The Berry Family. {Portland}

The Berrys and I met at the farmers market on a blue-skied Saturday morning. They bought some red apples and sampled some goat cheese and then we walked through the park blocks, underneath… Read More →

Electric puddles.

Last weekend, we needed some light, so we went here, and found a huge warehouse with a ceiling full of light bulbs that were sort-of-just-as-good. But then when we stepped outside, the rain… Read More →

Bloom.

The buds are trying to open, but the rain won’t stop and sometimes in the morning there is a silent crystal frost covering everything. Winter won’t leave and every time I see my… Read More →

Sham-run-rock. {Portland}

I did not wake up at six o’clock yesterday morning and I did not drive downtown. I did not put my yellow sneakers at the start line and take off when the horn… Read More →

Limitless.

…because we don’t know {when we will die}, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well.  Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number, really.… Read More →

Troolie. {Portland}

I recently had the pleasure of photographing  Troolie, a new local business on the corner of 30th & Killingsworth. The owner Kate (whose family I photographed back in the fall) describes her store as a:… Read More →

I’m sorry Mister Jackson {a flashback}.

My mom has a long history of saving things. She has saved objects from when I was a baby, memorabilia from elementary school, and keepsakes from when I was a teenager. She has… Read More →

D-Street Noshery for Beer West magazine. {Portland}

Recently, I had the chance to photograph the D-Street Noshery on Division for Beer West Magazine. If you are looking for a Portland food cart experience, you might want to go to the Noshery and eat… Read More →

Rainbow hair.

Recently, JOe offered to put streaks of color in the neighbor kids’ hair. He felt that he was up for the job, because when he was in high school, he used to dye… Read More →

A sister was born. {a flashback}

Thirty years ago today, my sister was born. I was three and some change and when she finally emerged from my mother’s belly, I soon realized that she was the one I had… Read More →