Interesting Perspective of the EMP Building

This was taken on a sunny Seattle day just after the Monorail car had passed. This unique Seattle landmark was founded by Paul Allen, although the design is Frank Gehry's (Guggenheim, Bilbao, Disney Concert Hall and Gehry Tower). The museum contains mostly rock memorabilia and technology-intensive multimedia displays.

Seattle from...West Seattle!

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With recording of the new album and working on a new conceptual photo shoot taking up most of my time, I haven't had much time to get out into the city to bring you the new amazing and exciting photos you've come to expect (modesty is not my strong suit), so I drove to West Seattle to see what I could see. Not much in the way of activity, but I did manage to capture this interesting shot of the Seattle downtown.

Seattle Landscape

I love my city!!! It's clean, green and...colorful! Here's a few from out and about in the city in no particular order.

Safeway, Lower Queen Anne

The Fremont Rocket

Refueling the Coastal Fleet, Ballard

Cloud over the Ballard Fisherman's Terminal

Is it just me, or does this look like a fish?

Random Downtown Shots

My Article on the Wah Mee Massacre

Has just been published at

http://www.socyberty.com/Crime/Seattles-Infamous-Crime-Scenes-1-The-Wah-Mee-Casino.153367.

Check it out!

This is part 1 of a series of infamous Seattle crime scenes. I am submitting part 2 in a few weeks on the 2112 Republican killing spree and Part 3 will focus on the Jewish federation shooting.

Sunday Afternoon Update

This months issue of Northwest Chess features my photo of National Master Nick Raptis on the cover. You can see my photos from the 2008 Wa Open at http://obstreperousapprobation.blogspot.com/2008/06/2008-wa-open-chess-tournament.html

Friday evening around 8:00 pm, I went to Pike Place Market and the surrounding areas to photograph people on the street. The market was closed, however, the summer sun in Seattle doesn't set until after 9:00pm, so there was plenty of activity.

It's pretty difficult to be inconspicuous with a 400mm super-telephoto lens, and I had more than a few stares, but was out for at least an hour. Below are a few that I found interesting, I hope you do as well. Seattle is a wonderful city.

Puget Sound Energy HQ Demolition, Feb 2008

Seattle's Infamous Crime Scenes -- The Wah Mee Casino

I will have a link to the text article soon. It is being published on another site.

For those who aren't familiar with the 1983 Wah Mee Massacre, Kwan Fai "Willie" Mak, Wai-Chiu "Tony" Ng, and Benjamin Ng hog-tied and shot 14 people execution-style in the Wah Mee gambling club on Maynard Alley S. just south of S. King Street in the International District. Thirteen of their victims were fatally wounded, but one survived to indentify the assailants. It remains the worst mass murder in the State's history.

Portland, Oregon Homeless Protest

On a recent visit to Portland, I found myself in the middle of a gathering of some of the estimated 10,000 of Portland's homeless. According to one of the organizers of the group, there are only around 500 beds available in local shelters. These pictures were taken in front of city hall, where the next day a law would be debated which would make sleeping on public property a crime. At the time these photos were taken, about half of the block was inhabited by these protesters.