I am so very pleased to announce the publication of the children’s book “The Fastest Boy in the World“, which has used one of my images as a reference. I love to see an image used in other art works. This one is especially wonderful.
You can order the book here.
Here is the image, and the graphic illustration:
I had the honor of attending Dr. Catherine Hamlin’s 90th birthday party this month, and what a celebration it was!
Dr. Hamlin’s many decades of work surrounding maternal health in the area of fistula repair and prevention has earned her a well deserved Nobel Peace Prize nomination this year so there were many reasons to celebrate her life.
She was joyous and curious during the whole event, and even came to an intimate dinner party that same night. She is an incredible inspiration to many!
Nicholas Kristof wrote an article about her, and Oprah made a generous donation to the hospital in her honor.
I am hoping to be able to devote more time to the organization she started. First up: a redesign of their website and assistance with a revamped communications plan.
And yes, relaying more stories regarding how Hamlin Fistula Hospital saves and improves the lives of rural Ethiopian women.
The new brochure is out for Oregon Ballet Theatre! All of these images were shot in the studio (minus the Nutcracker images) where we worked up a sweat on a hot summer’s day.
Gard Communications did the design work and I am truly stunned at the job they did. And, oh how those dancers can leap. Over and over and over again.
It was an honor to be able to work on this great assignment and watch with amazement how the dancers moved and personified facial expressions on command.
Seasonal Brochure
In July, we completed a two-day shoot featuring nine of Oregon’s top designers and their latest pieces. It was a flurry of models, makeup artists, hair designers, creative directors, videography and many assistants running like mad.
Here is the spread in print for 1859 Magazine, including behind the scenes video interviews with each designer. It was an honor to meet the designers and see their new designs!
Holy Moly! What a fun shoot. Cyclists! Bicycles! Fine Art mash-up! A four-year-old kiddo!
When Kevin Max, editor of 1859 Magazine asked me if I would photograph cyclists and their bicycles inside of an art museum, I told him it would never be permitted.
Lucky for us! The current Portland Art Museum “Cyclopedia” exhibit was about to launch, and the timing was right. The museum swapped out people on every hour whose responsibility was to monitor our moves: no one nor any equipment could get within four feet of any art piece.
Lucky for us again: nothing was broken, and fun was had by all.
Yoga Journal just published a story written by Janet Wieneke, one of the yoga students from the Yoga For The Larger Woman project I worked on last year.
Such an inspiring program!
I was interviewed for a story about obtaining fixers in foreign lands in Pop Photo.
Daniy sustains happy energy no matter what he is asked to do.
My affinity for magazine photo assignments has escalated into a full blown love affair. I find myself sneaking into my office at 2am to finish editing and polishing those images so they will fly off of the printed pages.
And I am a cheap date: magazine editorial rates can pay for a few books, but hardly enough to help with college tuition for my three offspring.
But if truth be told, I do this because I repeatedly fall in love with some of the subjects. I never know when it will hit me, and it is a random thing. The way a hand brushes lint from a skirt, a pause in a spoken sentence, a flip of an attitude, a squeal of glee, one sarcastic comment.
I go home, download the images, and BAM. I am in love.
Here are a few people who have had that effect on me. There are more tucked away on external hard drives, but I snagged a few here because, well, I love to think about what they bring to the world, one small gesture at a time.
(See if you can guess who each person is. Scroll your cursor over each image for the answer.)
An author:
A girl living happily on a commune:
A beer maker and a building restorer:
The Littlest Cowboy In Frenchglen, Oregon:
A dancer:
A redneck bar stool philosopher:
An architect with a penchant for the drawing outside of the box:
Two crusty miners in Plush, Oregon:
A lovely creative force who conceived of The Girl Effect:
A bread maker:
Another author:
Just had a great time co-teaching an editorial photography workshop with Leah Nash. Participants’ selected photos from the weekend shooting and critique have been uploaded to 1859 Magazine, where the creative director will select final images for print and online use.
We are all very excited to see which images will be selected for the layouts. Participants learned some insider tips regarding fulfilling a magazine editorial assignment.
(Photo by Sarah Cross)
I had a blast running around the state of Oregon shooting portraits for a feature on creative people who live in Oregon. The list includes an architect, a textile artist, a painter, a grass fed beef farmer and so many more unique people.
My image of Aurelie Tu made the cover of this jam packed with good stuff issue!
