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March 2020
Photo by Quinten Plumer | @qplumerphotography
Sometimes the coolest shots come from the most ordinary places. In this case, for photographer Quinten Plumer, that place was a downtown parking garage and an aptly situated puddle of water. He snapped this image with nothing but a camera and natural light. “The fog and natural vignette create a moody, mysterious, and almost ominous feeling that’s offset from the bright lights of the city that are inviting you in and creating a sense of wonder,” he says.
photo by Damian Marks
Trinity Art Court
February 2020
Photo by Damian Marks | @thinkfreely
Photographer Damian Marks carries his drone everywhere. “You never know when you’re gonna need to grab a good-looking shot of the skyline,” he says. One day, his eyes turned not toward the towering buildings of downtown but a pickup game happening on an usual basketball court under West Lancaster Bridge — the Trinity Art Court, a ground mural by the Fort Worth Blackhouse, City Post Church, and art studio Artscream Truck. “The circular geometry reminds me of ripples on a pond,” Marks says. “The color choices are almost psychedelic.”
photo by Leobardo Loera
January 2020
Photo by Leobardo Loera | @leoloeraphoto
Photographer Leobardo Loera snapped this image on an early morning visit to the Fort Worth Stockyards. It was October when the annual Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering was afoot. And with hardly any visitors or tourists around, the scene could very well have taken place in the 1800s — minus the plastic bottle of vegetable oil. “To me, this shot captures the essence of the cowboy lifestyle back in the day — waking up early, getting the fire started, and enjoying a cup of cowboy coffee with breakfast,” Loera says.
photo by Andrew Stroheker
December 2019
Photo by Andrew Stroheker | @f_stoop_
“I am always on the lookout for shape, angles of shadows, light, and how people interact with it. On this particular day, I was walking up to the corner of Sixth and Main streets. I could see the sun shining through two buildings from the east, casting shadows on the street. From eye level nothing really stood out; then I noticed a parking garage above that gave a clear vantage point of the streets below … For me, the light is what speaks the most. I’m drawn to capture regular, pedestrian moments but framed by high contrasts of light and shadow. It invites the eyes to linger and study a moment in time they would otherwise have forgotten.”
photo by Uriel Dominguez
November 2019
Photo by Uriel Dominguez | @uriel_817
Sculptor Jonathan Borofsky’s “Man With a Briefcase” has long stood over Burnett Park, representing the Fort Worth business community with his iconic fedora and briefcase in hand. But the aluminum-plated silhouette inspired photographers Chris Clements and Uriel Dominguez in a different way as they took a photo walk downtown. “I told [Dominguez] that I could jump through the statue,” Clements says. “He told me to prove it but wanted to capture the moment in case I didn’t make it through … I did make it through! But if you look really closely, you’ll see my cell phone flying out of my pocket. Luckily, it had a case on it.”
photo by Chip Tompkins
Hotel Texas
October 2019
Photo by Chip Tompkins | @chiptompkins
Chip Tompkins regularly romps around Fort Worth shooting with his photography friends — the group behind photo magazine Are We Having Fun Yet? (@arewehavingfunyettx). During one of those outings, he snapped this image of Hotel Texas’ neon sign in the Fort Worth Stockyards on Kodak Ektar 100 film. The story behind the photo is simple: All it took was one click. “The soft pink sky, fused with the glowing baby blues from Hotel Texas’ neon, couldn’t have been more visually stunning, just merely gazing up from the street below,” Tompkins says. “I didn’t have to do much.”
Photo by Michael Miller
September 2019
Photo by Michael Miller | @mic.hl
Michael Miller was taking a break from social media the week he took this photo. The Magnolia Avenue art piece, crafted by local woodworker Brandon Pederson of Brother Sister Design, seemed to resonate with Miller’s disposition. “He reminds me to make room for contemplation and silence — actively choosing not to fill my environment with noise every single minute of the day just because it’s comfortable,” Miller says. “Life is best lived with clarity, and we can’t achieve clarity without introspection.”
