Fourth of July Fireworks Vashon-Style, 2006!

For 15 years, one of the best-kept Vashon secrets and argueably one of the best fireworks displays in all of metro Puget Sound has been right here on Vashon Island. 2006 was probably the last year it would ever be this great.

Now up:
Vashon High School Community Scholarship Foundation Awards, 2009

At the Vashon High School gym, May 27, 2009

Set one Set one

Set two Set two

Now up:
Vashon High School Student Art Show, 2009

Vashon High School Student Art Show 2009 at the Blue Heron, May 1 to May 27, 2009

Now up! The Vashon PTSA Auction, 2009!

Now up: Fiber Net 2009!

At the Blue Heron, April 3, 2009 to April 30, 2009

I photographed many of the artists' works for publicity purposes, and photographed the installed show at the Blue Heron

Fiber Net 2009 at the Blue Heron, April 3, 2009 to April 30, 2009
the Blue Heron	the Blue Heron	the Blue Heron
my studio photography	my studio photography	my studio photography

Now up: Fiber Net 2009!

Vashon High School Boys Basketball:
2009 Washington State 1A Champions!

Photo credit: Seattle PI / Jackie Johnston / AP

A link to a great article at the now-defunct Seattle PI
by PI columnist and Vashon Island resident Art Thiel!

Now up: Blue Heron Dance Nutcracker 2008: the Party!

Set one	Set one	Set one
Set one	Set two	Set two
Set two	Set two	Set two

Now up: Blue Heron Dance Nutcracker 2008: the Party!

I shot the Friday evening performance, December 5, 2008

December snow, 2008

This horse-drawn sleigh went by on Bank Road. I grabbed my camera and raced to my bedroom window and shot... I love the gate, Japanese lantern and garden of the house across the street. It's even more beautiful after days of snow... I had all the snow cleared off my car Saturday morning December 20th when I went over to Thriftway. This is 48 hours later, on Monday morning. Given that my car has 15" wheels, I'll let you estimate how much snow's on the ground. It's still snowing... December snow, 2008

Rockbusters Wrestling 2008!

Rockbusters Wrestling 2008!

Coming soon: Halloween on Vashon, 2008

No! Really! Soon!

Vashon Allied Arts: the Black Gloves

An original ballet premier choreographed by Christine Juarez and composed by David O'Suna

Now up! Acts One and Two, sets one and two, and Afterward!

  ·  Act One set one  ·     ·  Act One set two  ·     ·  Act Two set one  ·     ·  Act Two set two  ·     ·  Afterward  ·  

Act Two set one Act Two set one Act Two set two Act Two set two

Two performances only: Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 1:00 and 4:00 pm

Now up: Vashon High School Homecoming, 2008

Friday night, October 24, 2008

Now up: VHS Pirates Football v Life Christian!

Pirates v Life Christian, Friday, October 10, 2008

Fire-and-Ice GU-13 Soccer, 09/13/2008!

Fire-and-Ice GU-13 Soccer, 09/13/2008!

Buccanners GU-12 Soccer, 09/13/2008!

Buccanners GU-12 Soccer, 09/13/2008!

Now up: VHS Pirates Football v Sultan!

Pirates v Sultan, Friday, September 5, 2008

Now up: 2008 VPYF Player and Team photos

Featuring the Heavyweights! And featuring Bud's Bombers!

Now up: Futbol v Port Townsend, 09/06/08

Pirates v Port Townsend, Saturday, September 6, 2008

Vashon Allied Arts: the art of the Art Auction, 2008

The 2008 Vashon Allied Arts Art Auction will be held
Friday, September 19, and Saturday, September 20

These are only those pieces (about 93% of the total) that I photographed for the catalog

Candy Gamble, "Hay Rounds, Douglas Creek Rd, Montana"

Al Bradley, Untitled

the Vashon Island Strawberry Festival 2008!

the Grand Parade is done!

Everything's up:
 · 5:01 at Pandora's Box · Daryl Redeker at Ober Park · Ian Moore at Ober Park · Backroads at Pandora's Box · Kat Eggleston at Ober Park · House Engine at Ober Park · the Untitlists at Pandora's Box · Women, Women and Song at Ober Park · the Bill Burby 5k-10k race · Portage Fill Big Band at Ober Park · Vashon Island Fire and Rescue Firefighter Challenge 2008 · Loose Change at the Beer Garden · Resonance at Ober Park · Just Fiddlin' 'Round: their CD release party · House Engine at the Beer Garden · The Grand Parade · Murgatroyd at Pandora's Box · Gospel in the Park Choir at Ober Park · 

Vashon Island Fire and Rescue Firefighter Challenge 2008

Vashon Island Fire and Rescue Firefighter Challenge 2008

Leading the Grand Parade! RhythmJoy! the Vashon Backbone Campaign!

the Vashon Island Strawberry Festival 2008!

