Silly little birds||Portland

The swifts are like an avian hurricane. Every year during the month of September, they swirl about in the Portland skies. Each evening, they begin to cluster slowly in the space above and… Read More →

Super trooper: beams are gonna blind me||Portland

When Indy was a baby, he heard Journey for the first time. Something about the hard-rock-don’t-stop-believing vibe resonated with him and he would walk around in his black track suit and rainbow sweatband with his… Read More →

The Marsh Family||Portland

On a summer night radiant with sunset light, I photographed  these four down by the river. In sneakers and green helmets, the boys rode their skateboards and bikes over the concrete in a… Read More →

The Farm||Portland

My friend Rachel lives on an urban homestead. She shares a house with six other people, and they all refer it as the farm. They have a garden the size of a city… Read More →

Eating butter||Portland

Today I found Sawyer knee-deep in the dish of melted butter. His little lips were shiny and his t-shirt was stained from where he had wiped his greasy hands. He looked guilty when… Read More →

Robin+Greg||Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland

Underneath a summer blue sky, and the ancient buildings of the Chinese Garden; surrounded by friends and family and a pond filled with lily pads and blooming lotus, Robin and Greg were married.… Read More →

Pitching tents||Goose Lake, Oregon

If you ever go camping, make sure to arrive at your site after sunset. That way you can carry all your gear up the side of a dirt hill and fumble around in… Read More →

Drumbeats||Portland

My friend Steph is a photographer. She shoots with a film camera and develops her prints in a darkroom (and she also has an upcoming show at Springbox). Sometimes she comes over to my house to… Read More →

Firsts||Portland

When I walked my children to school this morning, I wondered if Sawer would cry when he realized that I would be dropping him off and walking out the door. I was certain… Read More →

Silas, Sara & Jeremy||Portland

One year ago, I took pictures of this sweet family and their newborn baby. I recently photographed them again on a hot summer afternoon and now this baby boy is more than a… Read More →