I like to think that I inherited my interest in photography from my grandfather who was a professional photographer in Pierre, South Dakota. He developed his pictures at night in the basement of the town lumberyard, which he also owned and operated.

 

Growing up in South Dakota gave me a fondness for open spaces and an appreciation of small towns with decaying relics of livelier times. Corrugated metal, rusty farm equipment, rotten wood, railroads and wind swept prairies appeal to me.

 

Even after many years living in the Portland, Oregon area, I’m still overwhelmed by the beauty and diversity of the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest and have so many nearby places to discover and photograph.

 

I have a taste for the overly saturated colors and the melodrama of the 1960s and 70s (I love original Star Trek, Mario Bava, Italian giallo and Japanese New Wave cinema). So, if the colors and emotions of my photos seem exaggerated, that’s one reason why.

 

I hope you enjoy my photos.

 

Jim

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  • JoinedDecember 2015
  • OccupationSoftware Engineer
  • HometownSioux Falls, South Dakota
  • Current cityWashington, PNW
  • CountryUSA
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Foto assolutamente splendide!!! Grande fotografo, grande professionista.

August 25, 2022
Jazzy Bushes (deleted)

PHOTOGRAPHY SKILL IN BUILT & INHERITED FROM GRAND FATHER# WORKED IN TOWN# OBSERVED THE NATURE & SURRONDING #NOW THE PHOTSTREAM IS ONE OF THE BEST# I HAVE VIEWED SO FAR

September 30, 2021

Wonderful Photostream Jim love it

September 14, 2021
puzzling impulse (deleted)

We love your photos! The colors , so vibrant l Bob and Donna in Florida

January 13, 2021

Le felicito por los grandes paisajes que consigue fotografiar en cualquier época del año, llenos de buen gusto, colorido y sensibilidad.Mi más sincera enhorabuena.

February 2, 2020

A great collection here, of many places & interests. Might I suggest you gather all your images of Notre Dame in an album separately, as I believe there will be a huge interest in images of what WAS.

April 20, 2019