Anatomy of a Composition - Remains of a Day

For now, I was able to put up more images at Banded Oak Brewing, in downtown Denver. Banded Oak is one of Denver’s finest micro-breweries. They have earned Gold at the Great American Beer Festival and they are most known for their barrel-age technique. They have renovated the brewing area to accommodate for more seating, and the ample wall space offers great natural light for viewing the different pieces of art. The tap-house is open 7-days a week, and is located at: 470 North Broadway, Denver CO

Landscape, Colorado, Rocky MountainsMatthew LandonAugust 23, 2021sunflowers, sunflower fields, Denver, DIA, sunset, Rocky MountainsComment

Anatomy of a Composition - Stretching to Grow

For now, I was able to put up more images at Banded Oak Brewing, in downtown Denver. Banded Oak is one of Denver’s finest micro-breweries. They have earned Gold at the Great American Beer Festival and they are most known for their barrel-age technique. They have renovated the brewing area to accommodate for more seating, and the ample wall space offers great natural light for viewing the different pieces of art. The tap-house is open 7-days a week, and is located at: 470 North Broadway, Denver CO

Landscape, Colorado, Rocky MountainsMatthew LandonAugust 20, 2021sunflowers, sunflower fields, Denver, DIA, sunset, Rocky MountainsComment

Anatomy of a Composition - Dallas Divide

For now, I was able to put up more images at Banded Oak Brewing, in downtown Denver. Banded Oak is one of Denver’s finest micro-breweries. They have earned Gold at the Great American Beer Festival and they are most known for their barrel-age technique. They have renovated the brewing area to accommodate for more seating, and the ample wall space offers great natural light for viewing the different pieces of art. The tap-house is open 7-days a week, and is located at: 470 North Broadway, Denver CO

Follow the Banded Oak Web-Gallery link to view the work that is on display!

Colorado, panorama, LandscapeMatthew LandonJuly 22, 2021Colorado, Rocky Mountains, San Juans, Ridgway, Mt. SneffelsComment

Anatomy of a Composition - Remington's Inspiration

For now, I was able to put up more images at Banded Oak Brewing, in downtown Denver. Banded Oak is one of Denver’s finest micro-breweries. They have earned Gold at the Great American Beer Festival and they are most known for their barrel-age technique. They have renovated the brewing area to accommodate for more seating, and the ample wall space offers great natural light for viewing the different pieces of art. The tap-house is open 7-days a week, and is located at: 470 North Broadway, Denver CO

Follow the Banded Oak Web-Gallery link to view the work that is on display!

Landscape, MichiganMatthew LandonJuly 14, 2021sunset, clouds, Michigan, Lake Michigan, CharlevoixComment

Anatomy of a Composition - Court House Color

For now, I was able to put up more images at Banded Oak Brewing, in downtown Denver. Banded Oak is one of Denver’s finest micro-breweries. They have earned Gold at the Great American Beer Festival and they are most known for their barrel-age technique. They have renovated the brewing area to accommodate for more seating, and the ample wall space offers great natural light for viewing the different pieces of art. The tap-house is open 7-days a week, and is located at: 470 North Broadway, Denver CO

Follow the Banded Oak Web-Gallery link to view the work that is on display!

Colorado, panorama, National Parks, LandscapeMatthew LandonJune 21, 2021Colorado, Rocky Mountains, San Juans, RidgwayComment

Anatomy of a Composition - Mornings to Remember

Don’t forget, my work will be hanging up at Bruz Beers this month! Their address is 1675 W 67th Ave #100, Denver, CO 80221. Bruz offers a large, open gallery space with fantastic lighting, and great seating both in and out of doors. Bruz has food on-site and partners with food trucks on a daily basis so you’re sure find something that satisfies.

panorama, Colorado, LandscapeMatthew LandonMay 21, 2021panorama, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, sunrise, Lookout MountainComment

A Month of Bruz!

Colorado, Landscape, Black & White, astrophotography, Rocky Mountains, WinterMatthew LandonApril 25, 2021Bruz BeersBrewery, downtown, Bruz Beers, Photography, DenverComment

Year Four

“But when I understand that this glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.”

- a buddhist anecdote on impermanence and the fleeting nature of our days.

Anatomy of a Composition - Revisits

One of the interesting aspects of revisiting a site is seeing the change that takes place year in and year out. Somewhere in the past two years what was a twin Cottonwood now stands alone, it’s partner having lost its battle to time and the elements.

