Sometimes I wish I'd started taking photos -- in earnest -- 30 years ago so that now, in late mid-life, wouldn't be my formative years as a photographer. Instead, all my training and education went into becoming a journalist and writer. Which allowed me to travel all over the country, and parts outside the country, …
Author: Glenn Nelson
Based in Seattle, Wash., within three hours of three national parks, Glenn Nelson is the founder and publisher of The Trail Posse, which documents and encourages diversity and inclusion in the outdoors. He has won several national awards for his writing, photography and Web publishing. A graduate of Seattle University and Columbia University, he was born in Japan and started his career at The Seattle Times. He later founded HoopGurlz.com (now at ESPN), which covered girl’s basketball and college prospects nationally, and helped found Scout.com, a network of college and pro sports websites. Nelson is the primary author of a teen book about the NBA, has been published in numerous magazines and book collections, had a photo in a Smithsonian exhibit, and has been profiled by NPR.
Urban Folklore
Seattle-based trumpet player Thomas Marriott introduced a new suite of music at The Royal Room that is just mind-blowing. He was accompanied at the unveiling by Orrin Evans on piano, Eric Revis on bass and Donald Edwards on drums. The quartet recorded Marriott's tunes the next day for a CD, "Urban Folklore," to be released …
Seeing the Light in Canada / Part II
In Part I, I discussed chasing the light, and what can happen sometimes when you catch it. Sometimes it's not so great because the subject matter doesn't measure up. Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you're OK, even when you're in the wrong place at the right time. Or vice versa. Florangela and I had a …
Seeing the Light in Canada (1)
It didn’t rain every day, but it could have. It typically rains more in four days on the west coast of Vancouver Island than it does in one day in Seattle, where I’m from. But it rained enough. Moreover, clouds almost were ever-present. Which would seem a drag to most people, but not me. Yes, …
The Buzz: Glenn Nelson 