Portland senior pictures — standing in empty bridge roadway downtown Portland

Highschool Senior Pictures | Downtown Portland

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I have been working with Nate’s family for many years, from family photos to his older brother’s senior portraits. We’ve spent time in quiet parks, gardens, and familiar spots. So when it was finally Nate’s turn, it felt right that he wanted something completely different. He asked for an urban vibe and downtown Portland views, so we headed to one of my favorite locations in the city that offers bold color, classic Portland skyline, and even a small green space nearby for a change of pace.

We got lucky. The bridge happened to be closed that day, which meant the roadway was ours. Some of my favorite frames from this whole session came out of that empty road.

Three photos of a highschool senior in gray sweater and jeans in an urban greenspace. Four vertical photos of Senior portrait session downtown Portland — bridge details and urban locations Portland senior pictures — standing in empty bridge roadway downtown Portland Senior photos downtown Portland Oregon — red bridge ironwork and city skyline

Portland senior portraits on bridge with downtown skyline views

Class of 2027, your senior year is closer than it feels! Nows the time to start thinking about and scheduling your senior portraits for this summer. Don’t know your yearbook deadline? Send me a message with your school name and I’ll be happy to let you know!

Kosmonavtlar metro station Tashkent, woman in hijab walking past cosmonaut mosaic medallion with blurred train Uzbekistan street photography

Metro Stations of Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Kosmonavtlar Station

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Welcome to the third and final post in my Tashkent Metro feature. You can catch up from Part One here.

I came back to this station more than once. This one was just that great.

Kosmonavtlar is dedicated to the history of space exploration, and every surface shows it. The walls are lined with circular mosaic medallions depicting cosmonauts, the columns are wrapped in deep green glass tile, and the ceiling runs the length of the platform in overlapping glass scales that catch the light like something living. It is a blend of science and art, history and future, and it’s inspiring in the way that makes you want to do some watercolors, get a tattoo, or learn ballet.

Someday I would love to return (on my way to checking out the other ‘stans!) and possibly do some portraits in this station.

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Kosmonavtlar

A few more from around the system that didn’t fit anywhere else.

That’s all from the metro. More from Uzbekistan soon.

Bodomzor metro station Tashkent, tulip lamp posts and geometric ceiling Uzbekistan photography

Metro Stations of Tashkent, Uzbekistan | New Tashkent

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Part two of my photo series featuring the Tashkent, Uzbekistan metro system – Catch up with Part One Here.

If the Soviet stations felt like stepping into a museum, the newer stations felt like stepping into the future. Where the older platforms leaned on ornate tilework and cultural history, these were all about geometry, clean angles, and bold shapes. A few of them felt almost architectural in a sci-fi or futuristic way, like someone imagined what a metro station might look like in 50 years.

It was also over 100 degrees above ground most days, which made the underground stations a comfortable place to slow down, poke around, and take photos. There were moments in between trains when the stations cleared out of people (aside from the ever present guards) and the underground spaces became downright peaceful.

The contrast between old and new on this system is genuinely striking. Same city, same trains, completely different worlds and art/architecture styles depending on which stop you get off at.

At the very end of the Green Line I found myself at the Turkiston Station and realized I was only a 30 minute drive from the Kazakhstan border – fun to be so close to another country and tempting to grab a taxi to the border, but I’ll save a visit for my next trip.

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Beruniy

Oybek

Dostlik

Bodomzor

Mashinasozlar

Yunusobod

Chorsu

Shahriston

Turkiston

Check out Part 3, featuring my favorite station on the entire system.