Anatomy of a Composition - Revisits ISO 100 | f/11 | 1/160 sec.

Colorado, Winter, LandscapeMatthew LandonMarch 7, 2021Steamboat Springs, sonyalpha, sunset, Sleeping Giant, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, Sony, gmaster, 16-35GM, WinterComment

Anatomy of a Composition - A Deafening Silence

This small well shed lays in the middle of a huge hay field in the upper Yampa River valley. There isn’t a home within a 2-mile radius of it, and when heavier snow falls occur, the banks of blown snot will reach the eave of the shed. This winter the snow has quite done what was expected, and even though there was new snow falling, this shed will most likely stand out for the remainder of the winter like it is. This day, in between a few blustery furries, the silence fell around the scene - and sitting out in the open field it is easy to image how deafening that silence can be.

Anatomy of a Composition - a deafening silence - ISO 100 | F/5.6 | 1/4000 sec. - Sony a7iii - Sony FE 200600G

Landscape, Winter, ColoradoMatthew LandonMarch 3, 2021winterscapes, snow, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, sonyalphaComment

Anatomy of a Composition - Reset

Colorado, Winter, Landscape, Black & WhiteMatthew LandonFebruary 28, 2021Steamboat Springs, winterscapes, Elk River, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, Winter, Sony, sonya, bealphaComment

February Fog - 2021

Landscape, Colorado, time-lapseMatthew LandonFebruary 21, 2021time-lapse, Colorado, Sony, Rocky Mountains, Denver, inversion, sunrise Comments

Anatomy of a Composition - Overhead

Winter, Landscape, ColoradoMatthew LandonFebruary 7, 2021gore range, black & white, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, sonyalphaComment

Anatomy of a Composition - A Mystic Dawn

Landscape, Colorado, Rocky MountainsMatthew LandonFebruary 4, 2021Continental Divide, Mt. Princeton, Collegiate Peaks, sunrise, Buena Vista, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, Winter, Sony, sonyalpha, 24-105GComment

Anatomy of a Composition - Fenced, and Wild

A bright and beautiful blue afternoon in the Wet Mountain Valley, with winter snow dressing the Sangre de Cristo peaks, afforded the perfect opportunity to slow down, set up the tripod, and capture the multiple images necessary for a set of grand panoramas. The evening gave way to high, fast moving cirrus clouds, and the ragged old fence line balanced perfectly with the South Colony peaks. The finishing touch was the finally rays of the sun of the day.

Anatomy of a Composition - Oh, they Slumber

Landscape, Black & White, Colorado, WinterMatthew LandonJanuary 28, 2021aspens, winterscapes, landscape, Colorado, gore range, gmaster, Rocky Mountains, snow, 135GM, Sony, sonyalphaComment

Anatomy of a Composition - A Gore Range Testament

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Anatomy of a Composition - January 3rd

This is also the day that I marked my 33rd year living in Colorado - I had just driven across the country, through the middle of a cold January night, with my brother Steve when I woke up to my first Rocky Mountain Morning. I’d never been west of the Mississippi yet made the rash decision to take some time off from college and see what else there was to do. I thought I’d spend a few months, then continue on further west, both Portland and Seattle had strong appeal to me at the time. But over the course of the first few months something changed - to this day I really don’t know what, but something did.

Now, I’ve spent my entire adulthood, raised a family, had a career, and wondering what will unfold in this next half of life?

Anatomy of a Year - 2020

With so many ups and downs, as with everyone, 2020 is a really difficult year to reconcile with. Photography continued to provide an outlet and a challenge, with so many incredible moments, it’s nearly impossible to distill them in to a single much less a few favorite images. As always to quest to be more aware of opportunities and to be more in tune to my surroundings helped me to make the most of the images that were presented.

Landscape, Black & White, ColoradoMatthew LandonJanuary 1, 2021Buena Vista, Salida, Aspen Ridge, black & white, snow, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, Sony, gmaster, sonyalpha, 135GMComment

Anatomy of a Composition - Autumnal

Sitting in the trough between inspirational moments, and feeling the constraints of current events has certainly felt like a seasonal change. In this case, Autumn is the season of ending, usually in a glorious display glowing red, orange and yellow.

Having our own perspective...