Barbwire in Rolls

I first came across this bit of desolation near Kent, OR back in 2012.

On this property was a gallon glass jug that had been halfway filled with bones from dead critters, mostly mice.

It creeped me the heck out. I came back to check in on the bottle this year, and to my surprise it was in the exact place I’d left it.

Mind you, this is three years later, but this time… there was only like two or three mice bits left! Nothing else but air, a few bugs and a little bit of dust!

What kind of weird carnivorous jug is this?

I left it where it stood.

Heck, there’s holes as big as your head all around the house, so I wasn’t about to stick around and figure this mystery out.

Cray…

Model: Mia Allen

A flashback to a great location portrait shoot for the talented Mia Allen. Sure, I went a little blind making this shot happen… but dig that glow!

Holiday Customs

Let’s revisit the sweet old custom-built Yamaha bobber by Jared Johnson of Holiday Customs.

He’s been busy making new custom rides since this shoot, and I look forward to a chance at shooting some more of his beautiful projects. I’ll shoot your ride, if you want some classy photos of it. Just contact me and let me know when you’re ready!

Pre-Drought California

This was a vista from the fabulous voyage into deeper California with my buddy Mikah Sykes and (the infamous) Lazer, searching for yucca flowers in overdrive. It’s not you, no… it’s an inside joke. Just don’t eat all the dolmas, k?

Latest Studio Headlines

Great studio shoot today for FOX 12 Oregon: Amy Troy, Mark Nelsen, Shauna Parsons, Wayne Garcia, Nick Krupke, Pete Ferryman, Kimberly Maus, and Tony Martinez came by the studio for updated ‪headshots‬. In fact, the talented anchors Nora Hart and Andy Carson finally met each other face to face for the first time, and in my studio no less! As Ice Cube would say… today was a good day.

Circle of Protection

Saw some people climbing around in this in their flip flops. Taking pictures, aloof to the moment.

It was a tense, but somehow peacefully balanced moment.

Across the highway from Eastern Oregon’s famous shoe tree, precariously built next to a wandering stream, this old place is barely upright. But it’s beauty, it’s endurance… it beckons to be appreciated, all sense of security aside. It kind of redefines the notion of wild abandon.

Waiting: Avalon

This was a candid shot from a engagement portrait session. I enjoyed the vivid colors so much I thought it would make a good oil painting, too.

Redwoods National Park Panorama

These trees are far too tall for the traditional photo format, so I stitched a few shots together in order to try and capture the perspective a little better.

While visiting the park, I learned that these trees grow to such great heights in order to sequester the perpetual fog in the area.

There’s so much more accessible water in the sky compared to what’s available in the ground, that they evolved over time to scrape the clouds as they rolled through.

Just amazing.