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.

Excited and honoured to be included with so many legendary photographers in Ruffian Books new music history publication Punk Music: Anarchy in the Studio 1970-1979.
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
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
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
An isolated tree on the beach at Skaha Lake in Penticton, British Columbia. Don Denton photo . . . #penticton #okanagan #skaha #skahalake #roadtrip #travelcanada #landscape #beach
Urban walking - Holiday House Motel - Penticton, British Columbia. Don Denton photo . . . #penticton #okanagan #motel #retro #travelcanada #roadtrip #employment #holiday #vacation
Night Walking - Bus transit yard- View Royal, British Columbia Don Denton photo . . . #nightwalking #urbanexploration #urbanwalk #vancouverisland #nightphotography #newtopographics #busyard
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
Night Walking - the Devonshire corner store - Langford, British Columbia. Don Denton photo . . . #langford #vancouverisland #cornerstore #nightwalking #urbanexploration #travelcanada #architecture
Night Walking - Empire Motel - Penticton, British Columbia . . . #penticton #nightwalking #okanagan #roadtrip #motel #retro #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
Night walking - Foodland, Penticton, British Columbia
Night Walking - The retro Sunny Beach Motel in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. . . . #penticton #okanagan #motel #roadtrip #nightwalking #nightphotography #urbanexplorer #retro
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
An ice machine at night outside a closed liquor store in Penticton, British Volumbia, Canada. Don Denton photo
The pastel colours of the Travelers Motel in Penticton, British Columbia are illuminated by walkway lights at night. Don Denton photo
Mannequin heads wear multicoloured wigs in the window of a wig shop in the Chinatown district in Vancouver, Canada.
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.
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
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.
Feature article in The Tyee of Don Denton’s Photographer History project focussing on Vancouver and British Columbia photographers.
A large theatre style popcorn machine and an old school milkshake mixer for sale in a thrift shop.
A suburban front yard filled with children’s toy trucks. An Art project or just creative yard decor?
Construction site for a new car wash. Seems a unusual thing to boast about. Canada’s largest carwash, our newest tourist attraction?
Thanks to John Carlow and Absolute Underground from the feature article/interview in the new edition. Photo shows interview and photos on the magazine page.
Weekend live music at Munro’s Books, musicians sitting above the entrance doors. Christmas carols while browsing books.
A few pix from last night’s Dead Bob show at the Wicket Hall. Dead Bob, the new band from No Means No drummer John Wright, was playing their 75th show this year. Tonight they play Nanaimo for the final show for the year.
Ian Tiles, an original from the beginnings of Vancouver punk (Victorian Pork etc.) has drummed with The Pointed Sticks for decades. The Sticks, a stalwart of the early Vancouver scene, although more power pop than punk, have just returned from a European tour. Photo from Victoria show in Sept. Don Denton photo
Hedonist, a heavy metal band, from Victoria, BC, playing at the Eventide Metal night 2024 , part of a series of annual outdoor summer concerts in downtown’s Centennial Square.
Waiting and watching from the walk on wait area as the BC Ferries ship Spirit of Vancouver Island arrives at the Tsawwassen terminal for the last run of the night back to the island. Don Denton photography
Victoria punk band Hung Up on stage at the now closed Victoria Event Centre in September 2024. Don Denton photo
Bass player Dale performs with Vancouver punk rock band The Dishrags in the late 1970s. Don Denton photo
Drummer Scout playing with The Dishrags, one of Vancouver, Canada’s original punk bands in the 1970s. Don Denton photo
The Dishrags’s guitarist Jade Blade plays during a late 1970s punk rock show in Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Don Denton
Photograph of Chuck (Montgomery) Biscuits pounding on drums with DOA. I’d never printed this as I had only looked at the image quickly on a contact sheet and thought his face was covered by his hair. Scanning negative strips last week I was able to see the details.
Winnipeg punk band Personality Crisis photographed in the 80s by Don Denton during a performance in Kamloops, opening for DOA.
Vancouver punk rock band DOA quartet with Joe Keithley, Chuck Biscuits (Montgomery), Dave Gregg and Dimwit (Ken Montgomery) on bass (not shown) in Kamloops (early 80s?).
Interior view of the Rebel Garage cafe with skeleton and flames mural on the wall.
Garage at night. Urban landscape photography
Night photograph of abandoned wooden industrial spools. Urban landscape photography. Don Denton photo
A historical Lewis Hine photograph print, from a private collection. Hine perhaps the original social documentary photographer, certainly a big part of photography history.
A vintage photograph by W. Eugene Smith from a private collection. Spanish Wake.
A photograph at night of the Pier Bistro Restaurant in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. A discussion of how photographing at night led to an understanding of a Gary Winogrand quote. Don Denton photo
Office, Alpha Street, Victoria, BC. Urban walking. Urban, small business architecture. Street photography
Wind, waves and rainbows at the Oak Bay Marina as another winter storm blows in to Vancouver Island. Weather.
If you’re in Victoria on December 21, drop by the annual Punk Market YYJ for some last minute gifts. I’ll be there with prints of punk rock bands and musicians. Lots of other great art and goodies and Howl Brewing! Punk rock music. Vancouver Punk. Victoria Punk.