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Behind the Camera

  • January 17, 2024

    Behind The Camera: Howard Lao

    Howard Lao, a Portland-based freelance photographer who specializes in sports photography, has an undeniable passion for telling the stories of athletes of all levels. This passion stems from his own personal experience running track in high school and in college...

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  • Behind the Camera: Twixx Williams
    September 12, 2023

    Behind the Camera: Twixx Williams

    Photo by Connor Twixx Williams, known for his iconic pink beanie, is a Portland born-and-raised video-based creative. Twixx's combination of intuition, passion, skill, and individuality has led to his success in the production world. As well as continuing to produce...

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  • Behind The Camera: Summer Luu
    July 11, 2023

    Behind The Camera: Summer Luu

    For Portland-based filmmaker and producer Summer Luu, storytelling has always been at the heart of their drive to make images. Summer tells clients stories utilizing a multitude of disciplines. “I'm a multimedia artist,” she states. “I do video and photography,...

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  • Behind The Camera: Dan Hawk
    May 17, 2023

    Behind The Camera: Dan Hawk

    Many photographers’ paths to professional image-making are driven by a romanticized desire to make great pictures of whatever they’re passionate about and have someone pay them for it. And while Dan Hawk’s journey to becoming a professional photographer certainly includes...

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  • Behind The Camera: Lauren Miles
    March 14, 2023

    Behind The Camera: Lauren Miles

    “It takes a unique set of skills to be a wedding photographer,” says Lauren Miles. To be a successful wedding photographer one needs to have a balance of technical skills and people skills that are unlike commercial photography, fine art...

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  • Behind the Camera - Joe Brook
    January 17, 2023

    Behind the Camera - Joe Brook

    Trying to pinpoint Joe Brook’s photography isn’t easy. “I would say I’m a photojournalist/fine art photographer,” says Joe. “I mostly photograph skateboarding, but I photograph landscapes, portraits, music, you name it. It all ties into what we do for articles...

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  • Behind The Camera: Gritchelle Fallesgon
    June 13, 2022

    Behind The Camera: Gritchelle Fallesgon

    Whether you’ve seen Gritchelle Fallesgon’s Instagram account for her bright colorful studio photography or her profile for outdoor adventure photography, these two seemingly different bodies of work hold more in common than just the photographer who made them. Gritchelle is...

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