Category: Photos

Photography

On the Sidelines…

When I’m out shooting sports, what I need to bring back is not all technically sports—what is happening off the field, court, track, pitch, etc. adds to the story. This is especially true with emotion filled school sports. When they’re published, these images garnish the game action shots. Here, I’ve collected some of my favorites from the past year or so to give them a chance to tell a story of their own
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10/24/2025
Graduations 2025

Some photos from the Banks, Oregon High School graduation and Portland Coummunity College’s 2025 Commencement ceremony. As with high school sports, it’s impossible for me to take pictures at one of these events without getting caught up in it. The huge meaning it has for so many people radiates so strongly the power is impossible to escape.

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06/19/2025
Images of Hawaii

A collection of images, mostly from the Big Island, from some of my trips there. After going the usual tourist route, starting with Waikiki and then Maui, we fell in love with the Big Island (the one named “Hawaii”). It felt more like we thought Hawaii should feel like. The people were wonderful and lot of them were actually born there.

Kona, where we mostly staid, has a comfortable, small-town feel to it. There aren’t many broad, white beaches there. Most are just lava boulders, but the ones that are there are fantastic. The island’s main city is Hilo on its eastern coast.

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06/19/2025
Photos: A Few Samples to Begin

There are going to be a lot of different kinds of photos here, from lots of different places. I’m still working out many of the finer points of posting photo galleries on WordPress, so this is just a teaser.

As you would expect, click on any photo to see a full-screen version. Sports photos are Copyright © Valley Times 2024-2025.

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06/15/2025