September 23, 2004 Columns » IQ

The natural beauty of Colorado has inspired many an artist. Professional and amateur photographers flock to the Garden of the Gods or capture the image of the Air Force Academy Chapel; some have found moments of everyday life to be just as powerful.

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The natural beauty of Colorado has inspired many an artist. Professional and amateur photographers flock to the Garden of the Gods or capture the image of the Air Force Academy Chapel; some have found moments of everyday life to be just as powerful. (For more about a hidden gem among Front Range photographers, see the cover story, starting on page 13 about Pueblo photographer John Suhay.)
click to enlarge Christina Banks - - Nursing - - Academy and Pikes Peak - - What's the most striking photograph that you've - seen of Colorado or Colorado Springs? The - mountains with all the city lights. - - Why did this have such an impact? It showed - how big Colorado Springs is -- from above in the - mountains looking down. - - What role does photography play in public life - today? You can see different things from a person - who's taking a picture.

  • Christina Banks

    Nursing

    Academy and Pikes Peak

    What's the most striking photograph that you've seen of Colorado or Colorado Springs? The mountains with all the city lights.

    Why did this have such an impact? It showed how big Colorado Springs is -- from above in the mountains looking down.

    What role does photography play in public life today? You can see different things from a person who's taking a picture.

click to enlarge Evi Red Elk - - Amateur rollerblader - - East Side - - What is the most striking photograph of Colorado - or Colorado Springs that you've seen? The ones - from up above on Pikes Peak. I've seen a couple from up - there that are pretty nice. - - What about these photos had such an impact? The way that you could see the colors of the leaves, - autumn and the changing of the seasons. - - What role does photography play in public life - today? People use it to identify people who commit - crimes. People use it for billboards to advertise. People - use it for history. There's all kinds of stuff [it can be used - for].

  • Evi Red Elk

    Amateur rollerblader

    East Side

    What is the most striking photograph of Colorado or Colorado Springs that you've seen? The ones from up above on Pikes Peak. I've seen a couple from up there that are pretty nice.

    What about these photos had such an impact? The way that you could see the colors of the leaves, autumn and the changing of the seasons.

    What role does photography play in public life today? People use it to identify people who commit crimes. People use it for billboards to advertise. People use it for history. There's all kinds of stuff [it can be used for].

click to enlarge Dennis Owens - - Certified nurses assistant - - North Side - - What is the most striking photograph of Colorado - or Colorado Springs that you've seen? Garden of - the Gods. - - What about these photos had such an impact? The beauty of the Lord's work, the beauty of the - rocks. - - Who is your favorite photographer? Jacques - Cousteau, for his underwater work. - - What role does photography play in public life - today? I think it brings more open-mindedness to - things.

  • Dennis Owens

    Certified nurses assistant

    North Side

    What is the most striking photograph of Colorado or Colorado Springs that you've seen? Garden of the Gods.

    What about these photos had such an impact? The beauty of the Lord's work, the beauty of the rocks.

    Who is your favorite photographer? Jacques Cousteau, for his underwater work.

    What role does photography play in public life today? I think it brings more open-mindedness to things.

click to enlarge Diane Olson - - Judicial assistant - - East Side - - What is the most striking photograph of Colorado - or Colorado Springs that you've seen? Pikes Peak. - - What was so moving about this picture? A - friend of mine had taken it. It was kind of far off, and he - caught it as the sun was like right behind it. And it was - like a halo was hanging there on top of the peak. It was - perfect. - - What role does photography play in public life - today? It plays a large role and sometimes a bad - one. I was just reading in another magazine about how - people are doing stuff with photographs, making things - look bad where it's not really bad. They did something - with photographs of the Iraq war, where they - interchanged them with other photographs to make it - look like our guys were doing something that they - weren't. With as much that's going on in Iraq, we don't - need bad publicity. And when you get people - interchanging stuff and making it look bad, it makes - things even worse.

  • Diane Olson

    Judicial assistant

    East Side

    What is the most striking photograph of Colorado or Colorado Springs that you've seen? Pikes Peak.

    What was so moving about this picture? A friend of mine had taken it. It was kind of far off, and he caught it as the sun was like right behind it. And it was like a halo was hanging there on top of the peak. It was perfect.

    What role does photography play in public life today? It plays a large role and sometimes a bad one. I was just reading in another magazine about how people are doing stuff with photographs, making things look bad where it's not really bad. They did something with photographs of the Iraq war, where they interchanged them with other photographs to make it look like our guys were doing something that they weren't. With as much that's going on in Iraq, we don't need bad publicity. And when you get people interchanging stuff and making it look bad, it makes things even worse.

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