From the issue: "Proudly decked out in her nation's colors, an all-American Jessica Reed, age 9, stars in the children's parade, just one in a swirl of events that make up Prescott's Frontier Days."
From the issue: "Proudly decked out in her nation's colors, an all-American Jessica Reed, age 9, stars in the children's parade, just one in a swirl of events that make up Prescott's Frontier Days."
The Dinneh, a painting by R. Brownell McGrew. From the collection of Mr. and Mrs. M. McArthur Jr., Davenport, Iowa.
From the issue: "'Navajo Shepherd' by Beatien Yazz. 'Little No Shirt,' this talented Navajo artist, was the dominating figure in Alberta Hannum's book, Spin a Silver Dollar, for which he did illustrations."
From the issue: "Our cover page is from a 'color' shot of lower Oak Creek canyon by Norman G. Wallace, for the Photo Shop in Phoenix."
A nonprofit organization that uses photography to mentor at-risk youths is taking its students' photos to locations around the Phoenix area this summer.
Kids in Focus, founded in 2012 by photographer and Arizona Highways contributor Karen Shell, has created a traveling exhibit that features selected works from the 2018-19 program. That follows an opening reception at the Arizona Center in Phoenix and two months at the Scottsdale Civic Center earlier this year.
You can see the young photographers' work at the following locations:
Future locations in Phoenix, with dates not yet determined, include the Found:Re Hotel, Biltmore Fashion Park and artstudio 101.
"Showcasing these moving images to audiences around the Valley, Kids in Focus aspires not only to share the beauty of the work, but also hopes to raise awareness and support for this life-changing program," Shell said in a news release.
For more information about Kids in Focus, visit www.kidsinfocus.org.
A legendary photographer and longtime Arizona Highways contributor is launching an exhibition in Tucson this month in conjunction with the 100th birthday of Grand Canyon National Park.
Etherton Gallery in Tucson is hosting the exhibition, titled Jack Dykinga: The Grand Canyon National Park (1919-2019), from June 22 to September 7. Photographs by Dykinga will be paired with vintage shots by William H. Bell, Ansel Adams, Mark Klett and other photographers, the gallery said in a news release.
"I am especially pleased to help commemorate this important milestone and bring attention to the Grand Canyon National Park's 'unique natural, cultural and historic resources,' with the photographs of Jack Dykinga," Etherton Gallery owner Terry Etherton said. "Jack Dykinga has built a career on using photography to advocate for the protection and conservation of wild spaces all over the world."
Dykinga won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 1971 and has authored and photographed numerous books on photography and wilderness advocacy. He and his wife, Margaret, live in Tucson.
The photographer will sign copies of his recently released Arizona Highways book Grand Canyon: A Photographer's Favorite Viewpoints at an opening reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 22. For more information, call 520-624-7370 or visit the gallery's website.
If you've been following our most recent online photography contest, you know that we recently announced the winners. Out of more than 5,000 submissions, we had hundreds of strong contenders, but in the end, Sara Wittenberger's shot from the summit of Mount Ord took the top prize, netting her a photo workshop valued at $2,500 from Arizona Highways PhotoScapes.
Via email, Sara answered a few questions about the photo, her background and what's next for her. Her photo and those of the other winners will be published in our September issue.
Tell us about your background, both in photography and in Arizona. How did you get into shooting landscape photos?
Photography has been a passion of mine since I was a kid. I took darkroom classes in high school and college, and after that, I continued shooting just for fun. After I moved to Arizona in the fall of 2012, I fell in love with the local landscape and desert light, and I decided that I wanted to improve my skills and do more with my photography. I purchased my DSLR in the summer of 2014, and since then, most of my free time has been spent exploring around my home.
How did your contest-winning photo come together?
My photo from Mount Ord was taken on Christmas Day. We were headed up north on State Route 87 and saw that Mount Ord had quite a bit of snow on it, so we decided to stop and explore. The light and views that day were so amazing that we ended up staying until sunset.
What did you like about the shot?
It has a little bit of everything that I love about Arizona: amazing sunsets, mountain layers, red rocks and then snow, which is always special to witness in the desert.
What was your reaction when you found out you had won?
I was surprised and excited. And, to be honest, I'm still not sure that it's sunk in yet. But it's a great feeling.
What are your plans for photography in the future?
Right now, my immediate goals are to spend as much time as I can exploring the Southwest and trying to bring the amazing things I find out here to life with my camera.
From the issue: "The cover picture on this month's issue of Arizona Highways is a photograph of Oak Creek in Yavapai County, showing the winding road through the forest."
Bill Hatcher is a frequent contributor to the pages of Arizona Highways, and his images also have appeared in National Geographic and other publications. For his latest project, the Tucson-based photographer is focusing on a subject close to home: Tumamoc Hill, a Tucson landmark owned by the University of Arizona. We caught up with Hatcher to ask a few questions about the project.
Tell us about this project.
The project is by the University of Arizona Confluencenter and the Desert Laboratory. Just in the past year, Tumamoc Hill was opened up to the public for all-day visitation. It's kind of astonishing what the impact has been. Before, there were a few hundred visitors a day; now, there are 1,500 to 2,000. I'm shooting portraits of the people who visit Tumamoc, and researchers are collecting oral histories from those people, for a project called Tales From Tumamoc.
How did you get involved with the project?
I've had a relationship with the Desert Lab and its director, Ben Wilder. They do a lot of research in the desert regions and go to some really cool places and landscapes. When Ben mentioned this project, I didn't think I'd be interested — I'm more of a landscape and discovery kind of guy. But he also said Tumamoc has been kind of a gathering place for about 2,500 years. On the hill, there's evidence of Native American tribes from the surrounding regions who gathered here for trade, social occasions and so on. I thought that was really cool — and it's still happening.
How does the process work?
It's a scientific process, so it has to be replicated. They have very set days and times where they meet with people on the hill. They're doing the interviews on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays for about five or six weeks, and they want to interview a minimum of 60 people. The interviews are recorded in a mobile studio on the hill, and I shoot the photos along the trail.
What are some of the interesting stories you've heard so far?
From a lot of the people, what we hear is that they like the exercise, they like getting out, they like the views, and they like seeing all the people. It's one of the more spectacular sunrises and sunsets in the area, and they get 360-degree views of their city. They even have a spiritual connection to it — we keep hearing they love Tumamoc because it's a place to reconnect with the place where they live.
To learn more about the Tales From Tumamoc project, visit the project's website. Interviews will continue on Tumamoc Hill through the first week of April; check the website for dates and times.
An annual photography project that mentors at-risk youths in the Phoenix area will exhibit the youths' photos in Phoenix and Scottsdale starting later this month.
Kids in Focus, founded by photographer and Arizona Highways contributor Karen Shell, provides youths with point-and-shoot digital cameras, and professional photographers from the Phoenix area mentor the children and take them on field trips around the Valley.
"The kids learn to see the world differently, changing their perspectives about themselves and their environment," Shell said in a news release. "Kids in Focus is helping these youngsters build the self-esteem and awareness they need to overcome the challenges they face."
For the 2019 installment, Kids in Focus worked with students from Children First Leadership Academy and the IG Homes branch of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix.
Sixty photographs made by the students will be unveiled Friday, March 29, at an opening reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Arizona Center, 455 N. Third Street, in downtown Phoenix. The event is free and open to the public.
After the reception, the exhibit will move to the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, at 3839 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, and remain there through April 30.
For more information, visit the Kids in Focus website.
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