Local photographer Hames Ellerbe shows some winter stoke in these scenes from the Cascades range. Check him out on Instagram @hamesellerbe, or on his website, hamesellerbe.com.
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Rayni Williams’ Unique Vision
Rayni Williams’ photography tells a story, calmly. Her nature work, cityscapes and portraits find the ghosts hidden within regular perception. For example, a rain-drenched bench downtown late at night doesn’t just convey the chilly expanse of the evening; instead, her lens finds the isolation of the moment. A photo of Smith Rock doesn’t just capture […]
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Go Here 2/17-2/24
Mush, Central Oregon! Now is the time to consider booking a ride behind a real dog sled team driven by a professional musher. Oregon Trail of Dreams offers this unique experience at Mt. Bachelor. Standard trips take about an hour and leave from the base of Mt. Bachelor and can accommodate up to four people […]
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Talking Back
Native American perspectives on Edward Curtis’ iconic photography
Like many creators of iconic portraits, Edward S. Curtis became famous for taking photos of people whose names the average viewer is unlikely to ever know. His prolific work—thousands of striking sepia-tone portraits of Indigenous people living in the American West in the early 1900s—offers a romanticized perspective on Native life shaped by Curtis’ aesthetic […]
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Art Watch 4/15-4/22
These days everyone is a photographer. If you have a cellphone, chances are you are carrying around a gallery of selfies, animal portraits, and food still lifes in your pocket. My nine-year old can snap a picture, slap on an insta-filter, and upload it to an online portfolio in less time than it takes me […]
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Preview First Fridays
Norma Holmes “Mother Nature is my inspiration,” states prolific Plein Air painter Norma Holmes. “Painting is my passion. I paint the drama of the Cascade Mountains bathed in early morning light, the intriguing silence of the High Desert, and the many hues of the Metolius River.” Holmes is an awe-inspiring talent, and a longtime gallery […]
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Meet the Artist
Maria Fernanda Bay’s whimsical portraiture
It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but Maria Fernanda Bay‘s portrait photography could be a novel. Specializing in beauty shots, maternity photos, and family and cooperate portraits, Fernanda, a recent Bend transplant from Boston, is a master of reading people and conveying their essence through photography. She has shot internationally, opened […]
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Meet the Artist
International photographer Christian Heeb
For the past quarter-century, Christian Heeb has been trotting the globe, camera in hand, capturing stunning images on five continents in over 70 different countries. Born in Switzerland, Heeb—who is also a trained architect—traveled to the United States on assignment from German and Swiss publishing houses, and quickly became renowned for his Native American portraits […]
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Two Bulls Fire
The Two Bulls Fire erupted Saturday afternoon in the vicinity of Tumalo Reservoir. The cause of the fire is still under investigation as residents of Bend are waking to a smokey Sun Morning. By Saturday evening residents in the area of upper Skyliner Rd and the Saddleback subdivision had been asked to evacuate and level […]
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Film Exposure
Finding Vivian Maier, Unsung Great of American Photography
The photographs in Finding Vivian Maier draw your curiosity immediately; the film attempts to frame them. Finding details the landmark uncovering of now-deceased photographer Vivian Maier’s secret archives—more than 100,000 images that document the streets of New York, Chicago, South America, rural France, and beyond in the latter half of the 20th century with an […]