First and foremost, I am a writing reporter; but when the need arises, I am equally capable a taking photos for my stories. These are a few examples:
Crystal from a seller at Eugene’s Saturday market. Travis Loose
Aliya Bree Hall, 19, studies journalism and German at the University of Oregon. Travis Loose
Clint Coleman, 45, meets with Tyler James, his boss at AHM Brands in downtown Eugene, Oregon, where Coleman works as the art director. Travis Loose
As the art director for AHM Brands in Eugene, Oregon, Clint Coleman, 45, oversees design processes and other designers to ensure the functional flow of the creative department, and to maintain cohesive direction by all departments and employees. Travis Loose
Before his 23rd birthday on Sunday, James Ochsner sits by the Willamette River in deep contemplation. “My buddy is DJ’ing a party at Cosmic Pizza tonight,” he said. “So right now, I’m just chillin’ – the calm before the storm, as they say.” Eugene, Oregon. Travis Loose
“Luna” by artist Ellen Tykeson is located in the Straub quadrangle, south of the Erb Memorial Union on the University of Oregon’s campus. The bronze sculpture, “an interpretation of mythology’s ancient moon goddess,” was commissioned in 2013. Travis Loose
The federal courthouse building in Eugene, Oregon, as seen at dusk. Travis Loose
John Rodke, 30, plays city league kickball at Tugman Park in Eugene, Oregon. Travis Loose
Taylor Jones, 21, a University of Oregon junior majoring in Public Relations at the School of Journalism and Communication, has been on-the-air at KWVA 88.1 FM since September 2012. Travis Loose
Wild horses enter a corral before their divided into smaller groups at the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse corrals in Burns, Oregon. Travis Loose
Wrangler Bob Grant steers a herd of wild horses into the chutes at the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse corrals in Burns, Oregon. Travis Loose
Wrangler Bob Grant feeds the horses at 7 a.m., despite the balmy 27 degree high desert weather, at the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse corrals in Burns, Oregon. Travis Loose
Facility Manager Wendy Rickman keeps an eye on things at the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse Corrals in Harney County, Oregon. Travis Loose
A gelding at the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse corrals in Burns, Oregon, nervously awaits his inoculations. Travis Loose
A herd stallion (left) with an approximately 1-year-old wild horse (right) in the Steens Mountain basin Bureau of Land Management’s Herd Management Area. Travis Loose
Garrett Stevens, 14, performs a trick at the Lincoln Park skate park on Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Forest Grove, Oregon. Travis Loose, Forest Grove News-Times
On June 20, Jacob Alton, 18, performs lifeguard duty during the first Saturday free swim of the summer at the Forest Grove Aquatic Center. This is Alton’s third summer working as a lifeguard. Most recently, Alton finished his first year as a construction engineer major at Oregon State University. Travis Loose, Forest Grove News-Times
June 20: Connor Treadaway manages one of the spray hoses at the Forest Grove Aquatic Center during the first Saturday free swim of the summer. There will be nine more free swims before Aug. 29, Saturdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Travis Loose, Forest Grove News-Times
(from left) Charlotte Welhaven Lumae and Daphne Welhaven Kitchen anxiously watch as Travis Souza wraps the two 159-year-old portraits of Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven and his wife, Josephine Bidoulac, in plastic tarp. The portraits will be taken by Souza to San Fransisco where they will then be transported by plane to a museum in Oslo, Norway. Travis Loose, News-Times
Fireman A.J. Silva helped kids tackles the firehose activity at the ‘Be Your Own Hero’ event on Saturday, June 27. The Forest Grove Fire Department offered a number of obstacles and activities for families to engage in. Hot dogs and popsicles were provided as well. Travis Loose, News-Times
(from left) Cameron, 5, and Mallory Kurth, 2, enjoy the warm waters at Hagg Lake on Saturday, June 27. Their parents, Joe and Robin, travelled from Tigard to “cool down a little bit and have som fun,” they said. Travis Loose, News-Times
Christian McVey, 28, enjoyed his first day off in 70 days by bringing Ty, 4, to Hagg Lake for some fun in the water. Travis Loose, News-Times
