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Attached is the historic “I almost missed this shot” from opening night of Benaroya Hall in September of 1998. Another funny story about this image. The Symphony put out a nice book about the process of building Benaroya. Lots of old photos, lot of new photos and this image was the center spread image. I didn’t know about the book…

March 20, 2023architecture, Celebrations, Seattle

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Saved by the Bell

Man you were busy. But then weren’t we all back then? I sure remember sweating over shoots when things went south. This is the first Opening Night of Benaroya Hall in September of 1998. I was hired to make a portrait of the audience from the stage. I originally turned the job down. Partly because they had a low budget,…

March 1, 2023architecture, Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends

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At 90

Carter turned 90 last week. We had a little birthday party on Sunday. Had the most people in our house that day since before the pandemic. It was a nice event and everyone enjoyed themselves. It is hard for me to imagine what it is like to be 90 years old, or if I will ever make that far. But…

September 27, 2022Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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See What You Are Missing?

Too bad you are not here to help me judge the Washington State High School Photography Competition this Saturday. It is something I have been involved with since 2006. I have been a judge on and off and this was to be an off year, but a judge bowed out for some reason and the director of the program, who…

May 5, 2022Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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Large has Other Meanings

A photo friend of mine recently died and it has put me in a mood of sorts. We weren’t close friends, and he was older and had pretty serious health issues. But he was a really nice guy and someone I always thought of as a real treasure of the photo world. He started out shooting for the school newspaper…

April 22, 2022Celebrations, Portraits, Seattle

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Nice Moments

Hi Mel Just to let you know that the birthday celebrations for Mas were a huge success. Merrill Gardens had decorated the dining room in hummingbirds and draped the print on the wall. He thought the birds were the celebration, until they revealed the print. Mas was stunned and overwhelmed, and though the dining room was filled with residents, he couldn't…

February 15, 2022Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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Our House Christmas 2021

Hey Man, Did you manage to get thru the holidaze without going crazy? Seems it went by rather quickly. I never seemed to totally get into the spirit of things though we had our tree and decorations up and had a nice Christmas dinner with a friend. It just seemed to have had a bit less luster this year. Maybe…

January 11, 2022architecture, Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle, Uncategorized

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The Shortest Day, the Longest Day

Hey Matthew, Thought I would say hey and wish you Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas if you like. I prefer Happy Holidays, not because it is politically correct but rather it is inclusive for folks of all beliefs. I guess in a way it is also kind of generic, but at least is nice greeting to your friends and family.…

December 23, 2021Celebrations, Musings, Seattle

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Our House

Colors are starting to perk up. I have a feeling they will be off this year due to the summer heat and drought. A lot of trees seem to be going straight from greenish to brown. Not the usual burst of color. But then our colors don’t usually peak until the end of October. We often have color into the first…

October 12, 2021architecture, Celebrations, Floral, Gardens, Landscapes, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle, Uncategorized

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I Never Tired of that View

I taught with the UW Design in Rome Program and we had our classes at the UW Rome Center in Campo di Fiori. It was a pretty nice gig, though August in Rome is pretty hot and steamy. Teaching was fun there, students were great and I created a pretty amazing collection of images. I would always just sit and…

October 1, 2021architecture, Celebrations, Musings, Roma, Travels