Exploring our garden by Twilight

My wife  Meredith has done an amazing job of getting our garden set for the upcoming summer months.  I have always been fascinated by successful gardens,  having never really been able to grow one of my own,  so i am really lucky to be able to bare witness to and participate in the process.  She makes its all happen,  and then its up to me to then take the veggies and turn them into delicious meals.... a job i am much more suited to.

The other evening,  the light quality was really beautiful,  so i decided to capture the garlic scapes before we harvested them.  Visually, they are elegant but mysterious at the same time.

New work for ¡OBA! Restaurante

I had a great time doing a series of shoots for ¡OBA!, which is one of the true old school Portland restaurant  institutions.   If its been a while,  get down there and check it out.  Have a margarita and get the table side guacamole.   Its off the charts!

Meat, man. Meat.

Here is my favorite shot from the new Olympia Provisions holiday catalogue.

Polaroids from the Edge... of Palm Springs

Took a trip down to sunny Palm Springs for a little R n R and vitamin D.   Brought a few film cameras to document the trip.

Surprise cover shots are the best cover shots.

Ive been shooting editorial work for many years and it still  never gets old to see your work in print.  ....and it never ever ever gets old to see you photo on the cover!  Usually the cover is planned well in advance,  but sometimes they call and audible just before the final buzzer and the whole play changes.

Check out the new copy of Portrait of Portland or Portrait of Seattle and read about an amazing Peruvian restaurant here in Portland that has remained pretty much under the radar the last 2 years,  Le Chon.

(Then go check em out.  you won't be disappointed.)

Postcards form the Edge.... of deliciousness!

Sorry,  that is a very corny post title.   But these postcards that Olympia Provisions fashioned out of my images certainly are not.

Find one at one of their events around town and send it to your favorite vegan.

new work for Shalom Y'all

Recently Shalom Y'all left the Pine Street Marketplace  and moved over to a more intimate space at SW 10th and Alder.   I spent an afternoon hanging out, documenting the food and drinks and general goings on.  Its a beautiful spot and they are putting out some really killer fare.... including possibly the only Manischewitz cocktail in town.

So go check em out!