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  • New Work from Denver Photographer Chip Kalback

    June 5th, 2013 / Comments (3)

    See more on his new site at www.chipkalback.com.

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    Taking a detour from the kind of work I normally shoot, Country Living magazine recently gave me the opportunity to shoot The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado for an upcoming piece they're doing on historic hotels throughout the U.S. The Stanley Hotel is 104 years old and it's where Stephen King was staying in Room 217, the hotel's most haunted room, when he came up with the idea for The Shining.

    The shoot took place midday on a Saturday, which was a challenge given the constant stream of weekend tour groups buzzing around as well as a wedding taking place, but it worked out and I was happy with what I captured. Look for some of these images in the upcoming July/August issue of Country Living.

    One of my favorite publications to shoot for, This Is Fly, gave me the chance to shoot another feature for them, this time about fly fishing on the iconic Fryingpan River near Aspen, Colorado. The writer and I went out there for a day, driving 400 miles round trip and shooting photo and video for about 8 hours before getting back to Denver around midnight. With fish caught, trail mix eaten, and memory cards full, the story was successfully shot. Look for it in the June/July issue of This Is Fly coming out any day now.

    Lately I've been interested in shooting video alongside the photo assignments I'm shooting. As I was shooting photos for the story in This Is Fly, I also shot a concept ad idea for Simms fishing products. My idea was to let the simplicity and solitude of being out there alone fly fishing, without cell service or any other distractions, speak for itself. I'm looking forward to incorporating more video work into my photo assignments for clients down the road!

  • Cactus' Man Therapy Goes Down Under

    June 5th, 2013 / Comments (1)

    An Australian version of Man Therapy, the innovative, humorous and award-sweeping men's mental health campaign, is launching as a national awareness campaign Down Under today. Man Therapy was originally developed by Denver agency Cactus, the Carson J. Spencer Foundation and the Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention. The campaign uses humor and a no nonsense approach to cut through stigma and get guys to deal with their mental health head on.

    beyondblue, the leading Australian organization dedicated to men's mental health, and the Australian Department of Health and Aging are launching the multi-million dollar campaign across all media including television, radio, print, social media and online. The Australian campaign is an Aussie take on the Man Therapy campaign that was launched in July, 2012 in the US. Man Therapy Australia features Dr. Brian Ironwood, a protégé of Dr. Rich Mahogany and is built around the mantherapy.org.au website with culturally relevant references and resources.

    After seeing the success of the Man Therapy model in the U.S., beyondblue conducted an extensive research study to test the effectiveness of the Man Therapy website in helping Australian men with mental illnesses. he results were overwhelmingly positive and provided the evidence beyondblue needed to license the campaign and work with Cactus to create an Australian version. Australia’s Department of Health and Aging is funding the Man Therapy Australia campaign.

  • Did St. Louis Just Show Denver Up?

    June 5th, 2013 / Comments (9)

    We've had 26 Kegs With Legs parties here in Denver and Boulder over the last three years. St. Louis has had four. This video was shot at the party held last week at Bruton Stroube Studios — and features compilation footage captured over five hours by the slow-motion Phantom Miro camera they had on premise. Oh, and they had 11 kegs of beer to fuel the mayhem. Shit, kids, we're looking a little soft. It is time to step it up.

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  • Elitch's Is a Flippin Good Time, Says Sukle

    June 5th, 2013 / Comments (6)

    We've been seeing these boards up around town and wondered who was behind them. Attention-getting work, as usual, from the lads at Sukle.

  • Smashburger Is Dreamy in New Spot from Denver's Definite Productions

    June 4th, 2013 / Comments (14)

    It's the first work we've seen from Colorado's own Smashburger since they parted ways with Cactus six months ago after a two-year run. What do you think?

  • Kakoona's Boner Board on Park Ave. In Denver

    June 4th, 2013 / Comments (4)

    While we appreciate the creative use of media, its phallic nature is difficult to ignore. For more wildly wonderful wieners out of their element, check out The Blog of Unnecessary Phallic Symbols.

  • Kickstart This: Home – The 50 State Poster Project

    June 4th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Home is an interesting project by Nathan Hoang, in which he seeks to do a photographic documentation of all 50+1 states (includes D.C.) along with a list of why people call their state "Home" in the shape of the state. His goal is to travel all 50 states (plus D.C.) over three months, talk to locals and transplants and learn why they love their state and why it’s home. At the end of the project, using photos he took and posters he created, Nathan will make and print a photo book that illustrates each state’s uniqueness. Sound cool? Kickstart it here.

  • The ADCD 2013 Annual Show Call-For-Entries is Open

    June 4th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    With nationally and internationally renowned judges this year, an amazing venue and a few surprises along the way, definitely consider entering your work into this year's Art Directors Club of Denver show. Eligible category winners will be entered into The One Show, where you’ll have a chance to represent Colorado on a national stage. Enter here.

    Video by Adam Espinoza of Friends of Mine.

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