Mar 21, 2020

Portraits of Portland

Photos by Olivia Dan, Diego Diaz, Kim Oanh Nguyen, Yaara Valey

 

Four photographers celebrate day-to-day moments around the city.

Professional singer, Annette Lowman spent over 15 years in Europe performing R&B and pop. Here she is performing jazz with her band, The Annette Lowman Trio. Dan Hayley, guitarist and Tim Acott, bass.

Jayy Dodd is a brilliant blxk trans femme literary and performance artist, a volunteer gender-terrorist and artificial intellectual. 
YAARA VALEY

 

Quaz Amir, aka @woolbeanie, instructs intern photographers Sol Cejas Lund and Dapne Itzel Hernández on how to create proper content for business social media platforms at The CollabPDX in Old Town.

Quaz Amir, aka @woolbeanie, instructs intern photographers Sol Cejas Lund and Dapne Itzel Hernández on how to create proper content for business social media platforms at The CollabPDX in Old Town.
OLIVIA DAN 

 

Director and producer Dru Holley on set of the upcoming documentary Buffalo Soldiers in the Pacific Northwest. Buffalo Soldiers is co-directed and produced by Jerry Bell Jr. and is set to release in the summer of 2020.

Director and producer Dru Holley on set of the upcoming documentary Buffalo Soldiers in the Pacific Northwest. Buffalo Soldiers is co-directed and produced by Jerry Bell Jr. and is set to release in the summer of 2020.
DIEGO DIAZ 

 

 

 

Congolese friends Jean Muejura Buhoro, Kamali Kabayiza, Elisabeth Nyiroinkumizi Mukarugwiza Nyiramanana, walked together to go shopping for bananas at Saigon Market on NE 82nd Avenue.

Congolese friends Jean Muejura Buhoro, Kamali Kabayiza, Elisabeth Nyiroinkumizi, Mukarugwiza Nyiramanana, walked together to go shopping for bananas at Saigon Market on NE 82nd Avenue. 
KIM OANH NGUYEN 

 

“Walk-dancing…is that a thing? Meet Wilson Kubwayo, Inspirational Speaker and co-founder of Simple X. Wilson is a business Adjunct Instructor at Portland Community College. His daily routine is walking to his favorite coffee shop See See on NE Sandy to do his work.

“Walk-dancing…is that a thing? Meet Wilson Kubwayo, Inspirational Speaker and co-founder of Simple X. Wilson is a business Adjunct Instructor at Portland Community College. His daily routine is walking to his favorite coffee shop See See on NE Sandy to do his work.
KIM OANH NGUYEN 

 

Local members of the Haiku club, Shizue Funaki, Mitchiko Senaga, and Miho Weinstein play a traditional poetry card game during New Year Celebration at the Japanese Garden.

Local members of the Haiku club, Shizue Funaki, Mitchiko Senaga, and Miho Weinstein play a traditional poetry card game during New Year Celebration at the Japanese Garden.
KIM OANH NGUYEN 

 

Emi Joyce loves visiting the Japanese Garden with her husband Greg and son WIlliam. It makes her happy to share with them her Japanese heritage in celebrating New Year’s at the garden. They enjoy watching the traditional lion dance and participate in the activities.

Emi Joyce loves visiting the Japanese Garden with her husband Greg and son WIlliam. It makes her happy to share with them her Japanese heritage in celebrating New Year’s at the garden. They enjoy watching the traditional lion dance and participate in the activities.
KIM OANH NGUYEN 

 

Jayy Dodd is a brilliant blxk trans femme literary and performance artist, a volunteer gender-terrorist and artificial intellectual.

Jayy Dodd is a brilliant blxk trans femme literary and performance artist, a volunteer gender-terrorist and artificial intellectual. 
YAARA VALEY 

 

Cha’ska is a Peruvian-American vocalist and instrumentalist. Her music explores the crossroads between heritage and destiny.

Cha’ska is a Peruvian-American vocalist and instrumentalist. Her music explores the crossroads between heritage and destiny.
YAARA VALEY

 

Sam is a photographer, jewelry maker and plant lover navigating each day drawing inspiration from colors and patterns she encounters.

Sam is a photographer, jewelry maker and plant lover navigating each day drawing inspiration from colors and patterns she encounters. 
YAARA VALEY