Born in Oklahoma, I have traveled the southwestern United States, and lived in several states there. Settling in Denver, in 1976, I married and raised a family. When I was fifty-nine, I began to outfit a 1999 Ford Explorer for long term travel. Since then, I’ve taken up part time residence in the White River National Forest of Colorado, where I write, shoot, and do whatever else feels like a good idea at the time.
Besides photography, my other interests are writing, painting, drawing, making things with wire and leather. I’m a pretty good guitar player and singer, too.
Favorite books: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo; A Medicine for Melancholy by Ray Bradbury; and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
Favorite films: Babette’s Feast; The Whales of August; The Thomas Crown Affair (Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway); Groundhog Day; Wristcutters: A Love Story; Barefoot in the Park
Favorite recording artists: CSN(&Y); Joni Mitchell; Shawn Colvin; Scott Walker; Billie Holiday; Satchmo; Paco de Lucia; Anne Sophie Mutter; Mstislav Rostropovich. (This is a very shortened list.)
Favorite painters: Dan Beck; Jia Lu; Stephanie Hartshorne; Ramona Youngquist; Rembrandt; Nicolai Fechin
Favorite photographers (You knew I’d get around to it.): Edward Westin; Henri Cartier-Bresson; Annie Griffiths; Judy Cobb; Lara Jade; William Albert Allard
Favorite foods: Tamales, Lo Mein noodles, Pizza
Don Barnes Photography 