B.E.N.

USA National Beard and Mustache Championships

2010-06-06T15:43:00.001-07:00

Crow on a Wire

2010-05-27T16:00:00.000-07:00

Mother and Son

2010-05-23T17:21:00.001-07:00

2010-05-14T20:37:00.000-07:00

Smoke on the Water

2010-04-27T20:20:00.000-07:00

Wickiup Reservoir - Smoke rises from a hillside near Wickiup Reservoir

Jenn and Ben (Preview)

2010-04-19T13:54:00.000-07:00

Bride

Jennifer, Ben, Kyle, Medley, Brent, Tera, Dan, Tara, Todd

Groom

I'm Just Waking Up and...

2010-03-26T09:50:00.000-07:00

It was 65 Degrees on Wednesday

My Aunt's Lamp Shade

2010-03-24T23:11:00.001-07:00

2010-03-22T18:54:00.000-07:00

Street Photography Portland, Oregon

2010-03-17T10:06:00.001-07:00

2010-03-09T22:23:00.000-08:00

More surfing; water, it's not just for breakfast..anymore!

2010-01-20T22:14:00.000-08:00

Surf City

2010-01-12T21:49:00.000-08:00

Sad Looking Photographs For These Cloudy Dayses

2010-01-05T13:25:00.000-08:00

Sad Images

Kinda My Xmas, So Far

2009-12-28T09:04:00.000-08:00

Huntington Beach, CA

Samantha Murphy

Prints For Sale (INEXPENSIVE)

2009-12-07T12:58:00.001-08:00

Selling off some prints to support holiday shopping. I understand it's a pain in the butt, but if you would like to buy a print of anyhting I have either here (folio) or on this blogger, please please shout an e-mail and we can chat.

Some of my favorites. Mounted on Foamcore board or posterboard. Prices 5x7 ($10), 8x10($18), 12x18($30) and no charge for shipping!

The Oregon Civil War

2009-12-05T14:45:00.001-08:00

I went to a sports bar called Sidlines after eating dinner with some Oregon State fans and my dad. Over half of the game had been played before I arrived, so I missed some of the bigger reactions to the great first half plays by both teams. Here are a couple pictures of people enjoying the game, one rad Oregon athletic shirt, and some laces.

After a go-ahead touchdown score.

Oregon

Oregon State

2009-12-02T10:42:00.000-08:00

You Are Dog Food, Yeeah!

2009-11-27T10:56:00.000-08:00

I worked out the opportunity to photograph the theatrical Gore/Metal band that is GWAR (say it like it looks), and along with two friends, we just about got in to the Midtown Ballroom and were immediately excited. Gwar's stage show is just as brutal and awesome as you'd think from one look at their outrageous "costumes."

This guy was there..

So was this guy.

HELLO!

Two Car

2009-08-20T11:54:00.000-07:00

2009-07-27T20:18:00.000-07:00

New Lens Photograph

2009-07-21T16:34:00.001-07:00

2009-06-01T21:16:00.000-07:00

Mirror Pond Compilation

2009-05-13T20:16:00.001-07:00

2009-05-06T16:29:00.000-07:00

2009-04-30T17:14:00.000-07:00

My First Story in Print

2009-04-20T12:42:00.000-07:00

This is the layout for the first story I took photographs for, for the Source Weekly. Looks sweet!

Potrait of a Freemason

2009-04-15T17:37:00.001-07:00

This is Jason Stockton, 32, a member of the Freemasons, an internationally recognized Not for Profit Fraternity. Members past include the likes of George Washinton, Benjamin Franklin, and Theodore Roosevelt.

Remember to Give Thanks, Downtown, Bend

2009-04-08T00:06:00.000-07:00

I Have Been Really Excited to Give Thanks Lately. I feel like Coming Home from the Philippines was the best thing I've done and I'm Finally settled Into the right spot. It's been great to sit back and enjoy the surroundings, espescially since it's warmed up a bit here. I'm regaining lost confidence and experiencing a new way of Thinking. And I Crushed some golf balls today, 3 or 4 over the net almost 250 yards away. I made sure to take my time and enjoy what I was doing, and it felt great.

2009-04-02T00:45:00.001-07:00

2009-03-25T00:18:00.000-07:00

Car Bomb

2009-03-18T23:24:00.000-07:00

I have an Aunt type, one of my mother's friends from way back, who has known me for the entirety of my life. She sends me internet cards on holidays and birthdays. This one was sent for St. Patrick's Day and I think it's pretty special. I was happy to recieve it. The ending is the best.

CALI CALI CALI

2009-03-15T18:23:00.000-07:00

This past week I was down in california for a visit and a Funeral. These are from in and around the streeets of Long Beach and Sacremento, California. It was great to be back in California. I haven't felt the urban sprawl in a while and it was good to be able to get outside and spend some time in the salty air.
Getting on the road I stopped at a rest stop or two to go to the bathroom and get a few snaps. and on my way through S-Town I checked out the downtown area which is kinda nice when the sun is setting. It seemed really quite and empty, save for the shouts of voices on the back and forth by the Hard Rock Cafe.

