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Visions of the Past and Present

Color photo. A golden shaft of wheat-like grass, growing up between the rails of a wooden fence that recedes into the distance to the right. It is on the shaded side of the fence, but is brightly lit by sunlight passing between the fence rails.
July 24th, 2026: Friday's (Fence) Post
2026-07-24

Strong side lighting, and a fence to create shadows for contrast?  Yes, please. Add some glowing spiderwebs (and a backlit spider, for good measure)?  That's a happy place, for sure. Gea...

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Color photo. A flat topped wooden railing extends up from bottom of the frame. It is unpainted, and worn from exposure. A large crack snakes up the middle of the railing, extending into the blurred distance. The railing is part of a walkway extending into a lush green wetland, and ends at a fenced viewing platform.
July 21st, 2026: Afternoon Wood
2026-07-21

Juanita Bay Park is a pretty place with lots of nature to see, but during a late afternoon walk there the thing that kept drawing my eye was man-made. The warm sunlight on the brown wood, a...

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Color photo. A Bald Eagle, perched at the top of a bare, dead tree. It is facing to the right, lit by the sun. To the right another bare, dead tree is visible.
July 4th, 2026: Independence Day
2026-07-04

Given the holiday in the US, it seems like a good time to post a couple of Bald Eagle photos. For related reasons, this morning I also re-read the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus, w...

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Black and white photo. A leaf from a silver maple on a pure white background. The veins and leaf texture are very visible.
July 1st, 2026: Canada Day
2026-07-01

July 1st means it's once again Canada Day! I don't have any sugar maples near where I live now, in the Seattle area, but there's a silver maple in the park down the street.  I gathered a le...

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Color photo. An orange Salmonberry. It is glowing from sunlight most of the leaves around it are in shade.
June 25th, 2026: A Berry Good Hike
2026-06-25

Last week I went hiking somewhere I'd never been before: Green River Gorge. It's a wonderful spot; bookended by state parks, but the friend I went with suggested hitting a couple of spots i...

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Color photo. Three people wearing blue short-sleeved jump suits. They are leaning forward and have expressions of shock on their faces.
June 23rd, 2026: Portfolio Update
2026-06-23

Now that the photos from the show have been handed off, I've added a selection of them to my Portfolios. Check them out here! In the greater Seattle area and need a photographer for yo...

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Color photo. Three people in blue short-sleeved jump suits, wearing name tags. The one on the left is smirking as they talk, the one in the middle looks at them in surprise, and the one on the right looks amused.
June 12th, 2026: Showtography
2026-06-12

Spring means another show by No Refunds Productions for me to shoot! Their latest play is called "The Last Voyage of the Water Bear", and it opens tonight and runs through the weekend.  It'...

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