http://www.newwest.net/ Photography and Photoblogging in the Rocky Mountain West en chris@newwest.net Copyright 2009 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:48:22 MST Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:48:22 MST http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/pride_celebration/ http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/pride_celebration/ BozemanMissoulaFeatured Essays & Video Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:00:53 MST During the weekend of June 19-21, Kalispell played first-time host to Montana's annual Pride celebration, an event honoring and celebrating gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning individuals as well as their friends, families and supporters. The colorful Pride parade marched through the heart of downtown Kalispell, ending in a diversity rally at Kalispell's Depot Park. Parade participants marched primarily to the cheers of supporters lining the sidewalks, although at least a dozen protestors waved placards quoting Biblical verses as well. Organizations participating in the event ranged from Montana Pride Network to the Humane Society of Northwest Montana. NewWest.Net photo intern Greta Rybus. captured the colors and characters of the paradefrom the Giant Ass Drum Band to the Umbrellas of Tolerance in this photo essay. Click the above image to view Greta's images. http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/tapping_the_last_keg_at_americas_most_remote_brewery/ http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/tapping_the_last_keg_at_americas_most_remote_brewery/ New West ImagesFeatured Essays & VideoBozemanMissoulaTravel & OutdoorsMontana Microbrew Fri, 15 May 2009 06:39:56 MST MARION, Mont. Down this rutted gravel road, 40 miles from the nearest incorporated town and 20 miles from a post office, loyal patrons of America's Most Remote Brewery are tipping back beers and trying to cope with loss. They are losing their beloved watering hole. Owners Gary and Clydene Bultman recently announced that Lang Creek has quit brewing beers and is selling off its remaining inventory, bringing an end to one of the oldest and well-known breweries in the state. http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/marie_watt_on_heirloom_showing_this_summer_at_the_missoula_art_museum/ http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/marie_watt_on_heirloom_showing_this_summer_at_the_missoula_art_museum/ New West ImagesFeatured Essays & VideoMissoula Thu, 14 May 2009 06:23:38 MST The Missoula Art Museum is showcasing the work of Marie Watt through June 27 at the Lynda M. Frost Contemporary American Indian Art Gallery. Watt's site-specific installation Heirloom is the final commission from MAM's Andy Warhol Foundation's New Spaces/New Visions Series. Watt was an artist-in-residence at MAM from March 13-21 during the process of installation. In this multimedia piece, produced by Alexia Beckerling for the Missoula Art Museum, Watt explains her process and her inspiration. Click on the image to play. Click here for more information. http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/clip_of_the_week_the_dust_in_libby_montana_part_ii/ http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/clip_of_the_week_the_dust_in_libby_montana_part_ii/ New West BlogNew West ImagesFeatured Essays & VideoMissoulaHigh Plains Films Clip of the WeekPolitics Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:30:21 MST Editor's Note: This marks the second installment of the High Plains Films clip of the week -- a new feature here at NewWest.Net in which each Friday on our pages, High Plains Films will be sharing a noteworthy film clip. This month, as the W.R. Grace trial grinds on in Missoula (click here for coverage), the clips will come from the High Plains feature documentary Libby, Montana, which explores the company's contamination of the community. Below, filmmaker Doug Hawes-Davis explains the following clip: In this short scene from our feature documentary, LIBBY, MONTANA, former WR Grace plant manager, Earl Lovick, talks about his knowledge of the hazards of the dust produced at the Libby mill. His commentary here is from a videotaped deposition recorded during a civil case against WR Grace in the 1990s. Lovick died in 1996. For more information about the film, trailers, audio downloads, external links, reviews, blogs and more please visit either the official site for the film at High Plains site here or on the PBS site here. http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/clip_of_the_week_the_dust_in_libby_montana/ http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/clip_of_the_week_the_dust_in_libby_montana/ New West BlogNew West ImagesPhoto BlogBozemanMissoulaHigh Plains Films Clip of the Week Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:27:10 MST Editor's Note: This marks the first installment of the High Plains Films clip of the week -- a new feature here at NewWest.Net in which each Friday on our pages, High Plains Films will be sharing a noteworthy film clip. This month, as the W.R. Grace trial grinds on in Missoula (click here for coverage), the clips will come from the High Plains feature documentary Libby, Montana, which explores the company's contamination of the community. Below, filmmaker Doug Hawes-Davis explains the following clip: In this short scene from our feature documentary, Libby, Montana, three former W.R. Grace employees