Portland was my home from 1992 until 2015. These are my impressions of Oregon’s largest city. Under construction Caboose! ©2007 Gary L. Quay This one was just sitting pretty in NW Portland when Happened upon it. It deteriorated dramatically over...
As I said, Portland is an intensely beautiful city. This page is under construction. I will be adding new pictures and commentary in the coming weeks. Portland Across the Willamette River ©2010 Gary L. Quay Portland, Oregon, as seen...
Portland. What can one say about Portland? Many things, of course. First, and foremost, it’s a beautiful city, especially when viewing downtown from across the Willamette River at night when the water is calm, and reflects the city lights like...
The Night Shift “The Night Shift” was a multi-year project that ended in 2011 when I finally got off of the graveyard shift at work. The foundational work was originally intended to run from 2008 to 2009, but I was...
I took the above picture in 2012 on a sheet of 8×10 color film. I enjoyed it a lot. It’s the view from the Rowena Crest Overlook in the Columbia Gorge, Oregon. It’s a favorite spot of mine to take...
West Linn Power at Willamette Falls, Oregon This is the West Linn paper plant as seen from across the Willamette River in 2010. I took this picture with a large format camera and lens combination that needs to have the...
November 2008. It’s 2:00 AM. I’m on the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon. I have my Deardorff set up to photograph the city and it’s picturesque waterfront. It’s cold. I’m alone very near a bad part of town. The occasional...