Behind the Camera

Michael Ballard is a wedding photographer, a creative portrait photographer, a studio co-owner (with his partner), a partner to a model, a photo meetup organizer, a workshop leader, a podcaster, and a father to three children. “For the last year,...

Howard Lao, a Portland-based freelance photographer who specializes in sports photography, has an undeniable passion for telling the stories of athletes of all levels. This passion stems from his own personal experience running track in high school and in college...