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Don Denton
@dondenton.bsky.social
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Photography, writing, publishing from Canada. Side interests in photographer history, punk rock, road trips, mail art and zines. More photos on IG.
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Dropped by the Royal BC Museum yesterday to check out my photo of The Dishrags (Scout, Jade, Dale) used in the newly opened exhibition Beyond The Beat, Music of Resistance and Change.
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Dropped by the Royal BC Museum yesterday to check out my photo of The Dishrags (Scout, Jade, Dale) used in the newly opened exhibition Beyond The Beat, Music of Resistance and Change. @royalbcmuseum . . #rbcm #royalbcmuseum #thedishrags #dishrags #punkrock #vancouverpunk #beyondthebeat #museumexhibition #canadianmusic #canadianmusichistory #dondentonphoto #dondentonphotography #punk Dropped by the Royal BC Museum yesterday to check out my photo of The Dishrags (Scout, Jade, Dale) used in the newly opened exhibition Beyond The Beat, Music of Resistance and Change. @royalbcmuseum . . #rbcm #royalbcmuseum #thedishrags #dishrags #punkrock #vancouverpunk #beyondthebeat #museumexhibition #canadianmusic #canadianmusichistory #dondentonphoto #dondentonphotography #punk Dropped by the Royal BC Museum yesterday to check out my photo of The Dishrags (Scout, Jade, Dale) used in the newly opened exhibition Beyond The Beat, Music of Resistance and Change. @royalbcmuseum . . #rbcm #royalbcmuseum #thedishrags #dishrags #punkrock #vancouverpunk #beyondthebeat #museumexhibition #canadianmusic #canadianmusichistory #dondentonphoto #dondentonphotography #punk
June 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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When the club lights aren’t controlled the you end up having to convert to black and white otherwise you end up with the Blue Man Group or extreme sunburn victims. Photographer problems.
Neurospazm’s bass player Trez illustrates the issue.

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When the sound/light guy doesn’t control the lights you end up having to convert to black and white otherwise you end up with the Blue Man Group or extreme sunburn victims. Photographer problems. Neurospazm’s bass player Trez illustrates the issue last night at the Phoenix Bar and Grill on a bill that also included Roadkill and Blind Marc’s Isolated Earthlings. More images to come from the show after extra work in Photoshop/Lightroom. @neurospazm @phoenixbarandgrill @trezjak . .#Neurospazm #trezjak #phoenixbarandgrill #punkrock #yyjmusic #yyjevents #canadianmusic #dondentonphoto #dondentonphotography When the sound/light guy doesn’t control the lights you end up having to convert to black and white otherwise you end up with the Blue Man Group or extreme sunburn victims. Photographer problems. Neurospazm’s bass player Trez illustrates the issue last night at the Phoenix Bar and Grill on a bill that also included Roadkill and Blind Marc’s Isolated Earthlings. More images to come from the show after extra work in Photoshop/Lightroom. @neurospazm @phoenixbarandgrill @trezjak . .#Neurospazm #trezjak #phoenixbarandgrill #punkrock #yyjmusic #yyjevents #canadianmusic #dondentonphoto #dondentonphotography When the sound/light guy doesn’t control the lights you end up having to convert to black and white otherwise you end up with the Blue Man Group or extreme sunburn victims. Photographer problems. Neurospazm’s bass player Trez illustrates the issue last night at the Phoenix Bar and Grill on a bill that also included Roadkill and Blind Marc’s Isolated Earthlings. More images to come from the show after extra work in Photoshop/Lightroom. @neurospazm @phoenixbarandgrill @trezjak . .#Neurospazm #trezjak #phoenixbarandgrill #punkrock #yyjmusic #yyjevents #canadianmusic #dondentonphoto #dondentonphotography
May 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Portrait of Jason Flower at his record shop Supreme Echo on then one with the two of us. Check out Jason’s record label, also Supreme Echo, for punk, metal and other acts Jason has committed to vinyl.