2009-03-13T00:38:00.000-07:00

LBC

2009-03-04T11:47:00.001-08:00

More to come..

2009-02-25T01:56:00.000-08:00

A Very Intense Computer Moment

2009-02-16T22:56:00.001-08:00

Squinting at my keyboard in the dark while fighting the glare of my monitor trying to find the right keys while watching YouTube.

Winterfest 09

2009-02-15T12:29:00.000-08:00

This weekend there was a Snow/Ski/Winter themed festival. It was mainly for local shops and artisans to share their wares and had the feel of a farmer's market, with an added Nordic Ski track (not to be confused with the NordicTrak) and an event called Rail Jam. Rail Jam was a bunch of amateur snowboarders and skiers running through a couple decent sized jumps and rails in free-for-all fashion. So many close calls of kids flying into other kids. These guys made snowboarding look difficult. It got pretty cold so we left at dark.

Dr. Dooom

2009-02-13T17:22:00.000-08:00

Feb 22, 2009

I Walked Up a Hill to Climb Down a Mountain

2009-02-09T14:45:00.000-08:00

2009-02-03T11:22:00.001-08:00

Boo, Angry Whopper, Boo!

In the Philippines Once

2009-02-02T22:24:00.000-08:00

2009-01-29T22:02:00.000-08:00

I think im going to have to try the angry whopper.
I am both excited and dissapointed.

Breakneck Speed, In Reverse

2009-01-29T12:23:00.000-08:00

Um, excuse me, but do you have any photographs of people?

Rise Up (International)

2009-01-27T19:02:00.000-08:00

I did some photographs for the N.G.O Rise Up (International), and their holiday benefit party 08. They turned out sweet.

Echoes of Summer: Echo Park, Los Angeles

2009-01-25T00:10:00.000-08:00

Gnar-ture

2009-01-21T18:53:00.000-08:00

Red-Tail Hawk in the last one.

Ride A Bike and Clean Your Room aka MLK Was Right

2009-01-20T00:08:00.000-08:00

2009-01-17T19:41:00.000-08:00

2nd and Colorado

2009-01-08T22:26:00.001-08:00

I was invited to "visit" with the occupant of a house I was taking pictures of the other day after the brief conversation had with him after he called to me from his balcony. The house was old, broken, and fading, with the sort of warmth that comes with years of being lived in. His tone was a mixture of cantankerous neighbor and concerned friend. He asked why I was taking pictures and I told him I thought the houses were "interesting."

His tone changed after he decided I was harmless and I went into his house, which smelled of fresh wood, smoked in a rusty iron stove. The house was strewn with anything and everything you might find in a supply/junk shack, and there was even a Triumph motorcycle near the bathroom.

He (Steve, 45ish) talked mostly, of his past, his son, the house, and how he became the tenant of this curious and aged home. It turns out he watches over the 'wood-chip yard' across the small street in front of the house. He's been doing it for about 10 years and from what I gleaned from watching him bark questions and answers across the road to some perspective customers, he's practiced and pretty good at it.

Steve let me take a few quick portraits (I wish I would have asked him to smile; I was pretty nervous after he asked me if I worked for the paper; It was also the first time I can remember asking to take someone's picture while having a full-blown conversation) and then we walked back into the house. He told me more of his working background, most interestingly about some time he spent in Japan building log cabins, and we generally had good conversation. It was easy talking to him because I didn't really have to say much. He sort of led the way, and I could tell that he might not have a lot of friends.

On my way to the door he offered me a slice of pizza, which I thought was pretty cool, made sure to get my e-mail address and give me his phone number, got excited about possibly seeing his picture online, and dropped me a quick fact about how one of his friends slept with a stewardess, coming home from Okinawa, on the food-cart of an airliner.

I also took some pictures of the surrounding area, which is pretty cool too. The first one is of Steve's garage/apartment/spare-bedroom.

2009-01-04T12:43:00.000-08:00

Job hunting is rough.

Happy, Slappy, Crappy, Snappy, Clappy New Year

2008-12-31T22:13:00.001-08:00

Well, I'm finally taking some time to set up a Portfolio of sorts. I'll be making some headway with this in as far as I will be shadowing a photographer for the local newspaper, get a chance to see what it's all about. I'm a little nervous, because without formal training or classes I feel like I'm pretty behind. Hopefully the dude is cool and doesn't get on my case too bad; I know i'll make mistakes. That's all part of it.

Happy New Year.

Snow on Christmas

2008-12-27T12:57:00.001-08:00

My dad and I took Gracie for a walk to the nearby Elementary School, for a day in the snow. I couldn't believe how clear the day was, as if an outstreched arm wiped the sky down with Windex and a paper towel. The air was biting cold and the snow was pure powder.

Vote for me

2008-12-25T15:16:00.001-08:00

Shots from the last couple weeks

2008-12-14T17:20:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving and Old Bend High School

2008-11-30T13:16:00.000-08:00

This week was Thanksgiving. I was supposed to be on a tropical island in SouthEast Asia. Instead I was with my family and it was 40 degrees. I made the most of it.

uh oh

2008-11-18T11:25:00.000-08:00

This is Lj and he was my brother for 4 days