John Fielder (born 1950) is an American

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, publisher of over 40 books, and conservationist. He is nationally known for his landscape photography, scenic calendars (which have been published for over 30 years) and for his many coffee table books and travel guides—including Colorado's best-selling ''Colorado 1870–2000'', in which he matches the same scenes of classic photographs taken in the 19th century by photographer

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. Fielder has won the Colorado Book Award three times, in 1996, 1997, and 2000. In January 2023, Fielder released the entirety of his over 5,000 photographs into the public domain, with

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as caretaker. Fielder has worked to promote the protection of Colorado open space and wildlands. His photography has influenced people and legislation, earning him recognition, including the Sierra Club's Ansel Adams Award in 1993, and in 2011, the Aldo Leopold Foundation's first Achievement Award given to an individual. He was an original governor-appointed member of the lottery-related Board of Great Outdoors Colorado, and speaks to thousands of people each year to rally support for land use and environmental issues.

Biography

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, 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.John Fielder: ''Biography''

Exhibitions

September 2005-April 2006,

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, permanent exhibit,

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Awards

* Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, 1993 * Colorado Book Award, 1996, 1997, 2000 *

National Outdoor Book Award The National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) was formed in 1997 as an American-based non-profit program which each year presents awards honoring the best in outdoor writing and publishing. It is housed at Idaho State University and chaired by Ron Watte ...

(Design and Artistic Merit), ''Mountain Ranges of Colorado'', 2005National Outdoor Book Award - Master List
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(Outdoor Adventure Guidebook), ''Colorado's Continental Divide Trail'', 1998

Published works

* '' Colorado 1870-2000'' (2000) Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers .
''Colorado 1870-2000 II''
(2005) Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, . * ''Colorado 1870-2000 Revisited'' (2001), coauthored with Thomas J. Noel, Boulder, Colo.: Big Earth Publishing, , .
''Mountain Ranges of Colorado''
Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, .
''To Walk in Wilderness''
(coauthored with T.A. Barron), Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, .
''Along the Colorado Trail''
(coauthored with M. John Fayhee), Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, .
''Colorado: Lost Places and Forgotten Words''
Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers,
''John Fielder's Best of Colorado''
Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, . * ''The Complete Guide to Colorado's Wilderness Areas'' (coauthored with Mark Pearson)
''A Colorado Winter''
Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, .
''Photographing the Landscape''
Boulder, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers, .

References

External links

John Fielder Collection
A collection of 5,000 images, managed by

Denver Post book review: ''A Colorado Winter''

John Fielder's Colorado

''Photomedia Magazine'': "John Fielder: head for the mountains"
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