NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - Seattle Regionals

Iowa vs. Louisville

Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech

U Conn vs. Ohio State

Rhinestone Cowgirl

Jade Fauver (center) prepares to compete in the goat dressing event at the 34th IGRA World Gay Rodeo Finals, Oct. 30, 2022.

A pride flag is displayed during the opening ceremony of the 34th IGRA World Gay Rodeo Finals, Oct. 29, 2022, in El Reno, Okla.

Cowboys dance during the 34th IGRA World Gay Rodeo Finals opening night festivities, Oct. 28, 2022.

Jade Fauver does her makeup before an afterparty for the 34th IGRA World Gay Rodeo Finals, Oct. 29, 2022.

Jade Fauver performs in drag at an afterparty for the 34th IGRA World Gay Rodeo Finals, Oct. 29, 2022.

Participants in the "Wild Drag Race" event wait for competition to begin, Oct. 29, 2022. Wild drag racing is a tradition at gay rodeos, and it involves two people, often in costume, pushing a steer ridden by their third teammate over a finish line.

Competitors attempt to push a steer over the finish line during the "Wild Drag Race" event, Oct. 29, 2022.

Jade Fauver takes a moment to herself before her final performance as Ms. IGRA 2022 at an afterparty for the 34th IGRA World Gay Rodeo Finals, Oct. 29, 2022. After her recent divorce, Fauver decided to wear her wedding gown while performing to reclaim a piece of her identity lost in the marriage.

Jade Fauver embraces a friend after her final performance as Ms. IGRA 2022 at an afterparty for the 34th World Gay Rodeo Finals, Oct. 29, 2022.

Jade Fauver is embraced by friends after winning her chute dogging event, Oct. 30, 2022. It is her first win in any event held by the International Gay Rodeo Association.

Cowboys take a smoke break outside an afterparty for the 34th IGRA World Gay Rodeo Finals, Oct. 28, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Jade Fauver poses for a portrait in drag at an afterparty for the 34th World Gay Rodeo Finals, Oct. 29, 2022.

Jade Fauver wrestles a steer during a chute dogging event at the 34th IGRA World Gay Rodeo Finals, Oct. 30, 2022.

Seattle Storm 2022

This season, I was able to photograph the Seattle Storm and competing teams for The Next, a publication specializing in women’s basketball. Notably, it was Sue Bird’s final season after a 21-season basketball career, including four WNBA Championship rings with the Storm, five Olympic medals, and countless records set.

June 2022

The sweetness of a Pacific Northwest summer is not lost on me. Work has been full of high school graduations, Scandinavian heritage festivals, long lost shipwrecks, Roe v. Wade protests and beer cans scattered in the Columbia River. In my free time, I’ve put down my camera in favor of books, donned a swimsuit and sun hat instead of cargo pants and sneakers. Going out of your way to leave the DSLR at home is against a photojournalist’s instinct, but it’s providing the renewal needed to charge through the chaos of summer in a tourist town. Finding I’m not one of those people who can just go 24/7. I need to empty my head before filling it with the next dish, just live and brew until there’s something worth sharing.

Violet La Plante Park Opening for the Portland Trailblazers

May 2022

Can safely say that I did not expect to have as much fun photographing the local high school play as I did. Lots of solid drone time, lots of solid portrait time.