4 photographs

Green Technology

A line of towering wind turbines stretches across the rolling wheat fields of Gilliam County, Oregon, their white towers creating a striking geometric progression against the expansive blue sky. The composition captures the turbines at varying distances, with the nearest turbine dominating the right side of the frame while others recede into the hazy horizon. Wispy clouds drift across the gradient sky that transitions from deeper blue at the top to pale cream near the horizon, while the golden-brown agricultural landscape anchors the scene below. — ISO 250 · 50mm · f/10 · 1/200

Wind Turbines Rise Against Oregon Sky

Wind turbines harvest renewable energy across the agricultural landscape of Gilliam County in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge region.

A jubilant woman wearing wire-rimmed glasses emerges from an oversized Earth costume, her arms raised in triumphant celebration against the soft-focus backdrop of Portland's Revolution Hall. The handcrafted globe features vivid azure oceans and lime-green continents, while a distinctive pink laptop computer sits incongruously across the equator. Golden afternoon light illuminates her genuine smile and the costume's felt textures, creating an atmosphere of playful environmental activism in Oregon's Central Eastside district. — ISO 160 · 90mm · f/2 · 1/3500

Global Embrace: Earth Day Celebration in Portland

Portland, Oregon

An environmental activist celebrates Earth Day 2022 in a handmade globe costume outside Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon.

Two farmers in matching plaid flannel shirts and work gloves make biochar on a rural property. The man on the right feeds a log into a large metal burn barrel with open flames, while the younger man on the left, wearing a straw cowboy hat, tends to a pile of logs on a trailer. A chainsaw rests on the trailer nearby. A barn, bare-limbed trees, and forested hills are visible in the background under an overcast sky. — ISO 160 · 50mm · f/2.8 · 1/750

Making Biochar

Gales Creek, Oregon

Farmers making biochar at Fraga Farmstead Creamery near Gales Creek, Oregon.

Dozens of large white wind turbines spread across rolling agricultural land near Moro, Oregon in Sherman County. In the foreground, alternating bands of dark freshly tilled soil and golden unharvested grain create a patchwork across gently undulating hills. A single turbine dominates the right side of the frame in sharp detail, its blades motion-blurred from rotation, while a long row of additional turbines recedes into the distance across the plateau. The sky is a soft layered blend of grey-blue overcast cloud with a pale pink and lavender glow near the horizon, suggesting either dawn or dusk. The overall mood is quiet and expansive, with muted, cool tones throughout. — ISO 400 · 250mm · f/11 · 1/60

Harvest of Wind, Sherman County

Wind turbines and wheat fields share the sweeping agricultural plateau of Sherman County near Moro, Oregon, at dusk.