“Y/OUR Denver” Photography Exhibit 2021

About the Exhibition: This online exhibition was created in collaboration with the Colorado Photographic Arts Center as a result of the Doors Open Denver 2021 Photo Competition. Y/OUR Denver asked local photographers to find and photograph their favorite places and spaces in Denver. The call was open to photographers of all skill levels and all forms of architectural imagery. Juror Samantha Johnston curated the below selection of 30 images from 216 submissions.

Winners: BEST IN SHOW – Alan Ford, Denver Museum of Nature and Science | BEST EXTERIOR – Joshua Palmeri, Balconize | BEST INTERIOR – Nancy Bratton, Swirl | BEST DETAIL – Risa Friedman, Turntable Studios

Additional Photographers: Morgan Burleson | Gordon Baron | Emily Barrett Rodriguez | Peter Collins | Neil Corman | John Deffenbaugh | Alicia Disantis | Don Gardner | Kevin Gilson | Eric Hagermann | Allison Harper | Mark Hashman | Thelma Kelly | Richard Knight | Andrea Lind | Rodney Mahaffey | Sean Marquantte | Carol Mikesh | Marni Myers | Brent Anthony Nicholas | Deanna Raso | Julian Ruiz | Joel Savage | Aaron Sherman | Bradford Stahl | Mark Upshaw

Image credit: Denver Museum of Nature and Science by Alan Ford, Best in Show

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  • Best in Show: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, By Alan Ford, 2021
  • Best Exterior: Balconize, By Joshua Palmeri, 2021
  • Best Interior: Swirl, By Nancy Bratton, 2021
  • Best Detail: Turntable Studios, By Risa Friedman, 2020
  • Stairway - Five Points, By Aaron Sherman, 2017
  • Merry Go Round – Lakeside Amusement Park, By Alicia Disantis, 2019
  • Blue and Gold (Downtown Denver), By Allison Harper, 2016
  • Home Sweet Home, By Andrea Lind, 2020
  • Existing Growing (19th and Broadway), By Bradford Stahl, 2021
  • Creation - Ellie Caulkins Opera House, By Brent Nicholas, 2021
  • Prism (999 17th Street, Denver, CO), By Carol Mikesh, 2021
  • Elitch Theater, By Deanna Raso, 2021
  • Weathered Door - Denver Botanic Gardens, By Don Garnder, 2017
  • Ponti Tile - Denver Art Museum, By Emily Rodriguez, 2019
  • 17th or Broadway, By Eric Hagemann, 2021
  • Casa Bonita Lakewood Co, By Gordon Baron, 2021
  • Rowland + Broughton Office Space, By Joel Savage, 2021
  • Reflections in Pei, By John Deffenbaugh, 2021
  • Pemex - Downtown Denver, By Julian Hernan Ruiz, 2018
  • Wells Fargo Center Garage, 17th and Sherman, By Kevin Gilson, 2019
  • Look Up: Chevron Stairway - 14th & Champa, North Corner (the old Bell Telephone Company building), By Mark Hashman, 2019
  • Light on the Underside of I-70 Viaduct, Denver. Elryia-Swansea Neighborhood, By Mark Upshaw, 2021
  • LFC1 - Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, By Marni Myers, 2021
  • Stairway to Heaven — Evans School, Denver, By Morgan Burleson, 2019
  • Crossing the Bridge (Lower Downtown Denver), By Niel Corman, 2021
  • Sliced, By Peter Collins, 2021
  • Plastic Grass, East Colfax Avenue, Denver, By Richard Knight, 2021
  • Ceiling Detail, Freyer-Newman Center, Denver Botanic Gardens, By Rod Mahaffey, 2021
  • Brown Palace in Black & White, By Sean Marquantte, 2020
  • Urban Prism - Sheraton Denver Downton Hotel, By Thelma Kelly, 2021