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Monday, November 9, 2026
| John Fielder’s Colorado | |
| Location: | Larkspur |
| Time: | 9am to 10am |
| Description: |  Presented by History Colorado
From breathtaking panoramas to close-ups of wildflowers, the works of nature photographer John Fielder have long delighted Coloradans with the beauty of this state. In 2023 Fielder entrusted History Colorado with the task of sharing his entire collection with the people of Colorado.
Learn more about the process of accepting his donation into the History Colorado Collection, and find out how you can access Fielder’s stunning photographs yourself.
"John Fielder, renowned nature photographer and publisher, has worked tirelessly to promote the protection of Colorado’s ranches, open space, and wildlands during his 40-year career. Over this time he has taken hundreds of thousands of photos, garnered awards, advocated tirelessly for Colorado’s public lands, and influenced the passage of laws to protect public lands in Colorado and beyond.
Amongst his accolades are: serving as a foundational advocate in the creation of Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund (GOCO) in 1992 as well as serving as an original board member; influencing the passage of Congress’s Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993; being the first individual given an achievement award by the Aldo Leopold Foundation in 2011; receiving an honorary degree in Sustainability Studies from Colorado Mountain College in 2017; and having his photography featured in more than 50 books.
Fielder prides himself on having effectively been to each of Colorado’s 104,984 square miles over the past 40 years. During this time he has tried to capture the sublimeness of this corner of Earth that he has always felt was most beautiful. In the future John will continue to traverse the 28 mountain ranges, endless waterways, remote desert canyons, and vast plains of Colorado while contributing to the visual record of the Centennial state."
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