The Denver Art Museum has announced the inaugural James Balog Earth Vision Awards (JBEVA), a new biennial photography award supporting artists from around the world whose work explores environmental change and humanity's relationship with the natural world. Endowed by renowned environmental photographer James Balog and a circle of dedicated donors, the awards includes a $40,000 First Prize and a $25,000 Finalist Prize, with selected works by the winners joining the Denver Art Museum's photography collection. Applications are being accepted through Oct. 1; winners will be announced in January 2027.

I went to the site four days after the event with a pho-J friend who talked the guard into allowing us past the locked gates. Everything was gray like what you see here. The dust was made of all kinds of matter, from xerox to human. Photo courtesy of the Beverly Wallace Collection...