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When I first heard about the Exposed: Japantown photo contest, I was determined to win it. Which is an irrational goal, since no one can control the judge's tastes, the competition's skill level, or one's own luck. Still, Seattle's Japantown is the spiritual center of my background and being, and its revival has been spearheaded …
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, …
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 …
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 …
The Buzz: Glenn Nelson 