City Club Exhibit

Here is a shot of Portland’s City Club exhibit of wall size portraits from India, Madagascar and Nepal.  The exhibit was up for four months and created quite a stir!  Here is one email that I received:

Hi Joni,

This is Seanna,  from Portland State (Capstones). I just wanted to let you know that JoAnn, a Capstone faculty member and I went down to the City Cub to view your work on Monday. We were both completely blown away by the power of the photographs. It amazed us how emotional the photographs are. We both felt like we could feel the strength and pride of one of the women photographed, we smiled observing the impishness of a grin of someone in the background of another…The quality of the photos are outstanding. We both commented on the TEXTURE of the photos.The photos of the women with head coverings just “felt” like the images were super-imposed onto fabric instead of paper due to the rich texture within the photo. Really, we were just in awe!

Many thanks to Pro Photo Supply for printing the images, and to Lloyd Lemmermann for taking these interior photos.

Children’s Cancer Association Images

I am continuing to create images for families who are involved with the Children’s Cancer Association.  Next up: shooting the 2009 Hero Wall, which is comprised of 25 portraits of medically fragile children.  The Hero Wall travels all around the area to various corporations (yes, you can sponsor the Hero Wall!) and then permanently resides at the CCA office.

This year’s Hero Wall will be unveiled on September 13 at Noon in front of Portland’s World Trade Center.  Many thanks to Pro Photo Supply for generously donating post processing and large format printing of the images, and to many people who assist with the shoots.

The Magic of a Designer

Wowza!  My friend Lloyd Lemmerman grabbed the Philippa as Cate as Bob image and worked his magic on it.  Check it out!

Philippa as Cate as Bob

Did anyone see Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan in the movie “I’m Not There”?  Stunning performance!  Here is Philippa as Cate as Bob.

Studio Shoot: Donovan

I love to photograph singers.  Music flows through their bodies, even during a silent moment.  Donovan is a wonderful subject.