Phil Shaw’s Love Bug was a popular entrant at Sunday’s 43rd annual Concours d’Elegance car show in Forest Grove. This edition of Herbie is a “heavily restored” 1964 Volkswagen Beetle, and is one of three in the Portland area—all of which were restored by Dann Craven of Sacramento, Calif. Travis Loose, News-Times
Children take off at the Love Rocks Run at Tom McCall Elementary on Saturday, June 27. Travis Loose, News-Times
A member of the race crew helps the kids along during the Love Rocks Run at Tom McCall Elementary on Saturday, June 27. Travis Loose, News-Times
On Saturday, June 27, the Love Rocks Run began its 5k loop at Tom McCall Elementary at 8 a.m. All proceeds from the charity event will help fund Anna and Abby’s Yard, a community playground planned for Rogers Park in Forest Grove. Travis Loose, News-Times
(1/3) Soft soil nearly caused catastrophic damages to multi-million-dollar equipment at Pacific University in Forest Grove Tuesday, July 7.While concrete was being poured into an elevator shaft in Scott Hall for one of the four major campus renovations this summer, the ground gave way beneath one of the rigger legs supporting the crane. Travis Loose, News-Times
(2/3) A hose attached to the crane was carrying concrete about 25 yards across the lawn, and when the ground buckled, the whole crane-lift vehicle wound up suspended nearly 12 feet off the ground.As the crane dipped, the hose-arm impacted and dented the door through which the concrete was being poured. Travis Loose, News-Times
(3/3) Fortunately, there were no injuries connected to the incident. However, it did take the crew of Brundage-Bone nearly two hours to right the truck and pull the crane from the university lawn. Additionally, while the crane was being extracted, it left a 25-foot long ditch from where it was dragged across the grass. Travis Loose, News-Times
Bojo wears a pensive look on his face as he stands like a sentry atop the Farm and Garden Store on 19th Avenue in Forest Grove. He comes and goes from inside an apartment on the top floor of the building, where he lives with store owner Derric Crowell. Travis Loose, News-Times
Sandy Cardenas, 11, watches attentively as Shad Petersen jumps over her on his motorcycle at the Washington County Fair in Hillsboro on Thursday afternoon. “I felt awesome and scared at the same time,” Cardenas said. “I was scared because his bike wasn’t working earlier.” Travis Loose, News-Times
With work hours taking them late into the night, only to turn around and start up again early in the morning, coffee helps fuel Emily Lux and Nate Marcel’s efforts to complete the mural for the Forest Grove Fire Department. Travis Loose, News-Times
Public servants bowed their heads for a brief prayer during the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony as they remembered the terrorist attacks 14 years ago. Travis Loose, News-Times
About 20 citizens joined roughly 40 firefighters and police officers at the garrison flag in Forest Grove for the annual ceremony honoring those who died Sept. 11, 2001. Travis Loose, News-Times
A Hillsboro firefighter walks past the tractor that caused the blaze at Dimeo Farms on Tongue Lane in Cornelius. Travis Loose, Hillsboro Tribune
A firefighter saturates the soil with water as part of mop up after the grass fire at Dimeo Farms in Cornelius. Travis Loose, Hillsboro Tribune
Rebecca Moore of Monks Gate Vineyard & Wines in Carlton, Oregon, pours a glass of red at Forest Grove Uncorked! Using only estate-grown fruits in its wines, Monks Gate was recently pulled out of a long-term lease by Moore after she decided to take over the family farm. By adding her new company’s pinot noir variations to the Main Street event, she became one of 52 food and alcohol vendors that served nearly 1,200 visitors. This year’s event raised $3,100 in charity for the city’s Public Safety Chaplaincy and saw a wider variety of non-wine beverage choices than in any previous year. Travis Loose, News-Times
After a stinger-less drone bee fell from the honey comb beekeeper Mike Standing was extracting, he dutifully picked up the little guy and returned him to the hive. “You want to be a good steward for your bees,” Standing said. Travis Loose, News-Times
Mike Standing holds an extracted honey comb covered in worker bees. After removing the honey comb trays, he places them in a machine and spins the honey free. Travis Loose, News-Times
Over the past four decades, Carl Ott has collected between 50,000 and 75,000 milk bottles and caps, some of which occupy a room in his Forest Grove home. Travis Loose, News-Times
Cardboard milk bottle caps are mostly a thing of the past, says collector Carl Ott. Travis Loose, News-Times
