Stephen Collector, portrait, b&w,

Bio:

My new book, No Do-Overs in Paradise; Journeys Through Wild Places and Inner Landscapes is available for purchase.

https://icecubepress.com/2026/08/12/no-do-overs-in-paradise/

I am based in Boulder, Colorado, and have over 35 years of freelance experience. "Working with light is my love, both in color and in black and white. I am excited by the variety of subject matter in the world. In addition to digital capabilities, I'm still shooting and processing film. Please review the Recent b&w film portfolio.

Magazine clients: Esquire, Outside, Men's Journal, German Geo, Field & Stream, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, Wine Spectator, and the New York Times.

In the Fall of 2010, I was one of four artists awarded an Artist in Residency at Mesa Verde National Park. Artist in residence at the Frank Waters Foundation in Arroyo Seco, NM fall 2012 where I collaborated with Barbara Waters on a book about her deceased husband, Frank Waters. Currently a board member of the Franks Waters Foundation.

In addition to photography, I write magazine features specializing in fishing and hunting . Stories (because I enjoy telling them) have appeared in the following publications: The Drake, The Big Sky Journal, Modern Huntsman, The Pointing Dog Journal, The flyfish Journal, and Tail Fly Fishing

  • Awards include:
  • Northern California Silver Addy Award for Cornerstone
  • Colorado Ad Campaign and Web Site 2006
  • Communication Arts Photography Annual 1992
  • American Catalog Gold Award 1993
  • Art Directors Club of Huston 29th Annual Award 1984
  • Communication Arts Photography Annual 1984
  • American Institute of Graphic Arts 1984
  • Communication Graphic Arts Award 1984
  • The Mead International award for Annual Reports 1980
  • 10- Art Director Club of Denver Awards
  • 4 - Denver Advertising Federation Awards
  • Voted Best Portrait Photographers in Boulder 2020

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