Let me start off with a story, from the Rhythm Traders website: A drummer since the age of eight, company founder Brad Boynton set off in 1990, for a nine month trip to West Africa, with a degree in Anthropology and his backpack. He chose Africa because it appeared to be the epicenter of rhythm...
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Five years ago, I had the privilege of photographing the wedding of Jason and Judy Pearce. I’d known Jason from the musical group he was part of, Rescue, whom I’d photographed for one of their albums. Jason was marrying this beautiful woman, Judy, and at the same time inheriting three beautiful children. Well, believe it...
“As you wish!” We all know that famous line from the wonderfully quotable movie “Princess Bride”, and it seems like a fitting theme for a wedding. Nonetheless, Julianna and Aaron were the first bride and groom I’ve seen take up the cry for their own wedding, and with such lovely results. From the decorative centerpieces,...
I get to photograph some of the coolest people. Rosemary lives up in Mt Hood, above Hood River, and goes to Hood River High. At 18, she’s already a trained volunteer fire fighter. Can you believe that? This girl has spunk, and it shows. She likes the outdoors, Toyota trucks, and her dad’s choppers. She...
Where do you begin in sharing about two great friends that get married? Dayn and I have been friends for a number of years, sharing videography, photography, dorky humor, newgrass music appreciation, travel, and other pursuits in common. (You can see some of his videos–including a very clever love song for his girlfriend…–and my comments...
If you’ve ever been to Tillamook, Oregon, you probably are familiar with both the Tillamook Cheese Factory, and its neighbor, the Blue Heron Cheese and Wine Company. The Pastega family own and operate Blue Heron, and Jessica Pastega was married this past weekend to Mychal Bush, a contractor in Tillamook. These people know how to...
This is the final installment in my series on the Beneficio de Cafe of Abraham Castillo, shot in Esteli, Nicaragua. (Please view the previous two posts: The First, with introduction, and the Second.) If you’d like to see the series in full, please visit my Fine Art Photography Website. Abraham continued to open his shop...