the future of the paper: 'We Have No Idea'" -- a blog published on February 16 -- the aforementioned Temple mentioned that approximately half-a-dozen members of his staff had left the tabloid of late, with some landing newspaper jobs despite the horrif ... More >>

Microbrewing history gets its own photo book

Way back - way, way back -- before there was a microbrewery in every city, before the terms IPA and ESB entered the common lingo, before big, bold craft beers muscled their way onto liquor store shelves (before color photography, even), the pioneers of the microbrewery industry got their shaggy-look ... More >>

Go West at the Arvada Center

Way back - way, way back -- before there was a microbrewery in every city, before the terms IPA and ESB entered the common lingo, before big, bold craft beers muscled their way onto liquor store shelves (before color photography, even), the pioneers of the microbrewery industry got their shaggy-look ... More >>

Garden of Eatin'

Fresh, local food lines the Longmont Museum’s walls.

Urban Jungle

A new show at Neopolitan Gallery spreads Colfax love.

The F-Stop’s Here

International photographers focus on Denver all month.

Scapes and Sky - Sea

Spark Gallery

Sweetie Advice

Spark Gallery

See and Ski

Red Bull gave these photographs wings.

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

Points West and Weston

Susan Goldstein's Western photos at Edge, and Edward Weston's at Camera Obscura.

Way Out Weston

A modern master lights up Camera Obscura Gallery.

Gary Lynch

A sad farewell to a gifted photographer.

Bottle in the Smoke: Photographs by Jonathan Bayer

The Wilson Adams Gallery

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Hocus Focus

Photo magic is in the air this fall.

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

The world of jazz as seen through the lens of Herman Leonard.

Art Beat

Michael Paglia's brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Artbeat

Michael Paglia's brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Best show to highlight a Playboy photographer

Ted Williams, Tone Poems

Best city newsletter

Timberlines Lone Tree

Negative Thinking

Colorado Historical Society photography lecture.

Animal Dreams

James Balog: Animal at Camera Obscura Gallery

Black and White in Color

James Balog: Animal at Camera Obscura Gallery

Panoramic Views

James Balog: Animal at Camera Obscura Gallery

Frames of Reference

James Balog: Animal at Camera Obscura Gallery

PEEP SHOW

James Balog: Animal at Camera Obscura Gallery

THE JOY OF SIX

James Balog: Animal at Camera Obscura Gallery

GRAND CANYON

James Balog: Animal at Camera Obscura Gallery