Hoooooboy. Have to take apart my favorite camera/lens combo and figure out wtf happened on the last shoot. I've had a stuck focal point before, and KNEW it had happened earlier in the day, but thought I had managed to get it unstuck. Not the case. Fuuuuuuuck. #goddamnit #makeitartsy

The internet is almost like the Old Days in that people simple move on and disappear. More in the alt-text.... #mask #pierced #captured #photoshoot #pdxphotographer #snowday

One rambling cabin in the dark woods on a dark day. One bright light in the middle of the room. What ghosts emerge?

We were in one of the more remote parts of the Death Valley complex and the phrase of the week was "extraordinary rendition". Just another year of America doing stupid things in its supposed "defense". #desert #cactus #deathvalley #improbable #pdxphotographer #roadtrip #redwine

@katerimodel.bsky.social , apparently gaining a set of fairy wings in the process. #roadtrip #adventure #artmodel #pdxphotographer More in the alt-text.

"Fairies wear boots, you gotta believe me. I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes." More in the alt-text. The absolutely wonderful Kate Ri (I have to find her handle here) in frame. #roadtrip #adventure #whoops #lesschwabtires #faires #forestgoddess #travelingmodel #pdxphotographer

It has been the better part of a decade and yet I still return, over and over, to re-edit this first shoot with @lucyartmodel.bsky.social. More in the alt-text. #photoshoot #wonderful #classic #grecian #amazing

Sometimes the stories and the pictures do NOT go together. More in the alt-text, should you care to think about our attraction to excitement and roller-coasters and situationships. The one and only @lucyartmodel.bsky.social in recline (because art models and rocks?). #roadtrip #pdxphotographer

Across so many different forms I can see things that I want, that make sense, but also find barriers, gulfs in-between worlds. More in the alt-text. #achievement #failure #photography #music #life @jordanrivermuse.bsky.social in frame.

Lessons learned cheap are the best lessons. More in the alt-text. @earthyeva.bsky.social in frame in the new issue of UnTamed with a signature clearly not my own. LOL. #publishing #blackandwhite #retro #playful #pdxphotographer

How can I NOT post THIS? @earthyeva.bsky.social #roadtrip #westcoast #theworldisburning #climatechange #oregon #fire #tothesky

There is a bunny in my yard. @jordanrivermuse.bsky.social #springing #oregon #bunny #nikon

I ordered a filter for an upcoming shoot (wheeee!) and the company included a maze of extras to show me what a great deal I was getting....happy ending in the alt-text. @lucyartmodel.bsky.social enjoying a summer day, re-edited. #artmodel #waterfall #oregon #roadtrip #pdxphotographer

I have rarely been so amazed and awed as I am by this shot of @jordanrivermuse.bsky.social who remains expressive even from this angle. #muse #artmodel #pdxphotographer #roadtrip #oregon #hallway #schoolhouse

Some of my favorite images are just out and out smears of light. More in the alt-text. Lumi in frame on the cover of a fancy French magazine. #pdxphotographer #rivercanyon #environmentalnude #roadtrip

The face is the sexiest thing. Oh, there's fun to be had with silhouettes or angles but I will maintain that the emotions playing across a face are the human connection with which we all find attachment. More in the alt-text. #portland #artmodel #oiled #messy #bold #moment #photoshoot

A musing in the alt-text. Gluttony of Riches. #muse #artmodel #brilliant #lensbabyvelvet56 #lensbaby #cityscape #nudeart #lighting #hotelshoot #experimental #nikon #pdxphotographer

When I met Hannah she was a hostess at a Red Robin and I was immediately struck by her damned-near-angelic demeanor. #amateur #amazing #gorgeous #hotelroom #glam #pdxphotographer. More in the alt-text.

I've always really enjoyed environments that dare the camera sensor to keep up with the human eye. #overload #hotspring #bathhouse #wet #nude #beautiful

Just taking a break from rage-scrolling and creating a social media record that will get me picked up by the Internal Police in a few years. More in the alt-text. #photography #noai #manualphotos #pdxphotographer #modelphotography #blurry

Whew. Regal. Amazing. Bunny Luna mid-stream during a shoot in the Columbia River Gorge. #roadtrip #oregon #environmentalnude #naturalhabitat More in the alt-text.

The gracious and wonderful Lucy Tyler peering through the pages of UnTamed Magazine. @lucyartmodel.bsky.social #roadtrip #oregon #pdxphotographer #abandoned #wonderful More in the alt-text.

