Photographer new library artist in residence

Kyle Webb, a graphic designer and photographer, serves as the Mesa County Libraries artist in residence. (Photo courtesy Kyle Webb)

Photographer Kyle Webb will serve as the Mesa County Libraries artist in residence through April.

Webb will be available to meet people and answer questions about photography from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays through April 14 at the Mesa County Libraries 970West Studio at 502 Ouray Ave. in Grand Junction.

A series of free presentations and teen time events also are planned in the community room of the central library at 443 N. Sixth St. in Grand Junction as well as the Fruita branch library at 324 N. Coulson St.

For more information about upcoming events with Webb, log on to the library website located at https://mesacountylibraries.org.

Webb brings to his stint as artist in residence life-long experience with photography and digital cameras.

Webb studied graphic and industrial design in school, but photography was always part of his creative expressions — inspired in part by his father’s photography hobby.

Webb worked for 25 years in Irvine, Calif., as a design director and photographer specializing in event, portrait and architectural photography.

He also enjoys urbex photography and capturing images in deteriorating and abandoned structures as well as finding beauty in the forgotten and discarded, particularly with vintage lenses on his digital cameras. A car enthusiast, his portfolio also includes many automotive images.

Webb and his wife, Cinda, moved to Grand Junction in 2018. He works out of a home office as a graphic designer.