UO vs. USC Unveiling of Matthew Knight Arena

The Oregon Ducks beat the USC Trojans 68-62 during the unveiling of the Matthew Knight Arena Thursday, January 13, 2011 in Eugene, Oregon.

Shot for the Oregon Daily Emerald. See full story here.

See multimedia put together by photo editor Ivar Vong: http://blogs.dailyemerald.com/photo/2011/01/14/multimedia-ducks-beat-trojans-68-62-in-first-game-at-matthew-knight-arena/

Bandon, Coos County Oregon Resources Coproration Chromite Strip Mine

In March of 2011, mining will begin in the remote hills of Bandon, in Coos County, Oregon. Oregon Resources Corporation will be mining for heavy metals in the sandy soil. Some townspeople see the industry as a boost to the local economy while others see it as a threat to the environment.
Watch my mini doc here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i1VYtrYqRg
Read the full story here: http://ethosmagonline.com/archives/8494

New growth next to an old stump long after logging trucks left this area close to the proposed mine site in Bandon, Oregon.

ORC COO Dan Smith at the nearly complete production plant in Coos Bay, where the sand will be sorted and minerals extracted.

Julie and Jack Jones, residents of Bandon, stand in front of a mine site that will soon be deforested. They don't think Oregon Resources Corporation has taken enough safety precautions when considering the environment.

Chromite Sand. Chromite is used in manufacturing industries.

Barbra Schwartz, long-time Coos Bay resident, fears environmental damage.

Hector Lopez of Milwaukie, Returns From Detention Center Christmas Eve

These are a few of my pictures from Hector Lopez' arrival at PDX.
Lopez was brought to the United States by his parents when he was 6-weeks-old, and until August when he was deported, did not know of his illegal status. After being deported to Mexico, Lopez was targeted by locals who didn't like his American ways. He hardly speaks Spanish. Lopez came back to the United States in October 2010 to plea reasonable fear. He was held in a detention center in Arizona until late December, when he was allowed to fly home for Christmas. He is still under the watchful eye of ICE, and has many more court dates to attend before he knows what his future will be.

Jared Hacmac and Carl Meyer

These are couple senior portraits I made for my brother Jared and German exchange student/brother Carl. I shot them over the summer of 2010 in Milwaukie, Ore.

Duck Tales for Willamette Week

See the WW site for the original article and more pictures/multimedia: http://wweek.com/columns/coverstory

Taylor

Jesus Tecocoatzi

This portrait is a part of a project I am working on for Ethos Magazine (http://ethosmagonline.com/) on an open pit chrimite mine in the hills of Coos Bay, Oregon. Tecocoatzi regularly hunts for deer near where the mine will be build. He says he carries the shotgun for deer, and the pistol for protection from bear and cougar.