There were two jobs I thought about pursuing when I lived in Spain: Shepherd (but I had no dogs) or UPS delivery man. I wanted to wander through that magical landscape and daydream. This week, when I saw a square, brown truck rumble through the Central Oregon sage, the romance of driving around delivering boxes of presents to strangers hit me again. Then, in the middle of my mind drifting away, Leo
Tim LaBarge is a freelance photographer in Portland, Oregon.
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Back when I was studying literature and drama, I stumbled on this line from Tennessee Williams: “Snatching the eternal out of the desperately fleeting is the great magic trick of human existence.” I wrote it down and haven’t really thought about it in years. Thinking about it now, I guess it reflects how I feel about taking pictures.
Drop by now and then to see more photographs posted from current assignments, travels, the archive, weddings or fun pictures from living with two funny little boys.
Do call or write if you have an assignment here in the Northwest: timlabarge -at- comcast.net or call 971.235.4446.