Cultural Landscape

K.B. Dixon photographs talented, dedicated, and creative people who have made significant contributions to the art, character, and culture of Oregon. His captivating and intimate black and white images methodically document our contemporary cultural landscape.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 18

Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of cultural profiles with portraits of poet and memoirist Judith Barrington, theater leader Harrison Butler, painter Phyllis Trowbridge, jazz musician Ryan Meagher, and Literary Arts leader Amanda Bullock.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 17

Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of cultural profiles with portraits of animator & filmmaker Rose Bond, painter Chris Russell, composer Judy A. Rose, Mother Foucault’s Bookshop founder Craig Florence, and writer & editor Rachel King.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 16

Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of cultural profiles with portraits of choreographer Jessica Wallenfels, visual artist Ryan Pierce, poet and book editor Valerie Witte, actor/director Isaac Lamb, and choral leader Katherine Fitzgibbon.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 15

Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of cultural profiles with portraits of visual artist Chris Chandler, Miller Foundation leader Carrie Hoops, Caldera leader Kimberly Howard Wade, and writers Evan Morgan Williams and Steven L. Moore.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 14

K.B. Dixon's cultural-portrait series continues with black & white images of novelist Lydia Kiesling, actor Charles Grant, multidisciplinary artist Emily Ginsburg, photographer Thibault Roland, and writer/editor Margaret Malone.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 13

K.B. Dixon's cultural-portrait series continues with black & white images of jazz drummer Ron Steen, multimedia artist Pamela Chipman, musical-theater leader Sharon Maroney, filmmaker Jim Blashfield, and author and environmentalist Allison Cobb.

The Cultural Landscape 12: Special Edition

K.B. Dixon's cultural-portrait series continues with a "special edition" featuring trailblazing women artists Lucinda Parker, Judy Cooke, Phyllis Yes, Sherrie Wolf, and Laura Ross-Paul.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 11

K.B. Dixon's cultural-portrait series continues with visual artist Marie Watt, classical percussionist Niel DePonte, dancer & choreographer Oluyinka Akinjiola, poet & storyteller Brian S. Ellis, and actor & Portland Revels leader Lauren Bloom Hanover.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 10

K.B. Dixon's cultural-portrait series continues with All Classical's Suzanne Nance, poet Carlos Reyes, playwright Andrea Stolowitz, visual artist James Minden, and flautist Amelia Lukas.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 9

K.B. Dixon's culltural-portrait series continues with illustrator Kate Bingaman-Burt, artist Dan Gluibizzi, writers Cecily Wong and Aaron Galbreath, and Oregon Ballet Theatre's Dani Rowe.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 8

Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of portraits of Oregon cultural leaders with parks activist Randy Gragg, playwright Lava Alapai, mixed-media artist Erik Geschke, writer Erica Berry, and choreographer/dancer Samuel Hobbs.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 7

Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of portraits with singer & actor Susannah Mars, violinist Tomás Cotik, Native arts leader Lulani Arquette, sculptor Ben Buswell, and multidisciplinary artist Fuchsia Lin.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 6

Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of portraits with theater leader Josh Hecht, art school dean Jen Cole, opera singer Hannah Penn, novelist Tony Ardizzone, and film prop and effects artist Christina Kortum.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 5

Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of portraits with musicians Marv and Rindy Ross, artist David Eckard, actor Maureen Porter, and writer Todd Schultz.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 4

K.B. Dixon's series of portraits continues with the Oregon Symphony's Scott Showalter, Renegade Opera's Madeline Ross, theater leader Michael Mendelson, poet Genevieve DeGuzman, and roots music legend Lloyd Jones.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 3

K.B. Dixon continues his series with five fresh photographic portraits of people who help define the shape of Portland's culture.

Poetry month: Oregon portraits

As the nation celebrates the art of language, K.B. Dixon photographs ten leading Oregon poets.

The Cultural Landscape: Part 2

K.B. Dixon continues his photo series with portraits of ten more people who help define the shape of Portland's culture.

The Cultural Landscape: 11 Portraits

K.B. Dixon begins a new series with photographic portraits of eleven people who help define the shape of Portland's culture.

The Artists Series: Writers, a Coda

In his continuing series of portraits of Oregon artists, photographer K.B. Dixon profiles 11 outstanding writers.

Photo Shoot: Six Oregon Poets

Photographer K.B. Dixon focuses on National Poetry Month with portraits of half a dozen leading Oregon voices.

The Artists Series 5: Visual Artists

The creators: Ten portraits by K.B. Dixon of artists who are defining what Portland and the state look like.

The Artists Series 4: Visual Artists

Ten portraits by K.B. Dixon of Oregon artists who are helping to define what Portland and the state look like.

The Artists Series 3: Visual Artists

Ten portraits in black and white by K.B. Dixon of Oregon artists making their mark on the world.

The Artists Series: Writers, Part 2

Ten portraits by K.B. Dixon of Oregon writers who are making a mark, with excerpts from their work.

The Artist Series: Writers

K.B. Dixon begins a new series of artist portraits, starting with the writers.