Maya Soleil at Ober Park!

Now up!

If you missed Maya Soleil playing at Ober Park, umm.. you really missed something!

The first performance of this summer's "Summer Concerts in the Park" series. Thursday night, June 19, 2008

Sponsored by the Vashon Parks District, Vashon Allied Arts, and Windermere Vashon

Vashon High School Graduation, 2008

Now up: Mr Scott and the VHS Concert Band, the Processional, the Graduation Ceremony,
the Presentation of Diplomas, the Recessional and Afterward

All done!

June 14, 2008

the Vashon Community Scholarship Awards, 2008

166 scholarships were distributed to 85 graduating seniors of the Class of 2008

May 28, 2008

I will be at the VHS Class of 2008 graduation, June 14, 2008

"Welcome to Paradise!"

Vashon Island Fire and Rescue Awards Dinner, 2008!

Held at the Vashon Island VFW Hall, May 17, 2008

the First Annual Father-Daughter Dance, April 19, 2008

Now up: Dancing til Late!  Does anybody here know the Chicken Dance?
Save the Last Dance for me...

Held at the Vashon Island Golf and Country Club, April 19, 2008,
as a benefit for Vashon Allied Art's Blue Heron Dance Company

VIJB Select Teams play at McMurray Middle School!

(The McMurray gym has the worst lighting of any school in the Vashon School District: there's absolutely *no* light to speak of...)

Pirates v Pirates! The Pirates are 4th grade boys, and the Pirates are 6th grade girls ;-) Pirates v Lightning! The Pirates are 4th grade boys, and the Lightning are 7th grade girls ;-)

Now up: McMurray girls basketball at the Fun Forest!

Now up: the Varsity game!

the McMurray Mustangs Girls play at Key Arena!

· McMurray Boys Basketball at Key Arena ·  · McMurray Girls Soccer v Showalter, December 11, 2006 · · McMurray Boys Soccer v Seattle Christian, October 23, 2006 · · McMurray Girls Basketball v Orting, March 1, 2004 ·

the Beautiful People: their Arrivals  ·  the Beautiful People: their Awards

Oscar Night on Vashon Island, 2008!

Once each year, The Beautiful People come to the Vashon Theatre to receive acclaim and awards, and to be captured for posterity by Island Paparazzi!

February 24, 2008

the McMurray Mustangs Boys play at Key Arena!

The Varsity and Junior Varsity McMurray Mustangs Boys basketball teams played Kingston Middle School at the Seattle Supersonics Key Arena on Friday, December 7, 2007

Coming up on Friday, March 14, 2008:
the McMurray Mustangs Girls basketball teams play at Key Arena!

VHS Varsity Basketball v Orting and Senior's Night 2008

·  Boys Varsity  ·  Girls Varsity  ·  Basketball and Cheer Seniors Night, 2008  ·  the McMurray Band, VHS Cheer, and Crowd Control  ·

Boys Varsity game photos are up!

Girls Varsity game photos are up!

·  Boys Varsity  ·  Girls Varsity  ·  Basketball and Cheer Seniors Night, 2008  ·  the McMurray Band, VHS Cheer, and Crowd Control  ·

February 5, 2008

Blue Heron Dance: Nutcracker 2007!

Now up:

Prelude, and the Party Set One  ·  Prelude, and the Party Set Two

the Battle

Performed at the Vashon High School Theater, November 30, December 1-2, 2007

I photographed the Friday night, November 30, 2007 performance.

Rockbusters Wrestling 2007!

Rockbusters Wrestling 2007!

Vashon High School Homecoming, 2007!

Pregame and the First half  ·  the Homecoming Court  ·  the Halftime Parade  ·  the Second half  ·  McMurray and Chautauqua buddies

October 19, 2007

Wildfire GU-12 Player and Team 2007 photos!

Wildfire GU-12 Player and Team 2007 photos!

2007 VPYF Player and Team photos

2007 VPYF Player and Team photos

Vashon Island Soccer Club!

Buccaneers GU-11 soccer v Cheetahs, 09/15/07

VHS Pirates Football v Highline

Touchdown! and the Pirates go ahead with 5:30 remaining in the fourth quarter! Second half photos are up! August 31, 2007

Guess what time it is!

Vashon Strawberry Festival, 2007!

the Portage-Fill Harmonic!

the 2007 VIFR Firefighter Challenge!

the Sunday Car Parade and Show!

Saturday Grand Parade Set One: being the Children's Parade through the Vashon Old Tractor Society

Saturday Grand Parade Set Two: being Martin and Morgan for Mayor, through the Vashon Democratic Club

Saturday Grand Parade Set Three: being that little black go-cart-car thing through Camp Beba

I didn't get around to very many cars at the Show itself, but the Car Parade and Show are still very cool...

Blue Heron Dance: Romeo and Juliet, Coppelia, and Original Works!

