Telling people’s stories through powerful photographs: that’s what I love to do. Especially when the stories are about kids who defy the odds…and win. These stories are about more than the kids, of course. The doctors, nurses, parents, friends, and family all work together to beat the odds for these kids. It’s a privilege to...
Every year I have the privilege of working with the talented artists at the Jefferson Dancers to create their spring show poster. It’s always a fun collaboration, with a lot of creative freedom. This year I wanted to capture someone upside down, to show the energy and strength of the amazing dancers. So we did,...
We were excited to hear that an ad campaign we photographed (above) received 2 Gold Awards this spring! Both the Aster Awards and the Healthcare Ad Awards awarded it a Gold medal. Thanks to our friends at Gard Communications for excellent art direction, and for submitting the project! And thanks to our friends at the...
On the cover of OHSU’s magazine Onward, Dr Julie Graff. She treats patients and leads a research study that has provided the first-ever evidence that immunotherapy can slow life-threatening prostate cancer. We photographed Dr Graff in the infusion room at the Knight Cancer Institute, where her patients receive their treatment. She had this to say about her...
Kya Blake was struck by a sneaker wave, buried under a log…and lived to tell about it. Here’s what my client, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, had to say about Kya’s story: Nothing stops Kya Blake. When she was seven, an ordinary trip to the beach almost killed her. A sneaker wave buried her under a log....
Did you know there’s a portable machine that can perform the function of both your heart and your lungs, and that it’s about the size of a breadbox? And that it costs about as much as a Mercedez? And that very few hospitals have them? Let’s say you have life-threatening heart and lung problems, and...
In 2014, Nike founder Phil Knight challenged Oregon Health Science University to raise $500 million for cancer research, which he promised to match with $500 million of his own money. The race was on, and OHSU was up for the challenge. The OHSU Foundation hired photographer Fritz Liedtke and his team to create the images...
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