Jim Sinegal

Puget Sound Business Journal's CEO of the year happens to also be my favorite philanthropist, Mr. Jim Sinegal. He has time and time again been kind and gracious to me in his presence, which I find very refreshing and frankly, sometimes hard to come by with people of affluence. I meet many amazing people in my line of work, and Mr. Sinegal is one whom I consider one of my heroes.

Click here to read the story that warmed my heart to tears of happiness about a truly amazing man.


Photographed at the Economic Forecast Conference in Seattle in January.

NW Sweet 16

The 2009 edition of Seattle's NW Sweet 16 battle occurred on January 17 at the Seattle Vineyard. This two-story venue allowed spectators to maneuver into a good spot to watch the b-boys and b-girls battle it out for the title and prize.

This year's all-star line-up included members of Battle Reflexes, BYC, Circle of Fire, Crisis, Dance Broomz, Def Con 5, Filthee Feet, Fraggle Rock, Freshest Kids, Illaskin Assassins, Knuckleheadz, Misguided Steps, Moon Patrol, and Soul Felons. Many others joined the 2 on 2 battle (48 crews, to be exact).

The night was a flurry of music, dance, and love. Here are the photos captured:

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Thesis and Tim Chips.


Byronix and Randm.

Team Photogenic in the Seattle Times

"Photographer Vivian Hsu, 27, has been with Team Photogenic for three years. Unlike the studio portrait work she did before, this job gives her access to high-profile events like Nordstrom's Designer Preview. She has become one of Fisher's main photographers.

"It gets to a point where it doesn't feel like work," she said. "It feels like I'm part of the party." "

Click here to read the full article.

H2o series : Sand and Surf

This part of my H2o series featuring Tim Chips was photographed in the Bahamas on New Providence Island.

New Years in Nassau

It was nice to leave the Seattle winter and spend New Years in the Caribbean. In the Bahamas, to be exact. My goal is to visit 30 Caribbean islands in my lifetime.

H2o series : Night and Snow

Snowed in! Still!

The only thing to do is keep taking pictures in the snow. And that's why we shot during nightfall for the fourth installment to the h2o series, night and snow. We'll get to the rain, I promise. When this snow finally lets up.

The H2o series : Sun and Snow

Seattle has, in the past several days, experienced the most snowfall it's seen in over ten years. Wanting to take advantage of this rare situation, I went out again to photograph in the snow, but this time on a sunny snow day. This third installment to the H2o series is henceforth entitled, Sun and Snow.

With the bright, piercing sun comes lots of shadows to play with. And to my delight, silhouettes, which I love to pair with beautiful forms. This shoot brings a whole new meaning to the breakdancing term, "freeze".

Bravo to Tim Chips for being my muse once again and bear with my "icy cold" antics. Now that we've combatted the snowy days, we're ready to take on what Seattle's best know for - rain!