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First 2011 Tearsheet- Powder Magazine Feb. 2011 issue

Halle — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:07:32 +0000

This trip wasn’t what we expected. Blue skies were rare and fleeting. Whiteout conditions were the norm and the oft uttered phrase ‘skiing inside a ping pong ball’ came to mind. Often. We planned on spending 5 days traversing the Wallowas from Halfway to Joseph in NE Oregon. We ended up spending only 3. The third was essentially a 2 for 1 sprint to the finish for we feared being caught in a precarious position with high avalanche conditions. Nonetheless I have to thank mates on the trip CB, JR, Matt, Arthur, Doc from Seattle and Powder Magazine for sending me on this fun assignment.

2 snow chestnuts for a warm(ish) summer day

Halle — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:52:16 +0000

Must go up…

To get down…

Rose City ‘Til I Die

Halle — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:46:48 +0000

Old School:

New school:

More Oregon Business Magazine covers

Halle — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:51:34 +0000

In the past 2 years Oregon Business Magazine has used 3 of my photographs on their covers. My last post was about the January 2010 cover and included here are 2 from the recent past. It’s always a thrill to be on the cover especially when it’s unsuspected as was the case with the portrait of Craig and Seth the founders of Toonlet. The NE Portland building that served as the background was recently demolished. It had some cool street art that I miss:

Willamette River Supermess

Halle — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:36:00 +0000

This is picture that I shot for the January issue of Oregon Business Magazine on Portland’s Willamette River and the river’s Superfund status. It’s a dirty ‘ol river and I was happy to have been handed the assignment. Art Director Martin Gee said that my being ‘outdoorsy’ had something to do with his decision. I’ve had women end the relationship for the same reason! Pictured here is North Portland’s Schnitzer Steel Yard. This was a fun story to work on that took me to a lot of local places I’d never been. It’s funny how you can learn so much about a place you live when you just take the time to look around slowly and patiently. Fortunately this assignment afforded me the time to be patient.

Why I always ski Superbowl Sunday

Halle — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:12:37 +0000

For one day this season we were ok with El Niño. Superbowl Sunday. Chris and I had a surprisingly good day skiing der Hood. We ditched the car in Govy, stuck out our thumbs and the first car up Timberline Rd. obliged. The clouds lifted and the snow up high was as good as Hood snow gets.

A Winsome Smile

Halle — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:00:53 +0000

We met this local lady in Tygh Valley New Year’s eve day. This is the only photograph that survived the day. The reason? I uploaded it from my phone via a Flickr Tweet. The rest of the photos and my phone rest at the bottom of a pond. The reason? New Year’s Day my dog Jane fell through a crack in the ice and the phone was lost to the pond during her rescue. Jane made it as did I. The phone didn’t and won’t be fetched from the pond until spring. We are lucky. Phones are replaceable. Good ‘ol dogs aren’t.

Some days are made for studio photography…

Halle — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:34:37 +0000

…but often, those are the days that are most fun to work outside.

Big thanks to the Miller family for being game and for the Multnomah Falls café au lait.

Tygh Valley

Halle — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:04:03 +0000

Saw this after breakfast last weekend.

Primo Picking

Halle — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:10:47 +0000

Claudia and I experienced a banner day picking today. Chanterelles are more pleasant and are easier to clean when dry!