Dean Krakel
Dean has devoted his adult life to covering the Rocky Mountain West, specifically Wyoming and Colorado in photographs and words. Indigenous cultures as well as the cattle, farmland and recreation.
An avid outdoors person he skis, bikes, hikes, paddles and rows. He’s authored three books and besides The Colorado Sun his words and photographs have appeared in many national periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
He lives in Almont, Colorado.
Education: Attended Western State University in Gunnison and Central State University in Oklahoma.
Honors & Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News, photo staff, Columbine High School shooting: 2000; Pulitzer Prize, Rocky Mountain News photo staff, Wildfire coverage, 2003; Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage, Aurora theatre shootings, Denver Post staff 2013; Finalist, Rocky Mountain News for spot news reporting of deadly wildfires, 1995; 2013 Angus McDougall Excellence in Editing Award, The Denver Post; 2016 Emmy Award for "The Long Haul," video produced by The Denver Post; 1976 Golden Quill Award for "Season of the Elk," Lowell Press; Best of Photojournalism and Pictures of the Year competitions for photography and photo editing too numerous to list
