SpadeArcher

shooting photos since 1980. all photos are taken by Dakari L. Martin

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Love is willing to become a villain so that the one who you love can stay a hero. Josephine Angelini Denver Fan Expo 2022 Villain Edition #spade_archer_photography #nikon #D7200 #primelenses #manualfocus #fotografia #foto #fanexpo #cosplay #comiccon #villain #urbanphotography #nerdculture #nerdcore #baddie #eventphotography #photography #nerdgirl #models #modeling #modellife #fanlove #starwars #costumes #anime #supervillain (at Denver Convention Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfibXOaMA6Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. James Baldwin Denver Pride 2022 #spade_archer_photography #nikon #D7200 #primelenses #manualfocus #fotografia #foto #pride #pridemonth #lgbt #queer #denverlife #community #lesbian #transgender #loveislove #rainbow #eventphotography #pridemonth (at Denver's Civic Center Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfiYQz1MiNt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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When Kenny "Old Man" Loggins Shows up for Rocky Mountain Professional Wrestling you know This is it! You're in the Danger Zone at Bierstadt Lagerhaus for First Friday Wrasslin.. #spade_archer_photography #nikon #D7200 #primelenses #manualfocus #fotografia #foto #localbusiness #wrestling #wrestlingislife #prowrestling #tagteam #denver #firstfriday #urbanphotography #rockymountainprowrestling #denverlife #lager #lagerhaus #liveperformance (at Bierstadt Lagerhaus) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfes55UFejt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I think the universe is pure geometry - basically, a beautiful shape twisting around and dancing over space-time. Antony Garrett Lisi #spade_archer_photography #nikon #neighborhoods #urbanphotography #manualfocus #fotografia #foto #primelenses #poetry #sacredgeometry #naturephotography #macrophotography #flowermagic #bloom #garden #secretgarden #flowersofinstagram #botanical #botany #flowers (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfWcojWLv44/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hell's Belles: Back in Black & White Happiness isn’t some elusive treasure we chase after. It’s a state of being we need to PRACTICE Brian Johnson #spade_archer_photography #nikon #D7200 #primelenses #manualfocus #fotografia #foto #localvenue #hellsbells #acdc #backinblack #dirtydeedsdonedirtcheap #denver #concertphotography #livemusic #musicislife #liveperformance #rocknroll #rockmusic #urbanphotography #musicphotography #blackandwhite #bwphotography (at The Bluebird Theater) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfVagAIsRiG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse. Sappho #spade_archer_photography #nikon #neighborhoods #urbanexploration #urbanphotography #denvercolorado #denver #manualfocus #primelenses #muse #muses #gardens #secretgarden #flamenco #creed #fotografia #foto #flowermagic #roses #goddess (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfUYeu1l8g8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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IN JAPANESE CULTURE, THERE IS A BELIEF THAT GOD IS EVERYWHERE – IN MOUNTAINS, TREES, ROCKS, EVEN IN OUR SYMPATHY FOR ROBOTS OR HELLO KITTY TOYS. – RYUICHI SAKAMOTO #spade_archer_photography #nikon #D7200 #primelenses #manualfocus #fotografia #foto #localbusiness #localartist #denverlife #sakura #japanese #asianculture #asianmusic #cherryblossom #cherryblossomfestival #blossomtree #temple #neighborhoods (at Sakura Square Cherry Blossom Festival Hana Matsuri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfT08fkLrgg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Greatness is not a measure of how great you are but how great others came to be because of you Cus D'Amato #spade_archer_photography #nikon #primelens #manualfocus #boxing #boxinggloves #fightschool #boxinggym #juneteenth #fighter #squaredcircle #rockyfordboxingclub #fivepoints #denver #denverfestivals #glenarm #family #competition #fights (at Glenarm Recreation Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfFjjOEtnrP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery, for though others may free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. Mind is our only ruler; sovereign.” ― Marcus Garvey #spade_archer_photography #nikon #d7200 #manualfocus #primelens #emancipation #garvey #poetry #poets #blackpoets #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #denver #denverartmuseum #wordsofwisdom #emancipationtheater # (at Denver Art Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfFgqQ9MlOl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I'm a stand-up comic. Anything else I do besides that is a plus, but stand-up comedy is what I do, it's what I've been doing and it's what I'm going to keep doing. Dave Attell Open Mic Stand-up at Mutiny Information Cafe Every Tues. #spade_archer_photography #nikon #D7200 #primelenses #manualfocus #fotografia #foto #localvenue #localartist #localbusiness #bookstore #usedbooks #mutiny #neighborhoods #mutinyinformationcafe #comedy #standupcomedy #openmic #broadway #urbanphotography #denvercolorado #denver (at Mutiny Information Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce2mOicMIrS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Paizley Park Purple Prince Birthday Bash Photos coming soon To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would – I don’t know, I wish it upon everybody. It’s heaven. – Prince #spade_archer_photography #livemusic #liveperformance #liveevents #musicians #foto #localvenue #localartist #denverlife #prince #therevolution #urbanphotography #eventphotography #purplerain #1999 #denver #fotografia (at Herman's Hideaway) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cez50MasyMG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones. ― Keith Richards #spade_archer_photography #nikon #D7200 #primelenses #poetry #musicislife #musician #jazzmusic #livemusic #liveperformance #liveevents #localbusiness #localartist #denverlife #denvermusicscene #busking (at Mercury Cafe Denver) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeztGyYAd20/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me. Bob Dylan #spade_archer_photography #nikon #D7200 #primelenses #manualfocus #16thstreetmall #mondayblues #alleyways #streetphotography #chaos #streetworkout #denver #smokebreak #boxing #contender #randomencounters #random (at 16th Street Mall Denver) https://www.instagram.com/p/CexFGcis0hS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A world without adjectives would still have the sun rising and setting, the flowers blooming, the trees bearing fruits, the birds singing, and the bees stinging. A.A. Patawaran #spade_archer_photography #nikon #D7200 #primelenses #manualfocus #fotografia #foto #birdlife #bees #naturephotography #naturelovers #flying #wildlife #wildlifephotography #geese #pelican #beelife #nature #birdphotography #birdwatching #pollination #birdlovers (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ceuw4ycMOrS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The music/poetry is not in the notes/words, but in the silence in between. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart #spade_archer_photography #nikon #d7200 #primelens #mercurycafe #localartist #localbusiness #poetry #poetrycommunity #poets #poetryjam #denver #writers #spokenword #poetsandwriters #poetryislife (at Mercury Cafe Denver) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeupWjUNWjO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ― Ruth Reichl Some Scenes From The Five Points Jazz Festival #spade_archer_photography #Nikon #D7200 #primelens #denvercommunity #localfest #jazzfest #blackcommunity #localartist #localbusiness #summerfest #jazz #jazzmusic #friends #livemusic #eventphotography #musicians #jazzmusicians #fivepoints #fotografia #foto (at Five Points, Denver) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ceum6xdoJU_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer Mutiny Information Cafe OPEN MIC Hosted by Meca'Ayo Cole #spade_archer_photography #nikon #d7200 #primelens #manualfocus #poetry #activism #community #communityactivist #usedbooks #bookstore #localbusiness #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #foto #fotografia #writerscommunity (at Mutiny Information Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ceujmieoisa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=