“Y/OUR Denver” Photography Exhibition 2022

About the Exhibition: This online exhibition was created in collaboration with the Colorado Photographic Arts Center as a result of the Doors Open Denver 2022 Photo Competition. Y/OUR Denver asked local photographers to find and photograph their favorite places and spaces in Denver and throughout the state. 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 233 submissions.

Winners: BEST IN SHOW – Ernie Leyba – Justice Center Dome | BEST EXTERIOR – Mark Stein – Breaking a Bridge | BEST INTERIOR – Lauren Sherman-Boemker – Williams Tower | BEST DETAIL – Carol Mikesh – Camouflage

Additional Photographers: Salvador Armendariz | Nancy Bratton | Genna Byrd | Karen Desjardin | Risa Friedman | Don Gardner | Daniel Ghielmetti | Susan Goldstein | John Gudvangen | Eric Hagemann | Allison Harper | Peter Harrison | Trevor Hartwig | Kevin Hoth | Thelma Kelly | Jonathan Lindsey | Sean Marquantte | Frederick Matzen | Aaron Middleton | James Montague | Ethan Risley | James Rogers | Ed Schlotzhauer | John Shelton | Frank Varney | Anna Wilson

Image credit: Justice Center Dome by Ernie Leyba, Best in Show

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  • Best in Show: Justice Center Dome, By Ernie Leyba, 2022
  • Best Exterior: Breaking a Bridge, By Mark Stein, 2018
  • Best Interior: Williams Tower, By Lauren Sherman-Boemker, 2022
  • Best Detail: Camouflage, By Carol Mikesh, 2022
  • Abandoned, By Salvador Armendariz, 2021
  • Brutalist Shadows, By Nancy Bratton, 2022
  • Looking Up, By Genna Byrd, 2022
  • Canopy, By Karen Desjardin, 2021
  • Corky, By Risa Friedman, 2022
  • The Navarre Cupola, By Don Gardner, 2022
  • Blue Pin Concrete Circle, By Daniel Ghielmetti, 2022
  • Denver Development: Union Station, By Susan Goldstein, 2022
  • One Cheesman Place, By John Gudvangen, 2021
  • Grain Silos, By Eric Hagemann, 2022
  • Shadow Mountain Fire Lookout, By Alison Harper, 2022
  • Chamberlin Observatory, By Peter Harrison, 2022
  • The DAM, By Trevor Hartwig, 2021
  • Stormtrooper (NCAR), By Kevin Hoth, 2018
  • Wells Fargo Building, By Thelma Kelly, 2022
  • Downtown Denver from Grand Hyatt, By Jonathan Lindsey, 2021
  • Squared, By Sean Marquantte, 2021
  • Union Station celebrates the Colorado Rockies, By Fredrick Matzen, 2018
  • Rainy Day at the Olympic & Paralympic Museum, By Aaron Middleton, 2022
  • Masonic Lodge Windows, By James Montague, 2022
  • Untitled (Colorado Convention Center), By Ethan Risley, 2022
  • Brown Palace Hidden, By James Rogers, 2022
  • Deep Blue Reflections, By Ed Schlotzhauer, 2013
  • Spiral Staircase, By John Shelton, 2022
  • 1144 15th Street, Denver, CO, By Frank Varney, 2022
  • Make an Entrance, By Anna Wilson, 2022