Now up: · Modern 5 · Primary Ballet · Ebb and Flow · Prep Ballet · Coppelia · Romeo and Juliet · 

Romeo and Juliet

Coppelia

Performed at the Vashon High School Theater, May 11-12-13, 2007

Vashon Pirates Youth Football - Equipment Day, 2007!

Here we go again!

Equipment Day 2007 is where it all starts!

5th Grade Graduation, 2007!

The other Graduation I made it to ;-)

A shout out to all my 5th grade buds! I'll sure miss you all!

Graduation 2007!

I was up in Bellingham at Rosalie's graduation :-)

Western Washington University Spring Commencement, Saturday, June 16, 2007

Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation, 2007

VHS Class of 2007 Scholarships, May 30, 2007

Blue Heron Dance: Nutcracker 2006

The Land of Sweets, and the Finale are up!

Prelude, and The Party, The Battle, The Land of Snow, and The Land of Sweets, and the Finale!

Performed at the Vashon High School Theater, December 8-10, 2006

Oscars Night on Vashon Island, 2007!

The Beautiful People come out to receive acclaim and awards, and to be captured for posterity by Island Paparazzi!

the Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Performed by the Blue Heron Youth Theater, November 17-18-19, 2006

Vashon High School Homecoming, 2006

The Homecoming Court and Halftime Parade, Crowd Control, the Band, and Cheer

VHS Girls Varsity Soccer v Orting,
and Senior's Night

October 24, 2006

Vashon Island Soccer Club!

GU13 Lightning, September 9, 2006

VHS Volleyball v Chimacum

Varsity and JV now both up!

September 18, 2006

VHS Football v Tacoma Baptist

September 15, 2006

VHS Girls Varsity Soccer v North Mason

VHS Girls JV Soccer v North Mason

September 5, 2006

Just Fiddlin' 'Round: Tunes@Noon!

Hannah and Megan played as one of the Vashon Park District's "Tunes@Noon" midweek,
lunchtime performances at the Village Green on July 9, 2006!

the Sound Band returns!

Vashon Strawberry Festival, 2006

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8-9!

The Grand Parade, and the Kid's Parade too!

Vashon Allied Arts' 40th Anniversary

Vashon Allied Arts celebrated forty years for the Arts at the Blue Heron, Sunday July 16, 2006!

The really scary part is that I was involved in VAA myself, almost 30 years ago...

Vashon Island High School: Graduation, 2006

June 17, 2006

Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation, 2006

Blue Heron Youth Theater: the Magic Flute

The Magic Flute was performed by the Blue Heron Youth Theater for the general public on March 24, 25 and 26, 2006.

Blue Heron Dance: Nutcracker 2005!

And Double Dutch, too!

VHS Homecoming 2005!

The Parade!

The Court!

the Sound Band - their last show

Or would it be?

Blue Heron Dance:
Swan Lake, La Fille Mal Garde, and Original Works!

Swan Lake excerpts!

One Two Step, by Middle School Hip Hop!

Strawberry Festival 2005!

Strawberry Festival 2005!

The Grand Parade    The Kid's Parade

Island Suzuki Strings    Hip Hop Hour    and    "The Sound Band rocks the Rock"
at the Festival Youth Stage!

The 2005 Strawberry Festival    Car Parade    and    Car Show!

Latest Updates:    Just Fiddlin' 'Round

Vashon High School Graduation, 2005

June 18, 2005

Vashon High School Drama: Little Shop of Horrors!

May, 2005

Blue Heron Dance presents: the Nutcracker 2004!

December, 2004

Halloween on Vashon, 2004!

On a slower Internet connection? Start here for single pictures, page-by-page.

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Pirate Pals, 2004! The Pirate Pals are Chautauqua kids who get a VHS Cheer big sister, or a VHS Football big brother for the fall season!

Vashon High School Homecoming, 2004! Queen Caitlin and King Andy!

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Pirate girls soccer vs Foster, 09/30/04! Caitlin Bonner with a strong shot on goal!

From Vashon to Himeji, 2004! Himeji Minami Senior High School is Vashon High School's sister school, located in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

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Vashon High School graduation, 2004

Vashon Idyll! A Benefit for the VHS Class of 2005 Graduation Celebration!

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the Blue Heron Dance Company: La Sylphide and Original works! May 7-8-9, 2004

Pirate baseball vs North Mason! Out at first! The Pirates get a great pickoff at first against North Mason!

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The Ice Wolf! Saturday night closeups!

The Ice Wolf! Opening night!

At the Blue Heron for three performances only: March 26, 27 and 28, 2004!
It was fantastic! School performances all the next week!

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Cabaret! I took over 200 pictures on opening night Friday, and Saturday night!

VHS Homecoming 2003! Homecoming 2003 at halftime; the Court; the Parade; the floats!