Marc Piscotty Photography

New Year's resolution time...Post more of my work.

Journalism has taken a massive hit to its worth and credibility in recent years (some of it deserved but much of it not). Being involved in it for years and still occasionally dipping my toe into the pool when the opportunity arises I do believe the truth still matters and always will. So many are susceptible to half-truths, false narratives or even flat-out lies nowadays. With that in mind I invite you to read the story of a hard working and driven Denver chef - Byron Gomez of BRUTØ - who started in fast food and worked his way up the ladder all the way to Eleven Madison Park. The very definition of an American success story if you ask me! He is a DACA recipient and a strong voice for actual, lasting reforms to America’s immigration system. Read more for yourself at :

The culinary journey of a celebrity chef: From dreamer to immigration reform champion Amid the county’s crackdown on the undocumented, a bipartisan coalition in Congress works toward meaningful immigration policy reform.

Had the good fortune to be featured in an interview with Shoutout Colorado recently...Funny enough it wasn't easy to find a recent photo of myself (guess I'm usually on the other end of the lens). Thanks for the write up!

Meet Marc Piscotty | Freelance photographer, amateur mixologist/chef and lover of the outdoors - SHOUTOUT COLORADO We had the good fortune of connecting with Marc Piscotty...

I cut my teeth in journalism years ago and most days loved it as a profession…Still miss it to this day. I get the occasional call from Getty Images or a newspaper and immediately realize that usually means something big is going down in Colorado.

I got the call Thursday to cover what at first was described as a big grass fire up near Boulder. Based on my past experience covering wildfires I thought it would amount to little of anyything as the general public and media are usually kept as far away as possible and it was after all almost January.

I thought we don’t get massive wildfires in the middle of winter in Colorado…Well now apparently we do. Welcome to the new “normal”…The front lines of climate change and global warming lie right here in our own backyard and I was a first hand witness to the devastation it can cause.

I found my way on to the front lines of the Marshall Fire Thursday afternoon feeling like I’d been dropped into some post-apocalyptic world filled with a thick, acrid black haze and the continuous explosions of propane canisters as I watched house after house fall like dominoes all in the matter of 15-20 minutes. The 100+ mph wind whipping embers hundreds of feet into the air and erupting another bit of shrub, a tree or another home into flames.

I’ve never seen anything like it in my life. Absolutely terrifying because the fire crews that were on the ground were completely outmatched by the winds and the unbelievably rapid spread. In all officials are estimating that maybe 1,000 homes and businesses were destroyed, making it the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history. All in the middle of what should be winter mind you.

It was the perfect storm of an abnormally dry fall here in Colorado, plenty of available fuel and incredibly powerful winds stoking the flames but despite that I in my heart of hearts believe we were on a collision course with a fire of this magnitude for years now.

We’re on the front lines of climate change here in Colorado with ever warmer winters, an exploding population base that all wants to live in the foothills of the mountains and an overall apathy by government officials and corporations on the issues associated with global warming. Some days I feel as though we’re destined to consume ourselves into oblivion and destroy the one and only place we as humans can exist in this solar system. We need to do better as a human race on so many levels…We need to consume less and care more for the one and only place we have to call home.

The past two days were truly eye-opening, gut-wrenching and punctuated with both sadness as well as hope. Here’s a few of the images I found most compelling and a link to the entire take on Getty’s site…https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/marc-piscotty?family=editorial&assettype=image&phrase=marc%20piscotty&sort=best&recency=last72hours

Shot an interesting photo essay on indigenous foodways for iPondr recently featuring native eateries Tocabe and Four Directions Cuisine. Having spent time in N.M. and the Southwest I had some vague ideas of native foods but was definitely exposed to some new and interesting ingredients on this shoot. Thanks to former RMNer Joe Mahoney for the opportunity.

The food ways of America’s Indigenous people - iPondr When someone asks “what’s more American than hamburgers and apple pie,” perhaps the response should be “corn, beans, bison and wild rice.”  The food ways of America’s Indigenous people relied heavily on what was available and abundant while in season, and what could be grown or harveste...

Shot this piece about land for free on the Eastern Plains of Colorado for the Deseret News a little while back and it just published. The way Colorado real estate is headed its hard to believe there's any place here offering free land but its true.
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2021/2/4/21611593/flagler-colorado-how-small-communities-in-the-west-create-growth-population-industry?fbclid=IwAR1go0VetMiUXOoOEYB-ZYwV_VstmxR1aJ4wwwJ1UuhdTHlqt3gCtpRmBx8

Never heard of Flagler, Colorado? They’re trying to change that While metro areas in the West can hardly keep up with growth, some rural communities are doing everything they can to create it

Headed back to work with Pizza Republica - Downtown Denver today and was just looking back over what they were using on their site from a shoot a few years back and I always like seeing my work used well. Hopefully its brought a few more folks thru the doors over the years ; ) https://pizzarepublica.com/gallery/

A second installment of On Edge with Tina Griego.

The Splotch: In a Rural Community Plagued by Drought, Stigma Won’t Be Easy to Overcome EADS – "The Splotch," as some here call the brown mark on the map they check weekly, is the color of scorched earth. Here in Kiowa County, farmers have always relied on whatever moisture happens to fall from the sky rather than on irrigation. In August, this 1,300-person community bordering on Ka