Metallic-Organic Pearl

The exteriors of buildings in the Pearl District often expose intriguing glimpses of their innards, grills like ribs and pipes like intestines.

Fun in the Sun

A nice summer day in the Pearl, sunny but not too hot. Who says that Portland is always gray and rainy?

Illusions

Reflections and puzzlements in the Pearl.

Shadows in the Pearl

Shop Windows in the Pearl

Walking the streets of the Pearl District, one sees a variety of funky, amusing, or puzzling shop windows. Especially when they're overlaid by reflections from the street outside.

Construction Workers in the Pearl

Portland's Pearl District used to be mainly factories and warehouses, near the Willamette River. During the last several decades, it has been transformed into trendy shops, galleries, condos, and apartment buildings. Recently the pace of redevelopment has quickened, and there are big building or remodeling projects every few blocks, accompanied by sidewalk and street closures. Here are some photos of the workers who are making these things happen.

Photographers in the Rose Garden

A lot of people bring their cameras or use their cell phones, bend their bodies into the best positions to photograph the roses, and look at the results on their LCD screens. In other words, this is what I must look like in the Rose Garden.