Fotograf & Kreativ
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— People Index 22 photographs · 2019–2022

People, in between.

These are the in-between pictures — hands, light, rooms, small acts of concentration. People doing something other than being photographed.

At dusk, a woman with wet hair rests her arms on the edge of a backyard swimming pool, chatting with a man who sits on the pool deck beside her. Between them sit plates of food, patterned paper cups, and a canned drink. The man wears a red baseball cap, a brown t-shirt, and dark shorts. A turquoise lounge chair, brick retaining wall, and lush pink flowering shrubs are visible in the softly lit background.
ISO 400 · 50mm · f/2.8 · 1/60

After the Pool Party

Newberg, Oregon

Poolside conversation at the end of a summer evening.
Congressional candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner smiles warmly while speaking with a supporter at an outdoor campaign event. She has short grey hair, wire-rimmed glasses, and wears a black jacket over a lavender button-up shirt with a pendant necklace. The supporter is seen from behind in the blurred foreground. Other attendees and bare-branched trees are visible in the background.
ISO 160 · 18mm · f/1.4 · 1/3000

Jamie Mcleod Skinner

Oregon City, Oregon

Congressional candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner speaks with supporters at a campaign event in Clackamette Park, Oregon City, Oregon.
A singer performs outdoors at Portland Mercado in warm golden light, her long dark hair sweeping dramatically across her face as she moves. She holds a vintage-style silver microphone, wears a dark grey slip dress, and has a tattoo on her forearm. She smiles joyfully mid-performance. A guitarist in a red shirt and colorful cap plays in the blurred background, with the Mercado's brightly colored buildings and festive bunting visible behind them.
ISO 100 · 110mm · f/2 · 1/1250

Soul at the Mercado

Portland, Oregon

A singer performs in the golden evening light at Portland Mercado, Portland, Oregon.
A close, intimate portrait of two women facing each other against a weathered concrete wall. Faith Yakovleva, seen in profile on the left, wears a dark floral top with red and black flowers and has her strawberry blonde hair pulled back. She reaches out to gently touch the brim of a wide black straw hat worn by Rhianna Atwood, who stands against the wall on the right in a cream ruffled blouse, her eyes downcast.
ISO 640 · 110mm · f/2 · 1/60

Photo Editorial

Portland, Oregon

Faith Yakovleva and Rhianna Atwood in a photo editorial.
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.
A man cross-country skis down a snow-covered residential street in Portland's Alberta Arts District during a winter snowstorm. He wears an orange jacket, black ski pants, a mustard yellow beanie, and mirrored sunglasses, smiling as he glides past parked cars. A second skier in a red jacket is visible further down the street in the background, along with modern homes, utility poles, and lightly falling snow.
ISO 125 · 50mm · f/3.5 · 1/100

Snow Day on Alberta Street

Portland, Oregon

Cross-country skiers make the most of a rare snowstorm on a street in Portland's Alberta Arts District.
A shopper wearing a white face mask, black-rimmed glasses, and blue Beats wireless headphones examines a patterned garment at a crowded swap meet inside the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. She wears a black long-sleeve top and is focused on inspecting the clothing item. A busy crowd of other shoppers is visible in the blurred background.
ISO 3200 · 55mm · f/4 · 1/56

Digging Through the Racks

Portland, Oregon

A shopper browses clothing at a swap meet inside the Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon.
A group of people play pickup basketball on an outdoor court at Powell Park in Portland, Oregon, bathed in warm golden evening light. A basketball is suspended mid-air above the court. Three hoops are visible across the wide red-surfaced court, with fallen autumn leaves scattered across it. Vibrant fall foliage in shades of red, orange, and yellow fills the background, with the setting sun breaking through the trees on the left.
ISO 500 · 50mm · f/5.6 · 1/125

Last Light at Powell

Portland, Oregon

Golden hour pickup basketball at Powell Park, Portland, Oregon.
A child raises a fist during a Black Lives Matter march in Portland, Oregon, May 31, 2020.
ISO 1000 · 23mm · f/5.6 · 1/125

