Photo Hour
Enjoy a quiet hour of evening light/golden hour photography in the tropical rainforest after we close our doors to the public. Snap photos of beautiful butterflies and exotic tropical flowers in the evening light. Sessions are offered monthly. For more information click here – https://butterflies.org/photo-hour/
Sessions are offered monthly starting at
Thursday, September 28, 2023, 5:00- 6:00 P.M.
Thursday, October 26, 2023, 5:00- 6:00 P.M.
Sunday, November 12, 2023, 8:00 – 9:00 A.M
Sunday, December 11, 2023, 8:00 – 9:00 A.M
Members: $8.00
Nonmembers: $10.00
Pre-registration is required.
6252 W. 104th Avenue
Westminster, CO 80020
Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield – Lavender Festival July 15 & 16
Wonderful photo ops for photographers! More than 2,000 lavender plants in bloom set the scene for this family-friendly celebration of Chatfield Farms’ Lavender Garden. Enjoy live music, tours, food, drinks and more! For more information visit the Denver Botanic Gardens website HERE
This event starts at 9:00 and wraps up at 4 p.m. both days.
2023 Crested Butte Wildflower Festival, July 7-14
The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival is an annual 10-day Festival offering over 200 workshops in wildflower expertise each July, be it painting, pollination, photography, culinary arts, or leading hikes into the wild beyond in the heart of the Wildflower Capital of Colorado.
When Soul Road Trips Inc. meets Mountain West Photography some great workshops happen. Participate in photography workshops and outings with Jeff Johnson & David Snyder on July 6-8 and July 11-13.
Read more here . . . https://crestedbuttewildflowerfestival.org/adventure-photography-workshops/
Seasons of our Mountains Finalists to be on Display July 4th
Colorado Photography Gala – March 16th 2023
Lone Tree Arts Center
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Doors open at 5:30 pm
for mini print display & sponsor tables.
Program begins 6:30 pm
Gala is Colorado Casual
RESERVE SEATS HERE (if you haven’t yet)
Celebrate Colorado’s
111 Prize Winners, Top 250 and Semifinalists
from 2022’s Share the View contest.
Our generous donors make it possible to offer this event at no charge.
* Multimedia shows
* Presentations by Share the View photographers
* Judges’ insights
Come early and visit Gala Sponsors
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Colorado Life Magazine
Denver Digital Imaging
Mile High Wildlife Photo Club
Urban Wildlife Photo Club
Month of Photography Colorado
MOP 2023 Kicks Off March 1!
Ready…set…start exploring all Month of Photography Denver has to offer! With 147 events, 72 participating venues, and more than 500 local, national, and international artists on display, there’s something for everyone.
There’s no better place to start your MOP journey than right here at festival headquarters, the Colorado Photographic Arts Center (1070 Bannock Street in Denver’s Golden Triangle Creative District).
Pick up a printed guide or browse the MOP Event Calendar and plan your festival experience today.
Go to denvermop.org
New Photography Show at Center for the Arts Evergreen
Immortalized: Lens & Light
February 23 – April 1, 2023
Opening Reception: Feb. 23 | 4-7 pm
Artists have used glass to create art for centuries. Estimates say that glass lasts longer than 1 million years—an almost infinite amount of time in human history. Immortalized: Lens & Light explores the way in which artists create with glass and glass lenses—stained, fused, blown, mosaic, and fine art photography—to celebrate and commemorate people, cultures, or moments in time.
The Center for the Arts Evergreen is at 31880 Rocky Village Drive, Evergreen, CO 80439 (next door to the Parkside Cafe)
ECC to Increase Membership Fees
Our annual membership fee will be going from $20 to $30 starting April 1st.
We hate to do it, but speaker fees have increased and in order to keep getting great people to present, we need a little more funds.
Even with this increase, our membership fees continue to be extremely modest considering all the things our club does.
- All interested parties, members or not, can attend or zoom our monthly general meetings and T&T’s — visitors, guests, and students are always welcome!
- With membership, you get to enter contests (all winners published on this site), go on our field trips, and attend our parties and other special events.
Members can select the Edit/Renew Membership menu to re-up at the current rate for another year. New members can sign up to join ECC at the $20 rate until the end of March 2023.
On April fools day, the new rates will prevail!
Are You Over 65?
If you are on Medicare, you can get free money for our club!
In case you didn’t know, ECC has a partnership with Element3 Health that is a win-win for you and our club. Element3 Health works with health plans like UnitedHealthcare to keep their members physically, socially and mentally active in activity clubs like ours. You can earn money for the club every time you participate in a photography-related activity. There is no cost at all to you – in fact, the funds you earn will offset your membership dues and contribute to club operating costs.
- Sign up at e3hfun.com/ecc. All you will need is your health plan ID card to determine if you are eligible
- To report your photo activities for this year (2023) CLICK HERE NOTE: this link has been updated as of April 2023 – activities reported earlier this year should be re-entered
- You can report up to 10 activities per month – most of us participate in photography related things more often than that
- You will be able to take up to 6 months to report activities for the first half of the year – Remember, an activity does NOT have to be a ECC sanctioned event
Here is a partial list of activities that could count:
Club Events
Club Meetings (virtual or in-person)
Taking photos
Organizing photos
Adding key words, flags or star ratings
Editing photos in Photoshop or LR
Posting photos on social media
Working on your photography website
Shopping for camera equipment
Setting up your camera
Developing film
Social outings with other club members
Reading photography related articles or watching tutorials