Since the first time I ever laid eyes on Seattle, driving up 99, approaching the viaduct, running alongside the Duwamish as it meets the Sound, I’ve always fantasized about doing portraits of someone down with all those containers, underneath the big cranes. Well it finally happened. And what better person to shoot there than Michele...
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Marvin Kempf, Snoqualmie Nation, for Seattle Met
This is a fascinating story by Matthew Halverson about the huge mess the Snoqualmie Tribe’s membership issue has become. The piece centers on one man, a descendant of a former chief, who has had to fight for his own recognition by the tribe and by doing so has called into question the legitimacy of much...
Mark Rivers, for Seattle Met Magazine
This was an awesome shoot- I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Mark Rivers, hearing his story, walking around his old neighborhood in the Central District. Also love the play it got in the magazine- this is one of the first true full bleeds for the Quote Unquote section.
On the brink of deportation, for Seattle Met
It was great to work with Andre Mora on another feature for Seattle Met, this a story about Zahid Chaudhry, a U.S. soldier married to a U.S. citizen who faces deportation to his native Pakistan on Homeland Security suspicions that he has not been entirely forthcoming on important details of his past. I’ve never been...
Seattle Met: Mr. Avalanche
I had a lot of fun this month shooting for Seattle Met’s December snow issue. It looks great, and I’m happy to have played a small part. One of my assignments was to photograph NWAC avie forecaster Mark Moore for a story about a back country snowboarder that died in an avalanche this past spring....
Nickelsville visionary, for Seattle Met
I was thrilled to reconnect with Andre Mora recently when he called me from his new digs at Seattle Met. I first worked with Andre when he was fresh aboard City Arts, gearing up to usher in fantastic changes at that magazine. His work did not go unnoticed and it didn’t take too long for...