After spending a day riding around Portland with John McClain from Stumptown Kilts, it’s easy to see why I’ve always been drawn to the art and aesthetic style of the PNW. Portland is a cool town and there’s a love for art that resonates on every corner. Big thanks to […]
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Smith Stock
One of the many reasons that I love this new direction of photography is that it gives me a lot of opportunities to just get outside and shoot great stock imagery. It also helps that I live here in Bend where there’s so much diversity of landscape and sports to […]
Read MoreRonald McDonald House
I’ve done lots of work for the Ronald McDonald House of Scranton, PA. Most of the time I was covering public events, fundraisers and press conferences, but a few times I got to do things that were more interesting. In this case, they wanted some new artwork to display in […]
Read MoreJudah Whitney
Judah is a retired veteran of the US Army and a friend as I’ve done a number of photo sessions for his family over the years and his children’s senior photos. He reached out to me just after he officially retired wanting to get some new portraits for his LinkedIn […]
Read MoreThe Love of Thousands
A few days ago I was thinking about setting some goals for myself in my photography. One of them was that I want to photograph something that no one has ever seen before… Then it occurred to me, that I just did that… Last week… Maybe it wasn’t obvious to […]
Read MoreOff The Beaten Path
Alisa and her cousin Charae invited me out to photograph them at Cannon Beach on their last day in Oregon during their road trip from San Francisco to Seattle. I’ve actually known Alisa for several years as we worked alongside each other at several weddings back at our home in […]
Read MoreSmith Rock
Ever since we moved to Central Oregon, I had been anxiously waiting for a day to go properly explore this magnificent place. Had we known a long time ago that this place was only 6 miles from the town we now live in, I think the decision to move here […]
Read MoreVIP 4 // Tough Love
No one could have asked for a more perfect day to summit a peak. Cloudless skies, warm sun and only light breezes. We had been sitting there enjoying the expanse before us and soaking up some sun for quite a while. Lots of other hikers came and went. One hiker […]
Read MoreFeel The Wind
That moment when you realize that your little brother is way cooler than you are… Also, motorcycles and black & white were made for each other. It’s a beautiful harmony. Directors Commentary I love shooting from unorthodox and sometimes risky vantage points and I’ve done it from some pretty interesting […]
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