Tag / visual storytelling

“…you don’t have to travel across the globe to experience new things. Your own backyard is the farthest place away to someone else on the other side of the world.” ~Joey L – Photographer As a self trained photojournalist, documentary and street photographer, I’ve been privy to many of my colleagues lamenting/believing that if they…

These colors speak of a time that is no longer. Again, part of my half day of wandering around Silverton, Oregon shooting small town street photography and anything else that caught my eye. I’ve seen old color photographs from the mid 20th century and these colors were much a part of that time. What struck…

The character of a small community can be found in the subtlest of captured moments. As I wandered around exploring the historic town of Silverton, Oregon shooting street photography, certain visuals stood out to me that tell a story. Many small towns have an IOOF hall that make up this sense of community that is…

Wandering the streets you never know what you’ll come upon as a moment to capture. I came across this moment while shooting in the historic small town of Silverton, Oregon. The contrast of the muted colors of the building with the bright colors of this woman’s clothing provides a visual tension I knew would just…

Continuing with my self assigned small town street photography project. While exploring Silverton, Oregon, I was walking along the sidewalk and this image presented itself rather quickly. The red/yellow colors on the wall contrasted with the blue of the shawl. I chose to frame this differently and the visual tension works for me. Two quick…

This is one of those moments that presented itself as I was meandering through the historic town. This husband and wife are sitting in a laundromat and I shot two images. I initially previsualized this as a black and white image the moment I released the shutter but as I looked at the color version,…

When framing and a decisive moment intersect. The lighting, the framing and the conversion to black and white seem to just all work. I was waiting to order coffee at Archive Coffee & Bar in Salem, Oregon and shooting with my recently acquired Olympus Pen-f cameras. My go to lenses for documentary and street photography…

The continued exploration with my Olympus Pen-f cameras of everyday life. While waiting for my coffee order at Archive Coffee & Bar in Salem, Oregon, I looked to my right and saw this image. Having my Olympus mZuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens attached, I snapped several variations of this image, but this one stood out the…

Middle of 2019 I acquired a pair of Olympus Pen-f bodies and was in Salem, Oregon where I stopped by Archive Coffee & Bar for some quality coffee while out shooting some streetphotography. This moment happened as I was taking a sip and fortunately had my camera turned on with the mzuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens attached. I was able to quietly snap…