I’m sharing five memorable images from 2011 this week. Here’s the final image of the series.
The Occupy movement drew attention across the nation this fall and Portland was no exception. I photographed protesters and police a few times (including the night of threatened eviction). This image stands out as one of both visual interest and emotional interest. Photographed during the one-day occupation of Jamison Square in Portland’s Pearl District, this man seems rather apathetic to his surroundings.
I’m sharing five memorable images from 2011 this week. Here’s the third of the series.
September marked the public launch event for the Portland Incubator Experiment, a startup incubator being operated by Weiden & Kennedy. As the event began, I noticed Urban Airship CEO Scott Kveton and Portland Mayor Sam Adams standing to one side of the stage just before the ribbon-cutting festivities. In addition to the PIE launch event, I’ve been making images over the past several months of the various startups operating in the PIE space as part of a personal project. I look forward to sharing the results of that effort early in 2012.
Yesterday the membership of the Portland Metropolitan Photographer’s Association (PMPA) elected a new board of directors for the coming year; I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been elected to a position on the board. I will be serving as the Social Director.
The PMPA is the local affiliate of the Professional Photographers of America; our group provides professional development and networking opportunities that allow photographers to strengthen their photography and business skill. We have a good mix of some returning board members as well as a few new faces and I’m looking forward to working with the group’s leadership to increase the social opportunities for interaction and photography.
If you’re a photographer in the Portland area and not yet a member of PMPA, please join me for an upcoming meeting. Drop me a note and I can provide more information.
Last week I had the opportunity to photography Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, two of four directors in the Foundry Group, a Boulder-based venture capital firm. While in Portland, they led a talk and panel discussion on various topics related to funding, founding, and legal topics for entrepreneurs. The event was in the big open space at Urban Airship, who just happened to announce a big funding round this week. Here are a few photos from the evening.
The Portland Web Innovators’ Demolicious event has returned – earlier this week a good-sized crowd formed at Backspace to see five new web applications demonstrated. Here are a couple photos from the night; you can also view all of my Demolicious photos.
Shaun Tinney demonstrates RTtosee
David Embree discusses AthletePath
