Lower Lights Burning are releasing their long-awaited album on Saturday.
Above are a few photos I did with LLB back in the Spring, and I’m very happy
I could collaborate with them. Today they released a beautiful video by our friend
Christian Sorensen Hansen. The show is at the Columbia City Theater at 9pm.

Two dear people.

Kaylee Cole is a dear friend and wonderful musician out of Seattle.
These are some press photos for her upcoming album release.
She’s playing tomorrow (8/31) at the Doug Fir in Portland
as well as here in Seattle at Bumbershoot this weekend!
Here’s a video of Kaylee singing Paranoid Android with the Seattle Rock Orchestra.

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mua – Elisabeth Prehn
hair – Loufel Estayo
wardrobe – Sara Fisher

Olympic Peninsula, Washington State.
How fortunate I am to live nearby these places.

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Laura and Allen invited me to join them on an adventure along the coast,
just west the Olympic Mountains. It’s about a three hour drive from Seattle
to the coast and I decided to take the scenic route (I got lost).

Laura and Allen were so gracious when I arrived after dark, too late to take photos.
They had dinner prepared for me and a bed in their cabin for me to sleep. We talked
until early morning, then woke up at dawn and there was a blanket of fog that made
everything surreal. Sometimes our troubles are blessings in disguise.

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Allen proposed to Laura on their trip two days before we took these photos!
Laura is a photographer living in LA. Check her stuff out!

Dear friends, dear people.

My friend Christian Hansen is a wonderful videographer. In his work there is a
sense of adventure, surrealism and nuance. The first film I saw of his was of
musician Bryan John Appleby (see video below). I really identified with his work
and for the first time I felt like I needed a video camera in my hands (I am still
making use of my 5D Mk1).

Christian is working on a feature film with Bobby, David, and a few others
and had me do their portraits. Take a look at the work he has done recently
for for Kaylee Cole, The Head and The Heart, Campfire Ok, and Cataldo.

Christian Sorensen Hansen’s work can be found at International Filing Systems

These two are so precious. Michele is a good friend from Spokane, WA
and I can’t tell you how many clients she has referred to me. This was the
first day that I met Jonathan. Can you tell how happy they are? I was so
bummed that I couldn’t shoot their wedding. Kristen Marie has their wedding
photos and hopefully she will share :)

Today. Elliott Bay. Bainbridge Island to Seattle.
Riding the ferry is a very relaxing thing to do.
Doing some collaboration with these nice people.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

It is important to support and encourage the communities that you are involved in.
Music is one of those communities that is important to me. Most of my close friends
are musicians, so I find myself attending local shows regularly – which is great!

This group is called Washington Mile. They asked me to photograph them. Listen to their music.
Their next show is on July 23 in Ballard at the Sunset Tavern.

It makes me so happy that these two are engaged. Karli is a friend / artist / musician
out of Spokane’s superb music community and to complement that is Caleb, a pure audio genius.
Caleb plays drums and Karli sings and they make great music (Karli Fairbanks).
These two are very humble and giving and I hope to see them more often.

*Karli is actually one of the handful of people who has been a huge
advocate of my work since I became a photographer and has referred
many couples who I have worked with. Thanks Karli!