Assignment: headshot photography for Katie, aspiring model. Setting: Bush’s Pasture Park, Salem, Oregon. 90 acres of native White Oak- the last intact grove of this majestic tree in the northern…
Much of the 26 mile long Johnson Creek watershed lies within the Portland Metropolitan area. The watershed has long been caught on the one hand between a very urban…
As a breed, photographers are notoriously reluctant to pick the single best photograph they’ve ever taken. It’s not exactly false modesty. Instead, there is a shared anticipation that the "best"…
Hyacinth. Lemon candy. Kumquat. These are the sense-provoking words that Portland coffee importer Catalyst Trade uses to describe an Ethiopian coffee named Wush Wush #2. Going on auction in July,…
A recent corporate shoot at KeyBank in downtown Portland gave me the opportunity to integrate corporate portraits with a classic lighting style. Emerging from Hollywood’s golden era of the 1930’s, …
The trend continues… the return of corporate gatherings and holiday celebrations after two years of isolation. They are celebrations of the spirit: a chance to not just see co-workers in…
A weekend shoot at the Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians 27th Annual Conference, held in Portland, was a wonderful reminder that the long, dark interruption of our lives during the…
A morning with Barry Lopez. In the Spring of 2013, I was privileged to spend a morning photographing Barry Lopez at his home on the McKenzie River in Oregon. Winner…
It’s a ten hour drive from Portland to the summit of Steens Mountain, in remote Harney County in Oregon’s sparsely settled southeast corner. At almost 10,000 feet in elevation, Steens…