Feet||Portland

Someday Sawyer’s two year old feet will be bigger than mine. And someday he might be taller than me or even have a dark and bushy moustache. But for now his skin is… Read More →

Leah & Diego||Portland

Leah and Diego came to visit Portland for the weekend. They came south from Seattle to the summer heat, the blooming roses and the bridges made of steel. We walked around the city… Read More →

Summertime||Portland

Summertime is: bare-feet and homemade lemonade popsicles on the front porch.

The Harris Family||Portland

I met this beautiful little family in the Pearl on a warm Sunday evening, when the late summer grasses were golden in the sunlight and the city was full of people sitting on… Read More →

Small inflatable pools||Portland

One fun thing to do during the summer is swim in a small inflatable pool. It doesn’t matter if the water is dirty, or if the plastic is on its way to deflation.… Read More →

Rachel+Nick||Ainsworth House & Gardens, Oregon City

Rachel and Nick were married underneath an enormous ancient tree on a blue-skied summer day. As she walked down the aisle in red high heels towards him, he waited for her under a… Read More →

Forty years & ruby red

My parents saw each other for the first time at Paradise Lodge on Mt. Rainier in the summer of 1967. My dad had been at the mountain for sometime, working as a bellhop,… Read More →

World in hand||Portland

Indy and Charlie have known each other since before they were born. Although these little five-year olds can only remember a few years back, their mama Caty and I recall every moment in… Read More →

Babushka||Portland

Lately I have had a quiet obsession with Russia. I dream about riding the Trans-Siberian railway through snowy northern lands and I crave bowls of Borscht and platefuls of Piroshkis. I have started… Read More →

Jenny+Paul||Portland

Jenny and Paul were married on a hot day in the beginning of August. Before the ceremony, the bride and groom journeyed to a park and there they wandered around for several hours,… Read More →