Mountains Majesty: On the Summit with John Fielder with a snowy Colorado peak behind it.

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Mountains Majesty: On the Summit with John Fielder

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Ascend through sun-dappled valleys, explore rugged slopes, and take in our state’s colorful scenery on this photographic journey through the mountains with John Fielder.

Celebrated nature photographer John Fielder never forgot his first glimpse of the Rocky Mountains as a young student, a glimpse that sparked his passion for Colorado’s great outdoors. During his decades-long photography career, Fielder hiked across the Centennial State, enduring difficult weather and waiting for hours to capture awe-inspiring images of the mountain peaks and summits that make Colorado so special. History Colorado’s members selected their favorite John Fielder mountain photographs for this exhibition as part of Colorado’s 150th anniversary of statehood in 2026. 

Experience the majesty of Colorado’s mountains through John Fielder’s lens in this exhibition of breathtaking photographs.
 

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Last Dollar Ranch, Ouray County, West Slope

Last Dollar Ranch, Ouray County, West Slope.

Photo by John Fielder.

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History Colorado is the proud steward of John Fielder's Colorado Collection, an assortment of more than 5,000 photographs which immortalize the landscapes of every county in the state. This collection represents Fielder's life work and was distilled from the more than 200,000 photographs taken by Fielder over the last 50 years. Donated by Fielder in January 2023, in the coming months it will be digitized and cataloged by History Colorado to make it easily accessible and searchable by the public.

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Maroon Bells snowy mountain peak surrounded by pine trees and a snow covered valley,
Long’s Peak at Sunrise with a reflective lake casting a pink and purple glow across the image.
Jagged Mountain surrounded by fog, Weminuche Wilderness. Rocks reflect off the crystal clear pond in the foreground.
Mount Sneffels peak in autumn, foregrounded by yellow aspen groves.

As History Colorado members selected photographs for this exhibition, I was struck by their deep emotional connection to John Fielder's work. His powerful photos of Colorado's mountains brought back personal memories of the state's beauty and wonder. This exhibition is a love letter to John Fielder and his mountain photographs from History Colorado’s members.

Katherine Mercier, Exhibition Developer and Historian

In recognition of America's 250 - Colorado's 150 Anniversary