Evan Barrientos Photography

Evan Barrientos Photography Conservation photographer and filmmaker focused on forest restoration and shortgrass prairies.

There were a whole bunch of these Celastrina butterflies on top of Dismal Falls earlier this month, sipping some kind of...
08/18/2026

There were a whole bunch of these Celastrina butterflies on top of Dismal Falls earlier this month, sipping some kind of mineral from the rock.

August 1, 2026
Jefferson National Forest
Giles County, Virginia

I usually avoid photographing tourist destinations, but last year on a trip to Yellowstone, I thought I’d try photograph...
08/17/2026

I usually avoid photographing tourist destinations, but last year on a trip to Yellowstone, I thought I’d try photographing the ways tourists interact with this extremely unique landscape. I have very mixed feelings about national parks, and I think these photos reflect that.

July 25 and 26, 2025
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

A longhorn beetle feeding on one of the many Prairie Coneflowers (Ratibida columnifera) in my yard prairie. Fort Collins...
08/09/2026

A longhorn beetle feeding on one of the many Prairie Coneflowers (Ratibida columnifera) in my yard prairie.

Fort Collins, Colorado
July 1, 2024

Three final photos from the amazing Dense Blazingstar field near me in Jefferson National Forest. So far, this meadow ha...
08/08/2026

Three final photos from the amazing Dense Blazingstar field near me in Jefferson National Forest. So far, this meadow has been unlike any other I've found in Virginia. Although I photographed one Eastern Tiger Swallowtail there, there were far fewer insects than I would've expected for so many flowers.

July 20, 2026
Jefferson National Forest
Montgomery County, Virginia

I believe this is Mentzelia multiflora, but correct me if I'm wrong. It only bloomed in my yard the first year of my res...
08/05/2026

I believe this is Mentzelia multiflora, but correct me if I'm wrong. It only bloomed in my yard the first year of my restoration. Hoping it'll show up again one day.

August 16, 2023
My yard
Fort Collins, Colorado

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata) is beautiful native that colonizes disturbed sites. They dominated my yard p...
08/05/2026

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata) is beautiful native that colonizes disturbed sites. They dominated my yard prairie in the first year and attracted hordes of bees. Each year since there have been fewer and fewer, but whenever I seed a new section, they do their job and hold the ground until the more conservative plants come in.

August 16, 2023
My yard
Fort Collins, Colorado

Soapstone Prairie, one of Colorado's greatest blessings. It can be hard to convince yourself to go there at this time of...
08/04/2026

Soapstone Prairie, one of Colorado's greatest blessings. It can be hard to convince yourself to go there at this time of year, when it's brown and hot. But at sunset and sunrise, the prairie transforms into ripples of gold. I found my first Greater Short-horned Lizard at Soapstone the day I took these pictures, after years of looking. Another sign of the excellent prairie quality there.

Larimer County, Colorado
August 2, 2024

How many crayfish is too many? What are they planning?July 19, 2026Natural Bridge State ParkRockbridge County, Virginia
08/02/2026

How many crayfish is too many? What are they planning?

July 19, 2026
Natural Bridge State Park
Rockbridge County, Virginia

Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa). A little hard to approach at first, but very cooperative after sitting still for a wh...
08/02/2026

Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa). A little hard to approach at first, but very cooperative after sitting still for a while.

July 19, 2026
Natural Bridge State Park
Rockbridge County, Virginia

Releasing a film is such a joy. You spend years working with hardly anything to show, and then suddenly, it’s out in the...
07/28/2026

Releasing a film is such a joy. You spend years working with hardly anything to show, and then suddenly, it’s out in the world. Last May, the National Audubon Society and Tracy Aviary premiered my newest film, “Shoreline Sentinels of Great Salt Lake” in Salt Lake City. The film introduces viewers to the Snowy Plovers who nest at Great Salt Lake through the eyes of passionate conservationists studying them. I made the film for Audubon to help reduce nesting disturbance on this busy shore. A key strategy for doing that is offering the film to groups that want to screen it in communities around Great Salt Lake. So far, we’ve had another 11 screenings held or requested. Thank you to those organizers!

If you would like to host a screening, please submit a request or learn more about the film at https://www.audubon.org/rockies/get-involved/shoreline-sentinels-of-great-salt-lake. Thanks for considering!

Photos by Angie Trumbo, Zach Higgins, Max Malmquist, and Daly Edmunds

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