Photo by Richard Payson
The Close
August 2019
Photo by Richard Payson | @casagecko
"I was riding my bike on the Trinity Trails in 2014 and saw these guys coming toward me. Popped off my bike and got a couple shots of them going by. Zip forward to 2018, and I’m riding my bike again and see the lead guy riding his horse. I flagged him down and asked, ‘Is this you?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ It took four years, but he and his buddies now all have the photo.”
Photo by Brooks Burris
JULY 2019
Photo by Brooks Burris | @brooksburrisphotography
Local photographer Brooks Burris snapped Charley Crockett, whom he calls “Fort Worth’s own honky hero,” during his show at Ridglea Theater in May. But Crockett wasn’t the only musician who owned the spotlight that night — he also surprised the audience by bringing out friends and local musicians Simon Flory and Vincent Neil Emerson, along with some guy named Leon Bridges.
Photo by Ana Vargas
JUNE 2019
Photo by Ana Vargas | @haus_of_girls
“I took this photo in Northwest Fort Worth, near our home in Saginaw. It was Easter Sunday, and after egg hunting, we decided to take our three girls for a ride in the Jeep. We took WJ Boaz Road (the street right behind our house) and drove past the longhorns, which I love. The clouds looked beautiful, and I even spotted a barn at a distance that I had not noticed before. I asked my husband to turn back so I could capture this. Everything about this scene was perfect. I feel like this photo represents everything Fort Worth is about — although we’re in the city, it has its gorgeous countryside.”
Photo by Karen Wood
MAY 2019
Photo by Karen Wood | @devlynangel
“I took this photo at Mayfest 2018 from the top of the Ferris wheel while we were stopped. We were in Car 13, which is my lucky number, so I thought it would be cool to incorporate the 13, the Ferris wheel lights and the downtown skyline into one picture. I was very pleased with the green reflection from the lights and the way they framed Fort Worth, which I achieved with a longer exposure.”
Photo by Nathanael Gassett
APRIL 2019
Photo by Nathanael Gassett | @nathanael.gassett
Nathanael Gassett is perhaps best known as the face behind Wero Kitchen, a food blog and podcast named after the Mexican slang term for “white guy.” He spends his time traveling and taste testing taquerias, all the while snapping photos — capturing this scene of folklorico ballet dancers in front of the Fort Worth Blackhouse during its Rock Island Car and Culture Show last year. And while he’s been everywhere from Brazil to Mexico, nothing beats home. “The goal is to share with more people the amazing things found in the city and the people who make them great,” he says.
Photo by Chris Bermejo
MARCH 2019
Photo by Chris Bermejo | @thelonelyriver
“This photo was taken at the Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center downtown. After a day spent shooting with some fellow street photographers in Dallas, my friend Tate and I exited the TRE when we noticed the resting cowboy. He was the perfect representation of how we both felt at the time, so I quickly took my camera out to capture the moment. I always shoot in manual with my camera, and thankfully since the train was still waiting for other passengers to board, I was able to meter the light for a well exposure.”
Photo by Brooks Burris
FEBRUARY 2019
Photo by Brooks Burris | @brooksburrisphotography
“My family and I went to eat dinner at Heim Barbecue and decided to stop by the Grow Plant Shop when I snapped the photo of my daughter, Porter. She is 2 years old and loves to be in front of the camera, so we’re always out and about taking pictures. She was dancing and having a great time exploring all the plants. The overalls she was wearing happened to work perfectly with the Grow vibe, giving a nice retro look with the Airstream.”
Photo by Chelsy Forbes
JANUARY 2019
Photo by Chelsy Forbes | @chesly.forbes
Chesly Forbes normally bikes or walks to her oil and gas job downtown. But on this rainy day, she took her car and found herself at the intersection of Second and Main streets with the perfect moment for a photo op. “The muted colors of the buildings seem to pop against the gray sky, and the reflection of the lights glow on the wet streets,” she told Fort Worth Magazine. “A rainy day can really be quite magical if you stop to take it all in.”