I paid an early morning visit to Cascade Hop Farm recently to catch some of the seasonal haul of hops. While Central Oregon doesn’t have the ideal climate and conditions to make growing hops more prevalent, it certainly has the appetite for craft beer. Now […]
The foreboding chill in the air the past week likely signals the end of summer is near. It’s been months since I’ve updated, so I thought I’d look back at some images from recent warm-weather adventures and assignments. Don’t let the snow fool you, that’s […]
Over three weeks ago, a group of armed protesters descended on the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters in Southeast Oregon with the goal of occupying the federally-owned land and facility until their sweeping demands are achieved. The group, led by Arizona businessman Ammon Bundy, wants […]
One of my favorite Central Oregon events to photograph, the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show, returned for a sixth year of models strutting the runway in unique and imaginative creations. The fundraiser for REALMS Charter School invites students, adults, and businesses to design and model […]
Looking at a year’s worth of photographs, by the numbers, is staggering in terms of the success to failure ratio – so few to so many. Photography, like most pursuits, requires time, practice, commitment and, well, lots of failure, to make something that goes beyond […]
Continuing my coverage of high school state championships, I followed a few Central Oregon teams to Hillsboro for the soccer finals. Both teams, the 5A Summit girls and the 4A Sisters boys, dominated their opponents this season and finished without a loss and only one […]
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