My name is Dave Koen and I am a photographer and musician residing in Denton, Texas. I enjoy getting emails and questions.  You can also find me on facebook, flickr and twitter. All photos and posts are my own creations unless otherwise noted. When I am not posting here I am part time contributor on Tuneage. If you like what you see, feel free to recommend my blog to the Tumblr Directory.Tumblr (3.0; @davekoen)http://blog.davekoen.com/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7u262GPot1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lauren and the bird egg<br/>Denton, Texas</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/1025723897http://blog.davekoen.com/post/1025723897Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:00:10 -0600dentontexasbird egg<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7pzipUhav1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>FREE<br/>Denton, Texas</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/1009807554http://blog.davekoen.com/post/1009807554Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:04:01 -0600freedentontexasphotography<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l79o4bJdfp1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jessica and Laura<br/>Dallas World Aqaurium</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/982980708http://blog.davekoen.com/post/982980708Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:33:00 -0600aquariumdallaslauraphotography<a href="http://dentonrc.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?p=V&c=18253&s=4582258&i=1&r=812701">Vote For Me!</a>: <p>Remember the other day when I asked you to help me out in voting for my photo in the Denton Record Chronicle’s Summer Photo Contest?  Well the voting ends tomorrow and I still need a couple more votes to make it into the top ten.  </p> <p>If you’ve already registered and voted you can <a href="http://dentonrc.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?p=V&c=18253&s=4582258&i=1&r=812701" target="_blank">go to the photo page</a> and cast your vote.  If you haven’t voted yet you will need to go through <a href="http://dentonrc.upickem.net/engine/Registration.aspx?contestid=18253" target="_blank">a simple sign up process</a> before you can vote. </p> <p>I really appreciate all of your help and I hope you have been enjoying the older photos that I’ve been posting for the past couple of days. </p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/970127215http://blog.davekoen.com/post/970127215Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:34:00 -0600begging and pleadingHelp!<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6ywqfFBUR1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beeman <br/> Chesterland, Ohio</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/966741603http://blog.davekoen.com/post/966741603Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:00:46 -0600cemeterychesterlandohiophotography<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6ynj8wLXp1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just a nap…<br/>Baltimore, Maryland</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/957735010http://blog.davekoen.com/post/957735010Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:31:08 -0600baltimorestreet sleepingphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6zxu0oPha1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fast Stop<br/>Somewhere in Illinois</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/952711763http://blog.davekoen.com/post/952711763Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:31:20 -0600fast stopgasillinoisphotography<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6yvdvYwbP1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Vault of the Cleveland Trust bank<br/>Cleveland, Ohio</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/947878714http://blog.davekoen.com/post/947878714Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:24:10 -0600bankvaultsepiaphotoraphy<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l71sir0aLb1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Charting our progress…<br/>Somewhere on Route 66 in Illinois</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/942747309http://blog.davekoen.com/post/942747309Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:30:26 -0600route 66illinoisphotography<p>You know that I really don’t ask for much.  I usually just take pictures and put them up on Tumblr but this time I need your help.  See, I entered this photo contest for the local newspaper not realizing that the top ten photos would be chosen by popular vote.  I am currently losing to a blurry picture of a girl with her face all scrunched up and a date stamp in the corner…</p> <p>If you’d like to help here is what you have to do….</p> <p>1. <a href="http://dentonrc.upickem.net/engine/Registration.aspx?contestid=18253" target="_blank">Register for an account</a>.  They haven’t sent me any spam. For that matter, they haven’t even sent me an email accept to say that I registered.  </p> <p>2. <a href="http://dentonrc.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?p=V&c=18253&s=4582258&i=1#SD" target="_blank">Go to the page with my photo on it</a> and vote.  </p> <p>3. That is it really… I guess if you want to, you could <a href="http://davekoen.storenvy.com/products/7697-huntington-beach" target="_blank">go to my photo store</a> and pick up a print but that really isn’t necessary.  </p> <p>You might be asking yourself, “What do I get out of all of this?”.  Well, for the next couple of days I will go through my archives and post some of my favorite old pictures that haven’t seen the light of day in awhile.  Deal? Deal.</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/937365419http://blog.davekoen.com/post/937365419Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:07:00 -0600begging and pleadinghelp!please<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6t4ocBU3o1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Baby Toucan<br/>Dallas World Aquarium</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/919745184http://blog.davekoen.com/post/919745184Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:14:35 -0600dallastexastoucanbabyphotography<p>I’m really glad that you enjoy my photos.  When I moved here (exactly a year ago this week) I didn’t have much else to do other than explore and take pictures.  It is how I learned my way around town and how I formed some of my earliest friendships here.   Denton has been pretty good to me so far.  </p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/895401477http://blog.davekoen.com/post/895401477Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:06:42 -0600<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6ghuvuMCa1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dallas, Texas</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/887148004http://blog.davekoen.com/post/887148004Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:30:00 -0600dallastexasphotography<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.davekoen.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/825212986/tumblr_l5q3vcZQzG1qz604z&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/cloudnothings" target="_blank">Cloud Nothings</a> - “Turning On”</p> <p>Last week I posted <a href="http://tuneage.tumblr.com/post/810976491/cloud-nothings-old-street" target="_blank">this</a> on Tuneage. Now that it has been up for a couple of days I feel like I might have made a mistake.  Don’t get me wrong, it is a great song but I’ve found myself singing the song posted here a lot more.  Perhaps a better recommendation would be to buy the album and pick your own favorite.</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/825212986http://blog.davekoen.com/post/825212986Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:30:48 -0600musiccloud nothings<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5gtstFWe81qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Here’s hoping you found it…</h2> <p>From “A Dialogue”<br/> American Splendor #7</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/12/harvey-pekar-dead-america_n_642955.html" target="_blank"> Rest in Peace Harvey Pekar</a></p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/803669293http://blog.davekoen.com/post/803669293Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:14:52 -0600harvey pekaramerican splendorclevelandphotography<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l50ofyxVC61qz604zo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy birthday America<br/>Denton, Texas</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/767945569http://blog.davekoen.com/post/767945569Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:57:00 -0600american flagfourth of julypic pickphotography<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4t09rNFov1qz604zo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/751778390http://blog.davekoen.com/post/751778390Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:40:00 -0600pic pickphotography<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4ljm5yjXQ1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I have prints for sale!</p> <p><a href="http://store.davekoen.com" target="_blank">store.davekoen.com</a></p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/736369008http://blog.davekoen.com/post/736369008Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:49:17 -0600for saleprintsphotography<a href="http://store.davekoen.com">Dave Koen's Photography on Storenvy</a>: <p>You are now able to purchase your favorite photos from <a href="http://store.davekoen.com" target="_blank">my store</a> on Storenvy.  I have put some photos up there already but if your favorite is missing, let me know and I’ll make sure it gets up there.</p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/662276632http://blog.davekoen.com/post/662276632Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:02:04 -0600photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3bg21thGG1qz604zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Arby’s<br/>Auburn, Indiana</p> <p><small><a href="http://nvy.gd/9XF7t1" target="_blank">Purchase a print</a></small></p>http://blog.davekoen.com/post/651993390http://blog.davekoen.com/post/651993390Mon, 31 May 2010 21:22:00 -0600indianafor salephotography