Best Photos of 2022

December 18, 2022 in Best of

2022 was another year of firsts for me. I photographed and wrote three articles for The Denver Voice newspaper, two of those articles made the front cover and I had a feature written about me. Another first was recording video during my shoots this year. I still have a lot to learn when it comes to videography and will get better each time I record and hope to showcase my videos in 2023. Although I didn’t shoot and post as much as I would’ve liked, 2023 will be a good year for me to produce, create and capture many stories and events! As 2022 comes to a close, these are my best photos of the year.

Members of ‘Mile High Tumblers 5280’ perform acrobatic flips during Denver’s Juneteenth celebration.

Nova Nyx performs in Boulder Burlesque’s Sexual Tease Show.

A guy smiles and shows off his bling-bling.

A guy, who was holding hands with both the woman in the grey tank top and the woman in the red sweater, kisses his girlfriend while the other woman looks away in displeasure.

The Platinum Divas dance leader raises a fist in honor of Black Power during the annual Juneteenth parade.

Rouge Morana performs during Boulder Burlesque’s ‘The Dark Forest’ Halloween show.

Haydn Hludzinski speeds around the corner in the Mike Nields Memorial Denver City Criterium race.

A multiple exposure image of Jerrel Roberts doing a skateboard ollie.

A gentleman rests his head on the table of an outdoor restaurant on 16th St Mall in Denver.

Michele Gaddis (left), performs as BlahAwesome and Misheika Gaddis (right) performs as Rhythm pose for a portrait before the start of Juneteenth parade.

Boulder Burlesque performer Earth Angel performs during the Self Love show.

Raindrop sit onto of a leaf.

The ominous skies illuminate the Denver skyline.

A Katydid poses for a photograph.

Best Photos of 2021

December 22, 2021 in Best of

I can’t believe how fast another year has come and gone. This year brought new challenges and successes for me. I photographed three events and wrote two journalistic articles that were published in the Denver Voice newspaper, established new photography connections and learned about the newspaper industry. I’m already looking forward to capturing more great photos in 2022! Below are my best photos of 2021:

Nae Nae Garth leads her dance troupe, The Denver Elite Diamonds, during the annual Juneteenth celebration in Denver.

Traffic speeds down I-25 amongst the beautiful Denver sunset

A young woman showcases bright colors and feathers during Denver’s Juneteenth celebration.

The US flag waves strong on a in City Park.

**Tif von Batsy**, cosplaying as Mirajane’s Satan Soul from the Fairy Tail Guild anime universe, poses for a portrait during Denver Fan Expo.

Becky Robinson, a charge nurse for Denver health, preps a vial of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine into a syringe.

University of Colorado Buffaloes basketball players Frida Formann, Jaylyn Sherrod and Quay Miller pose with their dogs.

Boulder Burlesque performer Nova Nyx perform a dance routine during the Hot Stuff Summer show.

A gentleman poses for a street portrait.

A man and girl sit outside of The Denver Pavilions. Denver is full of creative people with many unique styles.

A man and a woman take a selfie while walking on 16th St mall.

Cosplayers act out the roles of Aquaman and Topo during Denver Fan Expo.

Children look an awe as giant bubbles are made and blown into the air.

A social distance bubble tent is set up in Downtown Denver. It briefly snowed earlier in the day making the tent look like an igloo.

Swan boats ready to go in Denver’s City Park.

I Made A List of Best Street Photographers in Denver

July 09, 2021 in Street, Best of

What an honor to discover I made a list of best street photographers in Denver by Peerspace. I didnt even know about this until another street photographer on Instagram put it in his stories. I’ve never made a ‘Best of list’ and feel this is such an accomplishment to know that people are recognizing my work.

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My Best Photos of 2020

December 19, 2020 in Best of

This year was….well everyone knows what happened this year. The pandemic forced me to not get out as much as I would’ve liked this year. However, I was able to get out here and there and shoot some interesting and meaningful images and got to work with some new and returning faces!

These are my best images of 2020!

**Brittany Reese (far right) of Fit & Nu health club teaches yoga and healthy lifestyle tips to a diverse group of woman of color.**

**Aiyanna, a high school Senior, poses for her senior portrait.**

A mural highlighting the importance of Black woman and paying respect to many Black woman killed by police brutality is on display in Denver’s Civic Center Park. Many artistic displays for the Black Lives movement on display throughout the city.

**Chaka (top), his wife April and their son Azul pose holding up the Black Power fist. 2020 was a striking year for racial injustice and the Black Power movement.**

**Two Denver police offers stroll on down Denver’s 16th St Mall.**

**Burlesque dancers perform during “The In/Side” show.**

**Queen Serpentine, a member of Boulder Burlesque poses for a portrait.**

**Miss Margarita poses for a portrait after performing for Boulder Burlesque.**

**Ashlynn Manning of the band Trickster Carousel poses for a night portrait.**

**Challona Coleman poses for a portrait as one of her favorite comic book characters ‘The Joker’.**

**Workers re-paint traffic markings in downtown Denver.**

**Model Layah Jarman poses for an implied nude portrait.**

**People walk around wearing masks while walking outside due to Covid-19 safety protocols.**

**The strain of Covid-19 shows on the faces of many people.**

10 Best Photos of the Decade: 2010-2019

December 27, 2019 in Best of

The ‘teens’ decade is coming to an end and I decided to look through all my photos from this past 10 years. Looking through over 29,000 photos that I’ve taken to select 10 ‘best’ is not an easy task. I decided to select one photo from the past 10 years to be my best. This is my selection:

2010: The Denver sign ascends over downtown Denver

2012: The shape of an instrument as the shape of a woman