Picking the last dahlia
I was on assignment today down by South Waterfront and found a picture. There’s a field of dahlias surrounded on all sides by two high-rise buildings, OHSU, the river, and a ship yard. Not your typical flower patch, and tomorrow it will be gone. The owner of the you-cut-dahlia farm picked the last of his flowers today [...]
Avoid?
“Do you smell that? I smell ink…. Smells like truth.” - H. Thompson I have neglegted my blog for far to long, and for that I am sorry. Not to those who stop by from time to time and check in, but to myself. Moving on. It dawned on me today that photography in its simplest form is [...]
Occupy Portland!
Thousands of protestors took to the streets of downtown Portland Thursday afternoon to voice their displeasure with corporate America. The rally and march organized by Occupy Portland is the latest in a series of demonstrations across the country that began in mid-September as Occupy Wall Street in Manhattan’s financial district. It has grown to include [...]
Beaverton Festival
Jamie had the day off on Saturday so I took a trip over to Beaverton to shoot a day of summer festivities. Including, but not limited to a 5K, parade, car show, and family bike ride. I’ve had more than my fare share of festival experience from my days in Utah, so to stay more [...]
Vaughn’s body found, vigil at Rocky Butte.
I had some help from my friend Natalie on this one. It was a real emotional event, the four month anaversary of Yashawnee Vaughn’s disappearance. Investigators found Vaughn’s body deap in the woods on Rocky Butte, not far from her boyfriend’s home, Parrish Bennette Jr., 16, who has been charged with murdering Vaughn. Read the [...]
Klickitat
This little town in southern Washington has klick in the name, so I figured why not take some photos of this charming little small town. It was a real nice change of pace, an exercise in slowing down. The town of 200 or so people is full of character and I plan to return when [...]
Street Ball
I was down town a while back for the Rose Festival Star Light Parade and caught myself enamored with this amazing little sliver of light beaming down onto 4th street as kids played, waiting for the parade to start. I started off shooting these boys playing catch with the sun at my back and wasn’t really liking [...]
fleet week
I had the opportunity this year to ride into Portland on a Navy ship for fleet week. Here are a few images I made while coming into port.
The Tillamook State Forest
Surprisingly, Oregon state forests don’t have the same protection for important natural features as national forests, but environmentalists are trying to change that, and they may have the support of the newly appointed state forester, Doug Decker. This could bring new protections to the Tillamook State Forest, an iconic place for longtime residents, because the [...]
Put a bird on it…
I shot Aviary, a swank little restaurant on Alberta yesterday for our bread and brew column, and came back with a couple nice frames. I’ve always enjoyed shooting food for a few different reasons. It’s usually very colorful (if plated well), and it doesn’t move. I started off with the Brioche Crusted Halibut, with sea urchin, spinach and cucumber. [...]
Just a kid again
Canon 1Ds Mark III, iso 100, f5.6, 1/800 sec Like most of my days as a newspaper photographer, today was great. I shot a few different assignments, but I stepped away from news gathering to find a nice honest all-American moment. The clouds burned off early in the day and left us with an [...]
Crack Down on Crack Alley
Yesterday Sam Adams announced his plans to implement a drug free zone in Old Town. An area of Portland I’ve been covering for a while now with reporter Peter Korn. Portland had something similar a few years back, but it got shut down, some say because of accusations of racial profiling. The concept of the [...]
In Memory of Yashawnee Vaughn
A candle light vigil was held tonight for Yashawnee Vaughn. I’ve covered vigils in the past, but they are never easy when the subject matter is so sensitive. Everyone is still coping with the news of her recent murder so it’s important to remain sensitive in covering stories like this. But at the same time [...]
Khandwalla Rally
Today supporters of the Khandwalla family came together for a rally at Pioneer Courthouse Square to ramp up fight to keep them from being deported to Kenya. Aamir, 17, and his brother Hanzallah, 11, receive medical treatment for a rare genetic disease at Shriners in Portland, treatment they can not get in Kenya. U.S. Customs and Immigration [...]
Order to Deport Puts Boys at Risk
Peter Korn wrote an amazing story about a Kenyen family that is in a very difficult situation. In two weeks, Aamir and Hanzallah Khandwalla, along with their parents and three siblings, are scheduled to be deported back to their native Kenya. Immigration officials say there is no appeal. The family, which lives in a two-bedroom apartment [...]
Alvin, and the Union Gospel Mission
I got an early start today, 5am, and photographed Alvin and the Union Gospel Mission’s breakfast service for the homeless. Alvin is a recovering addict and has given his life over the the UGM for the past four years. He graduated a few weeks ago from the four-year rehab program, so I caught up with him as [...]
Recycled Paper
Oregonians are diligently tossing recycled paper hoping to preserve the environment, yet much of it is now getting put on barges and shipped thousands of miles to China while Oregon is losing its paper industry and thousands of high-paying jobs I took a tour of the Far West Fibers recycling plant to see how it [...]
Spring Into Photos
I’ve been hard at work the past week, so here are a few pix from a smattering of news assignments.
Catching up on the past week
Here are a few fun photos from the past week. State basketball playoffs, portraits, Biggest Loser, St. Patty’s day preview, oil tank removal, cops, a new community grocery store, and more.
Clean and Sober
Darrell has an amazing story. He was on the original list of the dirty 30, five years ago–the most arrested people in Portland. He was a drug abuser, and he has had hundreds of arrests. The city has set up a special program to target these guys because they cost us so much to deal [...]
No Photos Please, Except for you Mr. Camera Man
I photographed OMSI today for an upcoming Portland Life story, and boy did I have a blast. OMSI is an amazing place! I was reminded how much fun it can be to act like a kid while getting your learn on. The Egypt exhibit was really dark, so I slapped my Canon 24mm f1.4 on my new [...]
The Big ‘O’ in PDX
I was assigned to photograph the President of the United States when he arrived at the US Air Base in Portland for a quick visit. My partner Jaime, was in Beaverton to photograph his comments after visiting Intel. Whenever I cover these kinds of events I’m always on the lookout for interesting behind the scenes [...]