Glenn Nelson
What’s in a Name? Plenty
Imagine something meaningful to you and a person related to that thing who’s done something despicable. Then imagine naming some aspect of your meaningful something after that despicable person. Like naming an investment club after Bernie Madoff, film festival after Harvey Weinstein, or block-watch after…
Nature Calls 2022
I admit it: In an effort to make myself (and you all) feel better during an ongoing pandemic, I really went for the cuteness factor in my nature photography this year. You’ll see it reflected in my 2022 Nature Calls calendar, which includes six wildlife…
Nez Perce ’21 Highlights
This photo gallery contains highlights from my tracing of the Nez Perce National Historic Trail with my daughter, Sassia, in late May and early June of 2021. The trail follows the heroic 1877 flight of non-treaty Nez Perce bands, which were pursued by the U.S….
Mt. Rainier Marmots
Arts, Race & Climate Change
This essay introduced Spectrum Dance Theater’s Race & Climate Change Festival No stranger to human-concocted environmental calamity, the South Park neighborhood in Seattle has been assaulted by pollution from land, air and sea. It sits astride a superfund site, and life expectancy there is 13…
Short-Eared Owls
Almost 10 years ago, Short-Eared Owls were the first birds I intentionally set out to photograph. It was a windy, rainy day, and I never saw one of the storied winter owls of the Pacific Northwest. So I kept searching. Eventually, I found them, but…