It snowed in the mountains today. More in the alt-text. #fire #muse #photoshoot #pdxphotographer #artmodel #heat #redhead #nude

One of my favorite waterfall outings. More in the alt-text. #roadtrip #arc #archive #oregon #waterfall #rumination #environmentalnude #nudeart #artphotography #physicalart

The desert, a patchwork of unexpected verdancy and vast patches of leaner vistas. It lies in a heat haze beyond the edge of the city. More in the alt-text. #roadtrip #abandoned #stories @zoecwest.bsky.social

Teachable moment. With @floofiesworld.bsky.social and @jordanrivermuse.bsky.social . #teacherspet #lessonplan #schooldays #lecture #pdxphotographer #artmodel #photoshoot #bunny #teacher More in the alt text.

I really do love the way masks change the vibe. With the impeccable @jordanrivermuse.bsky.social . More in the alt-text. #artmodel #spooky #vibes #pdxphotographer #mask

This segment went on for awhile. I thought of it as a "honey, I found your old band recordings" and we drank vodka to give it the right vibe.

A fantastic day in Topanga. Lumen is on to more ethereal pursuits but is certainly a force in anything she does. #pose #rocks #adventure #roadtrip #topangacanyon #california

I am tuckered but ready to go for the back half of this trip. Aaaand we are OFF! #roadtrip #photography

Wonderful model-human Joey Darke making the holidays better. Maybe the neatest thing is when we make art that isn't what I expected, or even considered, and it's something that feels different than anything I've done previously. Winning!

Three very important pictures. #resist #punk #8647 Seriously, is 8647 NOT a tag? C'mon. I've been 86'd from better dives than THIS.....

Pose vs presence. Thoughts in the alt-text. The constant inspiration of @lucyartmodel.bsky.social #oregon #summer #emergence #environments #nudeart #beautiful #natural #pdxphotographer #artmodel #travelingmodel #inspiration #waterfall

I feel very fortunate to work with such amazing humans on a regular basis. A lot of it isn't visual -- it's just the warm and honest interaction of daily life. But when the camera comes out my friends are simply wonderful. #pdxphotographer #playful #nudeart #environmentalnude

More in the alt-text. Internal discussions made manifest. The eternal tug of war between angels and devils. Which is which? @jordanrivermuse.bsky.social #goals #dichotomy #yesorno #photoshoot #pdxphotographer #cinematic #cinemalens #blackandwhite #manualfocus

Massacred by the bots on Insta the past two days. #resist #bigbrother #censorship #fearwomen #fuckinsta #freethenipple #nudeart #pdxphotographer #simpatico @joeydarke.bsky.social

It's always so fascinating to work with someone who simply embodies a particular vibe. @jordanrivermuse.bsky.social #witchy #dark #expressive #masks #mood

A little late but Hoppy Easter. The bunny....it's SO strong that it needs to be used sparingly. This particular mask is very expressive or maybe I'm just having a conversation with it. Diving deeper next week.

I have conversations with these images and some days they seem to talk back. "I'm not ready yet....think about me some more" or "Let's GOOOOOOOOOO!" #muse #pale #redhead #window #roadtrip #nikon #pdxphotographer #anonymous

I think I did some of the best work I've ever done in 2024 but little of it seems to want to stand on its own quite yet. I look at images and think "no, it's not ready". Not so this with my emotional go-to @jordanrivermuse.bsky.social . #candlelight #ritual #intensity #pdxmodel #pdxphotographer

Keep in mind that everywhere ICE is, your local police have failed you, and abandoned their oath to serve and protect. Zero Ice officers have been arrested. They assault, the kidnap, they kill, and they all walk free. Your local police treat ICE as above the law. The betrayal of duty is staggering.

Hailey will feature prominently in any meander around my favorite photographic moments. More in the alt-text and I should note here that this effect was achieved by shooting through a modifier that I was waving in front of my lens. #irl #favorite #painterly #meadow #muse

Sometimes I just want to cover my face and let the world fall away. #isolation #roadtrip #vulnerability #toogood

Glum thoughts on a beautiful Easter morning. Things that slip past us are often the ones we regret the most. On the bright side, there are always new mistakes to be made. #form #legs #whiskey #vintage

Half a dozen lives ago, tracing the poses of stars in the sky. #muse #eternity #vibrations #vintage #redhead

Tickled, as always, to get tear sheets from Darkly Art Magazine of this work with @floofiesworld.bsky.social . I wonder if I could get Lindsey Graham to pose for something like this? I bet everybody'd love it.

I mean there it is.

@lucyartmodel.bsky.social on a Artventures Aotearoa event in New Zealand #ArtventuresAotearoa #artnude #fineartnude #travel #blackandwhite #model #newzealand

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I remember this mostly as an amazingly frustrating lesson in skin tone variation. LOL. Like most failures it looks better in retrospect. #muse #tones #sunlight #stonergirls #pdxphotographer. More in the alt-text.

How it started.....and how it ended. More in the alt-text. #muse #donuts #messy #roadtrip #onaboat #pdxphotographer #charlestonsc #BKeDSHoP #ravenous