As I posted a few weeks ago, PCNW did a 24 hour shoot, inviting photographers to shoot Seattle beginning June 16. Night Flight, my photo above shot in White Center, will be part of the exhibit and fundraiser on July 16.
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On June 16, Photo Center Northwest invited the community of photographers in Seattle to go out and shoot for 24 hours. Part fundraiser and part photo challenge, the event brought all kinds of folks out beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. and continuing until the next day. The first evening I met up with Lisa Ahlberg and Seth Thompson. We ended up at a rail yard, shooting into the lights while huddled underneath an overpass to get out of the falling rain. My friend Kate Bordwell was in from Arizona and acted as our trusty assistant and lookout.
The next day I shot at the beloved Fremont Parade for a most of the day. The event will be celebrated on July 16.
There are so many great images coming from Iran. I tell everyone I meet not to miss this chance. Jump on Twitter and listen, learn.
No more evil empire baloney. Just search on #iranelection and start finding people to follow in Iran. This is for the whole world, not just the people inside their borders.
Join us for a spectacular evening of art, music and great fun! The Press Gallery really knows how to do an art reception. The address is 406 Occidental Ave. South, Seattle. Call 206-382-7775 for info.
sheen is a group of women over 50 who are pursuing, on their own, dreams of modeling. Mostly they intend to help non-profits raise money or raise awareness that women of any age can be glamorous. I photographed them, joined by my friend Lisa Ahlberg who functioned as an assistant and art director that day. It struck me as I refined the images from the shoot at The Ruins and made final selections how easily we dismiss each other, how we stop looking and feeling at some point, about one another. sheen is fighting stereotypes and being beautiful all at once.
Here's to you sheen. I hope you go one being marvelous, for yourselves and the whole world.
What we started last month, lives on. The Press and I are now jointly showing the work of other artists as well as my photographs. Our reception is always on the First Thursdays art walk in Pioneer Square in Seattle. Lisa Ahlberg's wonderful street studio series will grace their wall through May 1.
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Click here for a slideshow of the installation from creation to exhibition
On March 5, with help of Valerie Thayer and the suggestion of Neil Lukas, I mounted a photography installation at The Press Gallery in Seattle's Pioneer Square district. The exhibit runs from March 5-31 and includes the wall mounted installation of two images (and two 16x20 digital archival prints for sale) which were photographed at Green Lake, a beautiful natural oasis surrounded by the urban world. In my neighborhood park, I have seen eagles hunting ducklings and every shape of humanity doing all kinds of things in my walks and photo expeditions. One of the images "Walking Green Lake" celebrates the main human activity and the other, "Duck Island" is of the mystical land mass in the center of lake. The island takes on different shapes and forms as you traverse the watery world. On this day, it spoke to me in mystic terms. (In the photo above is the Lockwood Jazz Trio seen from the street, peering into the gallery.) Thanks to everyone who made that night a blast. The music was amazing and the crowd a delight.
