Shawn Swain on mandolin for the Kitchen Dwellers @ 2022 Northwest String Summit

This photo caught my eye because of Shawn’s tattoos on his right arm. I believe it’s the “correct” instruments for a standard bluegrass band (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and bass). The Kitchen Dwellers are missing a fiddle, and don’t usually fit the traditional bluegrass sound. I love it when they get heavy and/or psychedelic. When they lean country I’m not much of a fan.

December 16th, 2025 | Tags: concert photography, kitchen dwellers, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, Northwest String Summit | Category: Oregon | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Shawn Swain!

Dark Tranquillity @ 2018 Roskilde Festival

December 15th, 2025 | Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR, concert photography, dark tranquillity, metal, Nikon D750, roskilde festival | Category: Denmark | Comments Off on Metal Monday

Saurbæjarkirkja – June 2019

Not to be confused with “Saurbæjarkirkja í Eyjafirði” which is a different church over 500 km away. This one is in the Westfjords, near Rauðisandur, where horrific murders were committed in the early 19th Century on what is now a deserted farm (Sjöundá).

December 14th, 2025 | Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, buildings, Nikon D500, Westfjords | Category: Iceland | Comments Off on Black Church of The Red Sand Beach

June 2025

December 13th, 2025 | Tags: landscape, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera | Category: Oregon | Comments Off on Mount Thielsen from Diamond Lake Highway

Nordic Northwest Christmas tree (December 2024)

December 12th, 2025 | Tags: christmas, Denmark, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, norway, portland, sweden | Category: Oregon | Comments Off on Nordic Xmas tree