Handmade in Montana :: Part Two

Handmade in Montana has been a great project to work on so far.  It's taken me to fun places around the state and put me in contact with people who really love what they do.  Like Andy, who works as a brewer at The Great Northern Brewing Company in Whitefish.  He loves his job, makes great beer, and was fun to shoot.  Or Melanie, who owns Camas Creek Yarn Shop in Kalispell.  Inspired to open her own store and refinish and old building downtown that is now beyond beautiful, she has started her own line of collegiate knitting patterns.  It used to be that industry in Montana mostly consisted of timber, farming, and the railroad.  Today people are creating their own ways to stay in Montana and enjoying themselves while they do it.

Handmade in Montana :: Part One

The last couple weeks I've been working on a new project focusing on handmade craft -- in food -- in clothing -- in everything across Montana.  These images are the result of a recent trip to Missoula.  The first images are of Taylor - the owner of Noteworthy in downtown Missoula.  Noteworthy offers handmade letterpress invitations and stationary.  The second set of images are of the owners of Selvedge Studio on the Hip Strip in Missoula.  The mother-daughter team own and operate this fabric store that offers patterns, fabrics, and classes in making your own clothing to the Missoula community.  More posts on this project to come soon.

miami beach view

That many birds around me would really freak me out but this lady was pretty pumped. From a trip earlier this month to Miami.

:: san francisco window :: montana editorial photographer

Window view from San Francisco in January. I loved these colors. So calm and pretty.

Montana Editorial Photographer :: Mountain Views

Logan's Pass/ Hike to Hidden Lake

View of Whitefish and Flathead Valley

Spring is coming to Montana. It's a little early this year and I'm thrilled. I am even going to to be able to go out for a run outside this afternoon which just about puts me over the edge on the happiness scale. I'm in the process of organizing some archives and so this post is a result of my "Montana Archive." You really can't beat some of the views here. Seriously. The thesis of this post is pretty much Montana is Awesome. I think it's a hard point to argue with really.

Missoula

Missoula

Last two of Glacier National Park

published :: western art and architecture :: shawna moore

The latest issue of Western Art and Architecture features an article on Whitefish artist Shawna Moore. I have had the privilege of shooting Shawna and her artwork over the last couple of years. I was happy to see this profile on her make it into print. Check out the latest issue.

Published :: Montana Magazine :: North Fork Road

I spent time last Summer and part of this Winter working on a story for Montana Magazine about the North Fork Road. The current issue has this story in print and I think it is a really interesting issue that goes beyond just this road. I always have a great time shooting for this publication and am glad they keep sending me on interesting assignments. Thanks guys.