Miracle on 135th Avenue

February 25, 2013 in in print, on assignment, people

I come from a family of educators and so I know, yeah, those summers off look like a pretty sweet deal, but teaching is hard. So it was a real treat to photograph a positive story about education for Willamette Week. Visit the cafeteria of David Douglas High School and you feel like you are at the United Nations, 55 plus languages bounce around amidst chocolate milk and tater tots. But it seems like they make it work.

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Thumbs up. @christopheronstott @gradybritton

Bonus. Sometimes at photo shoot scout you get to eat someone’s birthday cake. #onassignment #industrialphotography

Bingo. #seaside

Just tickled pink to have been one of several women photographers to document the @womensmarch for the @nytimes. And also feel incredibly blessed to have my favorite feminist and partner in crime @christopheronstott join me to represent team @nashcophoto. Cuz behind ever strong women is a...well, you know.

Photographed in Eugene, OR for the @nytimes at the second annual @womensmarch. People in thousands of cities all over the world marched to stand up for women’s rights, racial equality, immigration, and human rights issues. #nytassignment

Photographed the #OSU Women’s Rugby Club in Eugene, OR at the second annual @womensmarch for the @nytimes. People in thousands of cities all over the world marched to stand up for women’s rights, racial equality, immigration, and human rights issues. #nytassignment

Photographed the delightful Cecelia Honey in Eugene, OR at the second annual @womensmarch for the @nytimes. People in thousands of cities all over the world marched to stand up for women’s rights, racial equality, immigration, and human rights issues. #nytassignment