talk about what it was like to work for the company in Libby. Les Skramstad worked in the mill only two years, but died of mesothelioma in 2007. Bob Wilkins was the local union rep for mine workers. He died of asbestos related disease in 2002. Dru Carr and I shot the interviews with Les and Bob in 2000. Earl Lovick was the plant manager for many years. His commentary here is from a videotaped deposition recorded during a civil case against WR Grace in the 1990s. Lovick died in 1996. For more information about the film, trailers, audio downloads, external links, reviews, blogs and more please visit either the official site for the film at High Plains site here or on the PBS site here. Click to play http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/january_missoula_inside_the_inversion/ http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/january_missoula_inside_the_inversion/ New West ImagesFeatured Essays & VideoMissoulaTravel & Outdoors Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:00:46 MST Click here or on the photo for a slideshow of Chris Lombardi's photo collection The meteorologic definition of an inversion, according to the environmental encyclopedia is this: Atmospheric inversions are horizontal layers of air that increase in temperature with height. Such warm, light air often lies over air that is cooler and heavier. As a result the air has a strong vertical stability , especially in the absence of strong winds. In Missoula, this "vertical stability" is inescapable for most of the winter. And in January, it's nearly unbearable. But, in looking at this collection of photographs by Chris Lombardi, I'm struck by how stunning the grayness can be if you're looking through the right lens -- if you allow yourself to sink in for a moment, to stop trying so hard to see through the fogginess and instead, look for the beauty of bleak. http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/the_wests_best_photos_of_2008/ http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/the_wests_best_photos_of_2008/ New West ImagesPhoto BlogBozemanMissoula Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:53:30 MST Since we began four years ago, we've been greeted each morning with stunning photography from some of the West's best photographers. The NewWest.Net featured image of the day -- selected by our photo editor Anne Medley from the NewWest.Net Flickr Group -- tell the West's story with the complexity and depth it deserves. Click here or on the photo at right to see the best featured images of 2008 and revel in the region's true beauty -- its people. http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/the_2008_crow_fair_in_photos/ http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/the_2008_crow_fair_in_photos/ BozemanMissoulaBoiseFeatured Essays & VideoMissoula Living Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:32:16 MST Every third weekend in August thousands of people descend on the small Montana reservation town of Crow Agency to be a part of Crow Fair. Dubbed the Teepee Capital of the World, the Crow Fair Celebration has been an ongoing tradition for the Crow for the last 90 years attracting Natives and non-Natives alike. In addition to the dancing and singing, there's also an all-Indian rodeo, a 5k foot race, parades, and horse races. Crow photojournalist Adam Sings In The Timber documented the culture of the fair in this photo essay. Click here to view Adam's photo essay. http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/missoulas_urban_chicken_squabble/ http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/missoulas_urban_chicken_squabble/ MissoulaFeatured Essays & VideoNew West LivingThe Homestead Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:20:00 MST No matter which way Missoula City Council votes on the controversial urban chicken ordinance, the decision will surely ruffle feathers. The debate over chickens in the city has been contentious -- and, inherently, comical. In this multimedia project, NewWest.Net/Missoula photographer and reporter Anne Medley teamed up with intern Jonathan Stumpf to explore the issue from both sides of the fence. Click the image to watch the video. http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/slideshow_missoulas_festival_of_the_dead/ http://www.newwest.net/gallery/article/slideshow_missoulas_festival_of_the_dead/ BozemanMissoulaFeatured Essays & Video Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:30:00 MST Every year hordes of Missoulians gather in downtown Missoula to celebrate Missoula's Festival of the Dead. Flame jugglers, ghostly figures, drummers, skeletons, dancers and even dogs in skeleton costumes waltz down Higgins Avenue in a sea of light, color, motion and sound. Every year a pack of photojournalists from the university also marches in and out of the parade in search of photographs that capture the spirit of the festival. This year students from the advanced photojournalism classes at the School of Journalism at the University of Montana were put to the task of documenting Missoula's Festival of the Dead, not just with pictures but with sound too. Armed with cameras, flashes and a digital recorder and microphone, students produced this multimedia piece about the history of the holiday and the festival in Missoula. -Jeremy Lurgio is an instructor of photojournalism at the University of Montana's School of Journalism. Click the image above to launch the slideshow.