Rise Up

Portland, Oregon

Protesters are marching down Burnside Street in Portland, Oregon in response to the unjust killing of George Floyd.
Against the Pearl District's vibrant street art, three figures maintain natural distances along a sun-dappled sidewalk, unknowingly embodying social distancing before the concept entered our collective consciousness. A magnificent owl mural with outstretched wings dominates the brick wall, its piercing gaze overseeing the scene as golden hour light bathes the urban canvas. Two women stand apart examining the artwork while a third figure retreats into shadow, creating an unintentional tableau of personal space and solitary contemplation.
ISO 160 · 55mm · f/5.6 · 1/400

Solitary Figures Beneath Portland's Watchful Wings

Portland, Oregon

Visitors naturally space themselves while admiring street art in Portland's Pearl District, inadvertently practicing social distancing in this pre-pandemic scene.
A Japanese tourist wearing a blue baseball cap photographs two laughing staff members at Matt's BBQ food cart on Mississippi Avenue in Portland, Oregon. The male staff member in a tie-dye shirt and black apron holds up a small Japanese snack item for the camera, while his female colleague beside him laughs. The rustic wood-sided cart displays a hand-lettered sign reading "Matt's BBQ," along with menu signs for pork belly and smoked jalapeño. Handwritten signs on the counter read "Good Karma" and "Glass Bottles $2."
ISO 200 · 16mm · f/4 · 1/640

Good Karma at Matt's

Portland, Oregon

A tourist photographs the staff at Matt's BBQ on Mississippi Avenue, Portland, Oregon.
A group of people relax on blankets beneath fully bloomed cherry blossom trees at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon on a sunny spring day. In the foreground, a woman in a wide-brimmed brown hat and rust-colored pants plays an acoustic guitar, while a second woman reclines with her eyes closed enjoying the sun, and a third plays a ukulele. Picnic blankets, bags, and belongings are scattered across the grass. More visitors and a bridge over the Willamette River are visible in the soft background.
ISO 100 · 110mm · f/2 · 1/1250

Blossom Season

Portland, Oregon

Portlanders picnic and play music beneath the cherry blossoms at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon.
A young girl with a blue butterfly face painting sits curled up on the street beneath a metal A-frame ladder sign, hugging her knees with a sullen expression at the Last Thursday street fair on Alberta Street in Portland, Oregon. She wears a floral dress and white sandals. The legs of two adults standing nearby are visible in the foreground, and a woman holding a toddler is visible in the background near a blue patio umbrella and a red fire hydrant.
ISO 400 · 56mm · f/8 · 1/125

Over It

Portland, Oregon

A young girl takes a moment to herself beneath a sidewalk sign at Last Thursday on Alberta Street, Portland, Oregon.
Band of Skulls members Matt Hayward and Emma Richardson perform in the middle of a packed, energetic crowd at Webster Hall in New York City in September 2019. Matt, with long hair and wearing a black shirt, holds a microphone and smiles broadly, while Emma stands beside him. Audience members surrounding them cheer, raise their hands, and hold up smartphones to capture the moment. The dimly lit venue is filled with excitement and motion blur in the foreground.
ISO 2000 · 110mm · f/2 · 1/125

Into the Crowd

New York, New York

Band of Skulls' Matt Hayward and Emma Richardson take the performance into the crowd at Webster Hall, New York City, September 2019.
A quirky antique or thrift store window display in Vernonia, Oregon, photographed through the glass with the sunny small-town street reflected in it. The display features several vintage child mannequins posed on and around a red mini motorcycle with an American flag-patterned fairing. A female adult mannequin in a teal 1920s-style dress and white cap pushes a vintage metal shopping cart with a child mannequin seated in it. A small vintage tricycle sits to the right. The main street of Vernonia, including a green lamppost, utility poles, and storefronts, is visible in the reflection.
ISO 125 · 64mm · f/4 · 1/400

Small Town Surreal

Vernonia, Oregon

A window display at an antique shop on the main street of Vernonia, Oregon.
A late-night street scene at the corner of NW Third Avenue in Portland's Chinatown as bars and clubs close for the night. A young man in a plaid shirt and khaki pants does push-ups in the middle of the wet street while a crowd of onlookers gathers around him, some laughing and watching with amusement. The historic Sinnott House building from 1883 is visible in the background, along with a one-way street sign and the glow of bar lights on the rain-slicked sidewalk.
ISO 3200 · 23mm · f/1.4 · 1/60

