Photo Ops

Things to Photograph in Washington Before You Die (or Leave)

Charge up your phone and dust off your lenses.

08/19/2025 By Allison Williams

Nostalgia Junket

Unearthing Vintage Magic at the West Seattle Garage Sale

After 20 years, the massive community event still piles on the memories.

07/23/2025 Photography by Chona Kasinger By Zoe Sayler

Portraits

The Photographer Who Is Changing the Way We Look at Homelessness

Many depictions of the homeless are dehumanizing. J.M. Simpson is changing that.

08/19/2024 By Ben Mussett

Up and Down Aurora

Photo Essay: Aurora Across the Decades

From Canlis to car culture—to Colonel Sanders's brief tenure flipping burgers.

05/31/2023 Photography by Chona Kasinger By Allecia Vermillion Research by Jane Sherman

Opening Shots

After 15 Months, Here's What a Real Seattle Concert Looks Like

We headed to reopening night at Neumos to take in live music’s return.

07/08/2021 By Stefan Milne Photography by Chona Kasinger

Photo Essay

SoDo's Duwamish River Is Visibly Healing

Labeled one of the most toxic sites in the U.S., two decades of clean-up have the river doing better.

10/21/2020 Photography by David Ryder By Stefan Milne

Fairly Forever

This Year, Visit the Washington State Fair in Photos

The fair, like so many other major events, is canceled this summer. So celebrate its 120th anniversary in sight.

07/15/2020 Photography by Chona Kasinger By Stefan Milne

Photo Essay

This Is Boom City

A day in the life of Tulalip Indian Reservation’s technically legal fireworks marketplace.

06/20/2016 Photography by Andrew Waits By James Ross Gardner

Photo Essay

Generous Exposure

Photographer Rex Hohlbein is capturing the region’s homelessness crisis, one portrait at a time.

12/29/2015 Photography by Rex Hohlbein