TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY K.B. DIXON
The photographic portrait is a complex thing—an image gathered at the center of four corners. It is what the camera sees, what the photographer sees, what the viewer sees, and what the subject hides or reveals. The facts of it can be explained to some degree, but not the experience of it. It is a magic trick, a sort of transcendental transcription. It is pulling a rabbit out of your hat, or in this case out of your DSLR.
The portraits gathered here are the latest in a series titled In the Frame—a photographic chronicle of the talented people whose contributions to the art, character, and culture of this city have made it what it is today, people whose various legacies are destined to be part of our cultural heritage.
As with the previous portraits in this series, these have been taken in situ using available light.
JERRY MOUAWAD

CAROL TRIFFLE

BETH HARPER

STU LEVY

ELIZABETH MALASKA

MADISON CARIO

DON HORN

TITO CHOWDHURY

MICHAEL T. HENSLEY

VICTOR MALDONADO

DENNIS BRITTEN

PREVIOUSLY IN THE SERIES
- IN THE FRAME: ELEVEN MEN. Portraits of leading figures ranging from the late Claymation master Will Vinton to the Hollywood Theatre’s Doug Whyte and jazz drummer Mel Brown.
- IN THE FRAME: ELEVEN WOMEN. Portraits of leading figures ranging from Oregon Symphony concertmaster Sarah Kwak to abstract painter Lucinda Parker and novelist Monica Drake.
- IN THE FRAME 3: LENS ON ARTISTS. Portraits of leading figures ranging from artist Sherrie Wolf to theater empresario Jose Gonzalez to blues singers LaRhonda Steele and Curtis Salgado to radio producer Laura Hadden.
- IN THE FRAME 4: CULTURE NOW. Portraits of leading figures ranging from Creative Laureate Subashini Ganesan to painter Arvie Smith to Bitch Media creative director Andi Zeisler to choreographer Sarah Slipper.
- K.B. Dixon’s latest book Too True: Essays on Photography has been selected as a Finalist for the Best Book Award, the Eric Hoffer Book Award, and a National Indie Excellence Award.
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