Joshua Duplechian Photography

Lockdowns, allergies to chlorine, and a PT Cruiser. Three items that have never had much relevance to the Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships in Oklahoma City until last weekend. Here are a few images which hopefully show, in a diverse way, what it’s like to spend three days in a pool.

JD

Walking to the local pub had me on a slight detour. Here’s what peaked the curiosity.

JD

A big thanks to the crew at http://www.espn.com/action for another amazing Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain. After a long and eventful week of activity it’s nice to decompress a little and soak up all the fantastic images that were made by friends and fellow photographers Mark Kohlman and Dave Lehl. Here’s part one of several updates I plan on making from my take at the annual games. Enjoy.

JD

As I sit here and type this I’m left to think about what my life and career have been like for the past year. Changes. Sounds very cliche but the word rings true after the closure of the Rocky Mountain News in late February. Certainly good and bad, but mostly good. Make that great in fact. I’ve been thankful that I can be allowed to keep doing what I love by communicating with my camera. Looking at some of the images I’m about to post I can’t help but see how my style and my storytelling has evolved over the past year. Rather than thinking about the impending tax season ahead I find myself quite excited this time of year to see where I’ll be taken with this career and how I can improve myself. Personal projects have been the core of what I am creating this year and I hope to extend that into the new year as I form more fruitful and meaningful relationships with my subjects. Thank you all so much for staying with me this year as I post a visual diary from my life. Cheers.

JD

Another year down, another opportunity to improve in the upcoming year. I’m planning the cliche 2009 recap sometime this week, but I thought in the meantime I’d share some images I shot on New Year’s eve prior to the sun going down. Enjoy for now. Keep checking back later this week for a sweet recap. Cheers.

JD

Movember is described as a mustache growing charity event held in the month of November each year to raise awareness for men’s health. Having a bit of a personal connection to the cause I decided to volunteer my photographic skills last weekend at the Rackhouse Pub in Denver. Beard and mustache trimming at a bar. Sure. Try doing that in July and you might get a couple of looks. Fun event great cause. Have a look at www.movember.com to see for yourself.

JD

Ever have one of those “wish you had your camera with you” moments? I’ve had that happen too much in my life which is why I bring mine everywhere. After listening to photographer Jay Maisel speak this further solidified that belief. Here’s my moment. This fantastic lady is German and walks her bird everyday in this box. Fantastic.

JD

I had a chance to spend some time with friends of ours Ben and Leslie this past weekend to make some images of them with their 1 year-old son Miller. It’s so much fun to document a family as they grow and change over the years. Cheers.

JD

Just a random frame from last weekend’s Halloween party. Dude had a bike with a stereo mounted on it. I need one,now.

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Something about the clean lines and backgrounds draws me to make artistic images in the snow. This snow, however, is different. See, usually I’m out trudging around looking for people shoveling or newsworthy images with the newspaper. Today I set myself free from the newsworthiness to make images for myself. Kind of a cleansing from the past. Bring on winter.

JD