Closing Time

Portland, Oregon

Last call antics on NW Third Avenue in Portland's Chinatown.
Four young musicians perform as a street band on Alberta Street during Last Thursday in Portland, Oregon. From left to right, a saxophonist in a bucket hat and white t-shirt plays tenor saxophone, a drummer in a light blue t-shirt plays a red Ludwig kit, a tuba player in a green shirt and sunglasses sits on a stool, and a baritone saxophonist in a white shirt and sunglasses plays in the foreground. A black tip bucket sits on the street in front of them. Storefronts and a gallery with people visible inside form the backdrop.
ISO 800 · 51mm · f/4 · 1/160

Young Bloods on Alberta

Portland, Oregon

A young street band performs at Last Thursday on Alberta Street, Portland, Oregon.
The warmly lit interior of the cocktail bar at Abbey Road Farm in Carlton, Oregon. A bartender in a black shirt stands behind a rustic wooden bar stocked with bottles of whiskey, as three women chat and enjoy drinks. Vintage whiskey advertising posters, including ones for Uam Var Scotch Whisky and Dunard Dew Old Irish Whiskey, hang on corrugated metal walls. Edison bulbs dangle from the ceiling, and the eclectic lounge area in the foreground features tufted velvet sofas, worn leather armchairs, and a Persian rug. A large industrial window lets in soft evening light on the right.
ISO 1250 · 110mm · f/2.2 · 1/60

Whiskey and Warmth

Carlton, Oregon

Guests enjoy cocktails at the bar inside Abbey Road Farm, Carlton, Oregon.
A person in black clothing reclines in a bright red hammock at the Orchard Vibration campout in Newberg, Oregon, with a canned drink resting on the ground below them. A second patterned hammock in blue and orange is visible in the background, suspended between large orchard trees. Hazy smoke drifts through the moody, dimly lit grove, with festival-goers, a tractor, string lights, and camping gear faintly visible among the trees.
ISO 400 · 84mm · f/2.8 · 1/125

Orchard Haze

Newberg, Oregon

Hammock life at the Orchard Vibration campout, Newberg, Oregon.
A motion-blurred pedestrian carrying a blue bag walks briskly along a wet sidewalk in Portland, Oregon, past a large-scale graffiti mural by artist Uter. The mural spans two building surfaces and features bold black-and-white surrealist imagery including a hooded figure, a cartoon bear character in yellow and pink, a stylized letter form with a rabbit inside, and circular emblems with illustrated faces. A parked white truck is partially visible on the right.
ISO 100 · 60mm · f/8 · 1/60

Passing Through

Portland, Oregon

A pedestrian passes a mural by Portland street artist Uter.
A bustling crowd of fairgoers walks through the Clark County Fair in Vancouver, Washington. In the center of the frame, a teenage boy in a white sweatshirt and black cap carries an enormous stuffed teddy bear he won at a carnival game. To his left, a girl carries a large stuffed monkey in a banana costume. Families, children, and adults fill the midway, with food vendor signs for Old Fashioned Country Lemonade and Old Fashioned Kettle Corn visible in the background. Several people carry colorful fair drinks.
ISO 200 · 40mm · f/5.6 · 1/125

Big Wins at the Fair

Vancouver, Washington

Fairgoers carry their carnival winnings through the midway at the Clark County Fair, Vancouver, Washington.
A group of five teenagers hang out on a public bench in the town square of Portland's St. Johns neighborhood. The teens wear a mix of hoodies, ripped jeans, and white sneakers, with skateboards visible beside them. One wears pink-tinted sunglasses, another has headphones around his neck. An older man in an orange Nike cap and blue hoodie stands to the right, offering two cigarettes to one of the teenagers. A brick United States National Bank of Oregon branch building is visible in the background, framed by leafy green trees under an overcast sky.
ISO 200 · 32mm · f/5 · 1/160

St. Johns Afternoon

Portland, Oregon

Teenagers hang out in the town square of Portland's St. Johns neighborhood.
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