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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.

The Media’s Blurred Line Between Leading and Cheerleading

On October 13, 2009July 24, 2012 By Glenn NelsonIn Media Business4 Comments

Sometimes coziness supplies perspective not otherwise obtained, but there has to be a line and sharing a bed seems to be a pretty clear one.

The Real McCoy

On September 21, 2009April 10, 2013 By Glenn NelsonIn Jazz, Photography, The Arts2 Comments

I got an opportunity to do a short photo shoot of jazz legend McCoy Tyner's visit to KPLU, the NPR affiliate in Seattle. First of all, I was really thrilled because he still is a vibrant performer, though he is one of the last from the truly golden era of jazz. He is closely associated …

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The Lower Ninth Ward

On July 22, 2009April 10, 2013 By Glenn NelsonIn Multimedia, Photography1 Comment

NEW ORLEANS -- We think a lot of time has passed -- four years -- and therefore much has changed since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood. Shockingly not as much has changed as you might expect. I'm down here for a basketball tournament, but cannot help but be captivated by the continuing …

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Cover Girl

On June 10, 2009April 10, 2013 By Glenn NelsonIn Hoops, Photography, SportsLeave a comment

I believe I do a decent job at action and environmental portraits and want to get better at doing more-formal sitdown shots. That requires mastering the lighting and other variables that help bring out the subject's personality. This is going to be a tale of how I bumbled into what I feel is a pretty good shot.

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