Category: People
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Walk the Line | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2020 Those itty-bitty figures at the top of the photo — dog and owner — stride along a street quieted by quarantine. Very few cars; almost no pedestrians. This is a blessing for the frequent urban walker, always alert to auto and foot traffic, but unsettling…
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Storm Watcher | Pacific Beach, WA | January 2020 Sea Visit | Rogue waves can happen, say the posted warning signs, especially during incoming tides. But this guy hopscotched from sand patch to sand patch so he could stand amid surf and get the full effect of an approaching storm. Thankfully, odds were in his…
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Waiting | Seattle, WA | January 2020 “When you wash your hands, when you make a cup of coffee, when you’re waiting for the elevator — consider not thinking. These are all opportunities for
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Curb | Seattle, WA | January 2020 A surprise for the eyes lies almost everywhere in the big city. Lines, shapes, colors, fullness, emptiness and, oh yeah, people. One pleasure is to peer out a high-rise window with no notion of what’s below. Streetscape, sure, but maybe also an unfolding
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Hats | Ellensburg, WA | September 2019 How many rodeo hands does it take to prep a roper? Just count the hats. One interesting aspect of any sport is the identifying costume of participants and their admiring followers. Football fans wear team jerseys. Tennis spectators dress in white. And some amateur bicyclists pedal even on…
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Trick Rider | Omak, WA | August 2019 Rodeo #1 | As the self-proclaimed King of Caution, I’m fascinated by those who take risks. What compels a person to skydive, rock climb, bungee jump, chain smoke or gulp that first bite of a neurotoxin-laced pufferfish? I understand about laughing in the face of death —…
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Kayaker | Lake Wenatchee, WA | July 2019 Boaters moving away from shore always seem courageous. Watching them leave land to float across a fluid world — a dangerous alien environment — ranks high, I think, on a list of history’s heart-rending moments. Such as: A husband’s schooner disappears over the horizon. A warrior’s canoe…
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Toes in Repose | Houston, TX | July 2019 A human appendage isolated from the body can appear … well, curious. Bunched toes, for instance, have a bulbous beauty similar to mushrooms, forest burls or coral polyps. (The owner of the digits in this photo might disagree.) I often find myself staring at my veined…
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Climber | Frenchman Coulee, WA | June 2019 I lead a low-risk life. Sure, I drive a car and fly in jets. But I’m not a thrill seeker — no sky diving, no zip lines, definitely no rock climbing. Gravity has earned my respect, as has its inevitable interrupter: the ground. From a tall ladder…
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Student Union | Pullman, WA | June 2019 I’ve heard college has become immensely stressful. It’s competitive, expensive and just plain hard to learn amid distractions of the digital age. Yet it’s still a privilege — isn’t it? — to spend years exploring the subject that interests you most? To become an expert on, say,…
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