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#supremeechorecords #supremeecho #jasonflower #victoriabc #punk #metal
Portrait of Jason Flower at his record shop Supreme Echo on then one with the two of us. Check out Jason’s record label, also Supreme Echo, for punk, metal and other acts Jason has committed to vinyl. www.supremeecho.com #supremeechorecords #supremeecho #jasonflower #victoriabc #punk #metal Portrait of Jason Flower at his record shop Supreme Echo on then one with the two of us. Check out Jason’s record label, also Supreme Echo, for punk, metal and other acts Jason has committed to vinyl. www.supremeecho.com #supremeechorecords #supremeecho #jasonflower #victoriabc #punk #metal
May 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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An isolated tree on the beach at Skaha Lake in Penticton, British Columbia.
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#penticton #okanagan #skaha #skahalake #roadtrip #travelcanada #landscape #beach
An isolated tree on the beach at Skaha Lake in Penticton, British Columbia. Don Denton photo . . . #penticton #okanagan #skaha #skahalake #roadtrip #travelcanada #landscape #beach
May 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Urban walking - Holiday House Motel - Penticton, British Columbia
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#penticton #okanagan #motel #retro #travelcanada #roadtrip #employment #holiday #vacation
Urban walking - Holiday House Motel - Penticton, British Columbia. Don Denton photo . . . #penticton #okanagan #motel #retro #travelcanada #roadtrip #employment #holiday #vacation
May 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Night Walking - Bus transit yard- View Royal, British Columbia
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#nightwalking #urbanexploration #urbanwalk #vancouverisland #nightphotography #newtopographics #busyard
Night Walking - Bus transit yard- View Royal, British Columbia Don Denton photo . . . #nightwalking #urbanexploration #urbanwalk #vancouverisland #nightphotography #newtopographics #busyard
May 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Well, it appears we can still send and receive mail as the postal workers have backed off from their walkout plans (just an overtime ban for now) as our long running Canada Post labour dispute continues.

#canadapost #postalstrike #mail #snailmail #penticton #roadtrip #postbox #mailbox
Well, it appears we can still send and receive mail as the postal workers have backed off from their walkout plans (just an overtime ban for now) as our long running Canada Post labour dispute continues. Canada Post mailbox outside a closed convenience store, Penticton, British Columbia. . . . #canadapost #postalstrike #mail #snailmail #penticton #roadtrip #postbox #mailbox
May 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Night Walking - the Devonshire corner store - Langford, British Columbia
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#langford #vancouverisland #cornerstore #nightwalking #urbanexploration #travelcanada #architecture
Night Walking - the Devonshire corner store - Langford, British Columbia. Don Denton photo . . . #langford #vancouverisland #cornerstore #nightwalking #urbanexploration #travelcanada #architecture
May 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Night Walking - Empire Motel - Penticton, British Columbia
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#penticton #nightwalking #okanagan #roadtrip #motel #retro #travelcanada
Night Walking - Empire Motel - Penticton, British Columbia . . . #penticton #nightwalking #okanagan #roadtrip #motel #retro #travelcanada
May 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Night Walking - 5000 Motel - Penticton, British Columbia
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#nightwalking #penticton #okanagan #motel #roadtrip #retro #newtopographics #travelcanada
Night Walking - The 5000 Motel in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada photographed at night by Don Denton . . . #nightwalking #penticton #okanagan #motel #roadtrip #retro #newtopographics #travelcanada
May 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Night walking - Foodland, Penticton, British Columbia
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#penticton #okanagan#foodland #nightwalking #urbanexploration #photography
Night walking - Foodland, Penticton, British Columbia
May 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Night Walking - Sunny Beach Motel - Penticton, British Columbia
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#penticton #okanagan #motel #roadtrip #nightwalking #nightphotography #urbanexplorer #retro
Night Walking - The retro Sunny Beach Motel in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. . . . #penticton #okanagan #motel #roadtrip #nightwalking #nightphotography #urbanexplorer #retro
May 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Penticton, British Columbia still has a large amount of classic motel architecture but many are disappearing or have been converted. The El Rancho Motel.
