My photographs of a 1898 building at the Naval Base Kitsap – Bremerton have been approved for public distribution. They are being submitted to the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) at the Library of Congress. Building 58 is a long … Read More
In February, I documented the General Administration Building on the Capitol Campus in Olympia with my 4×5 view camera. The negatives and proof prints have now been approved for inclusion in the Historic American Building Survey (HABS), part of the … Read More
I recently photographed the State General Administration Building in Olympia, on the Capital Campus, to the standards of the Historic American Building Survey. To meet those standards, I used a 4×5 view camera with sheet film. This is part of … Read More
This beautiful harpsichord was made by Carl Fudge of Boston. He asked me to do this photography when it was back in his shop for a tune-up. This was in 1975 or 1976. I came out to his studio with … Read More
This fall, I had the opportunity to document the Newhalem Creek Hydro Project in the upper Skagit Valley. Completed in 1921, this was the first hydro-electric project on the Skagit river, and it provided power for the construction of the … Read More
I recently finished a book for the Hayashida family of Bainbridge Island, Washington, about their old family farmhouse on High School Road NE. The house will continue with new owners, who have renovated it. Some members of the Hayashida clan … Read More
Here I am using a 19th Century technology with my 21st Century digital camera: the dark cloth. When I do careful adjustments to my digital camera, while using a tilt-shift lens for perspective correction, I put on my close-up glasses … Read More
The original Tyee High School in SeaTac, part of the Highline School District, is being replaced with a new building. I am part of the team put together by BOLA Architecture + Planning to document the old building. Our documentation … Read More
I’m selling a friend’s Explorer 8×10 view camera, by R H Phillips. It is designed to be lightweight, and fold into a compact package. But still, compared to the 4×5 inch camera I’m used to, everything is big. The film … Read More
My photos of Crane 30 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard have been approved for public distribution by the Navy. These 4×5 negatives are intended for the Historic American Engineering Record at the Library of Congress. Dating from 1933, it … Read More