From the Sahara Desert to Denver, Colorado, no place is out of my purview. Travel brings new cultures, new smells, new food and new ways of seeing the amazing world we live in.  I marvel at God's creation and love to explore it. I have run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, attended Princess Diana's funeral and shot all four games of the Boston Red Sox 2007 World Series.
Bear Gutierrez with head cover in the Sahara Desert, Morocco

A lifetime of passion at your doorstep

My faith in God plays an integral part of how I view photography and why it has been such a big part of my journey.  Photography has been my primary passion for most of my life. Yes, I love to travel, go camping, golf and coach baseball, but somehow photography had defined my adult life.  My heart has always been drawn to help others.  
The best way I can explain my life's mission is to help others using my gift as a photographer. And to be a good husband, father, teacher and friend.  I want to bring out the best in others, whether it’s in my photography or in life. Using my foundation in faith, I hope to leave this world a better place than I found it.

Biography

I am a humble Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer with decades of experience. I launched what was then called Barry Gutierrez Photography LLC in 2009. Prior to that, I worked for a decade as a staff photographer at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, where I was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the 2002 Colorado wildfires. I earned my undergrad degree in Western Kentucky University’s premier photojournalism program. In 2012, my work was published on the front pages of more than 100 newspapers, magazines, and websites across the globe.

Photography is my passion, through collaborating with clients, coaching at workshops, speaking at events, teaching classes, and mentoring photographers. Yes, I love to travel, go camping, golf and coach youth baseball, but photography has defined me. My heart has always been drawn to help others. A quote that sticks with me is, “A life not lived for others is not a life,” by Mother Teresa. 

The best way I can explain my life mission is to help others using my gift as a photographer. As a husband, father, teacher, friend and collaborator, I want to bring out the best in others. Using my foundation in faith, I hope to leave this world a better place than I found it. 

So far, I have traveled to 49 states and 19 countries, and I live near Denver with my wife and 12- and 1-year-old sons.
Selected past work:advertising portrait campaign with neurorehabilitation center Craig Hospital in-house marketing campaign with Kaiser Permanente Breaking the Barriers portrait series for US Tennis Association-Colorado portrait of Arrow Electronics’ SAM Car with former IndyCar race driver and quadriplegic Sam Schmidt shooting a portrait of President Obama and events with six other presidents 2007 World Series many years of events and portraits at Food & Wine Classic in Aspen Individuals, businesses, nonprofits and ranching and farming families around Colorado and beyond gay rodeo in Colorado prickly pear cactus farmers in Guadalajara Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain Princess Diana’s funeral in London culture in Morocco