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#penticton #motel #motelarchitecture #architecture #roadtrip #travelcanada #okanagan #urbanexploration #urbanwalking #elrancho
Penticton, British Columbia in Canada’s Okanagan Valley still has a large amount of classic motel architecture but many buildings are disappearing or have been converted to other uses. The El Rancho Motel site has several structures on site that appear to be used for longer term rentals. Don Denton photo
May 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Night Walking - Ice Machine -Penticton, British Columbia
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#nightphotography #nightwalking #ice #icemachine #penticton #okanagan #roadtrip #urbanexploration #urbanwalking #dondentonphotography #urbanphotography
An ice machine at night outside a closed liquor store in Penticton, British Volumbia, Canada. Don Denton photo
May 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Night walking - Travelers Motel , Penticton, British Columbia.
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#penticton #okanagan #nightwalking #motel #urbanexploration #roadtrip #travelcanada
The pastel colours of the Travelers Motel in Penticton, British Columbia are illuminated by walkway lights at night. Don Denton photo
May 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Okanagan road trip, Oliver, BC.
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#travelcanada #britishcolumbia #okanagan #roadtrip #retro
March 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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My first full (text and photos) travel feature (Puerto Escondido, Mexico) published in the newest issue of Boulevard magazine.
Can read on Issuu here:
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#mexico #puertoescondido #travel #travelphotography #travelwriting
February 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Mannequin heads wearing multicoloured wigs on display in the window of shop in the Chinatown district in Vancouver, Canada.
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#canada #vancouverbc #streetphotography #wigs #urbanphotography #chinatown
Mannequin heads wear multicoloured wigs in the window of a wig shop in the Chinatown district in Vancouver, Canada.
February 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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FYI….the 2nd annual Chinatown Photo Exhibition is open for submissions that celebrate Victoria’s historic Chinatown. Free to enter, 8X10 untamed prints, colour or B/W and you’ve got until Feb 28 to drop off or mail your prints to the Chinese Canadian Museum at #10 Fan Tan Alley.
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Poster for 2nd annual Chinatown Photo Exhibition. FYI….the 2nd annual Chinatown Photo Exhibition is open for submissions that celebrate Victoria’s historic Chinatown. Free to enter, 8X10 untamed prints, colour or B/W and you’ve got until Feb 28 to drop off or mail your prints to the Chinese Canadian Museum at #10 Fan Tan Alley.
January 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Early start aboard BC Ferries.
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#bcferries #sunrise #vancouverisland #travel #travelcanada #travelphotography
January 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Vancouver punk mystery. I was scanning negatives and came across this image of Dee Dee Ramone jumping at the Ramones Commodore Ballroom show. I noticed someone peering through the curtains at right. Anyone recognize the person for certain?

#ramones #theramones #punk #punkrock #dondentonphoto
Vancouver punk mystery. I was scanning old negatives yesterday and came across this image of Dee Dee Ramone jumping during the Ramones Commodore Ballroom show. I noticed there is someone peering through the curtains above the guitars at right. Kind of looks like DOA’s Chuck Biscuits. Anyone recognize the person for certain? . . #ramones #theramones #deedeeramone #commodore ballroom #vancouverpunk #punk #punkrock #yvrmusic #vancouverbc #dondentonphoto #dondentonphotography
January 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Blue in a dark landscape. Continuing transformation of a gravel pit into a suburban community.
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#urbanwalking #urbanlandscape #canadianlandscape #vancouverisland #photography
Broken blue industrial pipes lie on dark gravel in a suburban construction site. Blue in a dark landscape. Continuing transformation of a gravel pit into a suburban community.
January 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Check out the feature in The Tyee on my Photographer History project. Thanks to editor @jackie-wong.bsky.social for her editorial eye on this article.

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Feature article in The Tyee of Don Denton’s Photographer History project focussing on Vancouver and British Columbia photographers.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Thrift shop wandering. Anyone need a theatre sized popcorn machine or an old school milkshake mixer?
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#thriftstore #thrifting #urbanwandering #urbanphotography
A large theatre style popcorn machine and an old school milkshake mixer for sale in a thrift shop.
January 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Art project or just creative yard decor?
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#vancouverisland #photography #urbanwalking
A suburban front yard filled with children’s toy trucks. An Art project or just creative yard decor?
December 31, 2024 at 5:03 PM