I’ve been running around quite a bit as of late. In honor of Labor Day, thought I’d pull some of my favorite images from the last few months for the loyal readership to peruse – maybe get a chuckle or two out ‘em. Here we go.
Gabrielle’s House – Wallingford, Seattle.
Down by the Water – Magnuson Park, Seattle.
Gail and her fancy note-taking abilities – Varsity Inn, Seattle.
Apple Lisa Computer – RE-PC, Seattle.
Ecuador vs. Mexico Game – Qwest (now CenturyLink) Field, Seattle
Wall in Seattle – Lake Union, Seattle.
Prep for Phoot Camp – The Lab (aka my Studio), Seattle.
The Sticky (w/ Laura Healy for Seattle Met Feature) – The Lab (aka my Studio) Seattle.
Spadaccini’s Pad – Capitol Hill, Seattle.
Pretty Pink Packing Peanuts (Reprise. . . I did an art project with these back in the day) – Kill Room, Seattle.
Jim Pridgeon’s Studio – Bldg 11, Seattle.
Proscenium Stage – Bldg 11, Seattle.
Dinner with the Quadd’s – Captiol Hill, Seattle.
NYC Daze – NYC, NY.
Tara aka “T-bone” of Thom Browne – NYC, NY.
Our lighting is otherworldly and defies physcis – Studio in SODO, Seattle.
Saw my first Sounders Game – Qwest (now CenturyLink) Field, Seattle.
I shot Charlie Sheen – International District, Seattle.
Those New Duct Tape Nikes finally dropped – Breezeway, Seattle.
Way to get born USA – Northgate, Seattle.
The World – Convention Center, Seattle.
Summer Wedding Duds – Arboretum, Seattle.
Lowriders – Magnuson Park, Seattle.
Knoxville, TN
Porn in the South (Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops Catalogs)
Washington, DC (Reagan Airport?)
Parking Lot – Washington, DC.
Spoiled kid picking his boogers – In-the-air, DC to MSP.
Display and Costume – Northgate, Seattle.
Metaphor for sumpthin’ – Bldg 11, Seattle.
Lindsey Watkins prepping Andrea Clinkscales for ‘Can’t Look Away’ Branding imagery – SIFF Theater, Seattle.
Inflated Heart – Wedgwood, Seattle.
Red Green – University District, Seattle.
Photographer at Space Needle – Lake Union, Seattle.
Bags Pickup – Airport in Baltimore, MD.
At a Wal-Mart in Baltimore, MD.
The Hugest Crab Cakes Ever – Baltimore, MD.
At a party – Bellevue, WA.
Old Hand-painted Signage – Capitol Hill, Seattle.
John Galliano shopping at Costco – Shoreline, WA.
In n’ Out Burger – San Diego, CA.
Our House (where Dogs are Cats and Cats are Dogs) – Wedgwood, Seattle.
Chateau Ste. Michelle (for Jeff Bridges concert) – Woodinville, Seattle.
My wife sneaking cookies at Chateau Ste. Michelle. . .
Phew. I’ll have more posts very soon. Thanks for looking and enjoy the day off!
Clinard.
Hug someone.
Tweeted over the weekend to having received a very poignant email from the wife of a man named Ron Richmond.
He and his wife, Ha, were visiting Seattle on vacation from Massachusetts back in July of 2008. They were taking the ferry over to Bainbridge with their two kids when I encountered Ron feeding the seagulls pieces of bread from his hand. This seemed kind of Superman-ish to me b/c I’d worry about them nipping at my fingertips, but Ron was unphased by it.
Ha informed me that Ron passed away from cancer last year, and the news absolutely broke me up. Through their blog, I learned so much about the man so many cared about, and the resiliency he and his family showed until his eventual passing.
My best friend died at 19 from leukemia which was was devastating. The first instance really that I — and my friends — realized we were not invincible. A lot of folks, me included, sweat the small things that really don’t matter all that much, and Ha’s message really grounded me back down to the reality of what’s important.
With that, I ask two things of anyone that happens to be reading this:
1) hug your wife/husband/domestic partner/boyfriend/girlfriend. Squeeze your son/daughter/mom/dad/friend today. Tell them how much they mean to you.
2) give blood any time you have the opportunity to as this saves lives.
Ha asked if I had any pictures of him from that day, and I did which brought great satisfaction to me knowing that she had more images of the man she so deeply loved. Better still, I had one piece of footage from that day.
If you get a sec, head to the clip on my server here or here (won’t work on mobile) OR see Ron in all his glory from that day below on Vimeo. . .