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  • Elevator Door

    I realized that the work of Magnum Photographer Mark Power influenced this image as I was headed down from where I had parked to do some early evening street photography in my home town of Eugene, Oregon. The color contrast between the red elevator door and the green wall jumped out at me and I…

  • A Private Moment

    On July 27th, 2019, my son married the love of his life. As the father of the groom, I wasn’t asked to shoot their wedding photo’s yet I knew how I wanted to remember this special day and so I took it upon myself to document their special day as if I was the official…

  • A Moment Between Brother and Sister

    On July 27th, 2019 my son married the love of his life in a heartfelt ceremony that had a lot of laughs as well as tearful moments. My daughter was a part of the bridal party and even though I wasn’t the official photographer, I knew I needed to capture those moments that would happen…

  • Contrasting Colors

    Pops of contrasting colors in this moment sitting at Sweet Cheeks Wine Bar at 5th Street Market in Eugene, Oregon.

  • Waiting in traffic

    While sitting in my car during downtown Portland, Oregon rush hour traffic, I looked up and saw this image. Shot a handful of images and this one seemed the strongest.

  • Serendipity in Red

    There are times I wonder how an image unfolds before your eyes in a way you would think was planned. I was trying to compose something interesting at the 5th Street Public Market with the red umbrellas when this woman literally walked in front of them. I was able to fire off three frames before…

  • Late Afternoon Light and Shadows

    Looking for pools of light resulted in this street photography image while walking around 5th Street Market in Eugene, Oregon

  • Red Phone Booth – 5th Street Market

    It feels like I’m getting a better sense of anticipating and capturing random, decisive moments in my street photography work. This image was shot at 5th Street Market in Eugene, Oregon and would have been nothing special until the person walked through the bottom left of the frame, adding just that little bit of something…

  • American Flag – Eugene, Oregon

    Creating more street photography around my home town of Eugene, Oregon looking for common color themes and decisive moments. This image just spoke to me in it’s nuanced symbolism of what seems a long gone time of civil discourse and tolerance that once made this country great. These days it seems the total opposite.

  • Small Town Street Photography: Silverton, Oregon #7

    The subtleties of framing a moment… Another image captured during my self assigned street photography in Silverton, Oregon. I love this moment between a couple as they sit on the bench overlooking a stream that passes through the middle of town. Another moment that begged to be presented as a black and white image.