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Profile
THE FILE 12,000 digital files; 60,000 35mm; 1000 scans; 2,000 6x4½.
OVERVIEW Stock, assignments, museum exhibits and books about people, lifestyle, places and wildlife. I specialize in capturing the moment and mutiple image photo stories with a fine art eye. Extensive coverage of Chinese-American children, Pacific salmon and her cultures, Exxon Valdez oil spill, contruction of Safeco Field, model-released weddings and portraits, remote regions of Alaska, eastern Siberia, Russian Far East, Guatemala, Vietnam, Puget Sound, Northwest U.S., Copper Canyon (Mexico). Scenics, people, lifestyles, wildlife. Native Americans, loggers, old-growth forests in Alaska and Washington.
NATURAL HISTORY Pacific salmon, Komodo dragons, Apollo butterfly, seals (elephant, fur, harbor), sea lions, walrus, whales (humpback, gray, orca), quetzal, auklets, alcids, bald eagles, reindeer, bears. All images are taken in the wild.
GENERAL STOCK People, wildlife and places in remote areas of Alaska, Bering Sea, eastern Siberia and Russian Far East; Vietnam; Guatemala; the Northwest U.S. Scenics, dramatic weather and wildlife. Construction workers, loggers. Extensive coverage of salmon and indigenous cultures. Commercial fishing.
ENVIRONMENTAL Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska in 1989, 1993, 1998; logging in Alaska and Washington; river degradation: dams, irrigation. Cloud forest (Guatemala).
LIFESTYLE Model-released weddings and portraits; Chinese-American children. Cruises. Chinese orphanage. Family ranching in Nevada
SPECIALTIES Portraits and lifestyle photos, many released, of people in natural and urban environments. Photo stories. Salmon above and below water. Commercial fishing and heavy seas (waves). Animals in the wild. The beauty of unspoiled areas as well as ecological degradation like the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Summer and winter weather in the Arctic. Released construction workers, weddings and portraits suitable for advertising and corporate use.
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS North America: In the U.S., Alaska (including Bering Sea, Glacier Bay, Pribilof Island, Prince William Sound, St. Lawrence Island, Tongass NF, Yukon Delta), Idaho, Nevada, Washington (Puget Sound, Seattle); in Canada, British Columbia (Inside Passage, Manitoba, Vancouver Island); in Mexico, Baja, Copper Canyon. Asia: China, Indonesia (Komodo Island), Japan, Russian Far East, Siberia, Vietnam. Europe: France (Corsica). Latin America: Guatemala. Pacific: New Zealand.
RECENT COVERAGE Chinese adoption; construction; new underwater salmon photos; weddings and portraits
PHOTOGRAPHIC PLANS I am working on a long-term project on how China's one-child policy affects people in that country and in the United States.
CREDITS Magazines/Newspapers: Alaska, Audubon, Forbes, Geo, Mother Jones, National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Natural History, Newsweek, New York Times, Outdoor Photographer, Smithsonian, Time, Travel Holiday, U.S. News & World Report, Wildlife Conservation. (Includes many features.) Books: HarperCollins, National Geographic, Time-Life. Author/Photographer: Reaching Home: Pacific Salmon, Pacific People (Alaska Northwest Books, 1994 2nd ed.), I Dream Alaska (Alaska Northwest Books, 1998); A Diamond in the Emerald City, 1999 Seattle Mariners; Inside Out: Microsoft in Our Own Words (2000). Advertising/Corporate: Caterpillar, Procter & Gamble, Ogilvy, Resource Group International, Vanguard DirectWall Street Journal. Exhibits: "Reaching Home: Pacific Salmon, Pacific People" traveling exhibit based on book; "Salmon in the Trees" (Seattle Arts Commission). Other: Featured expedition photographer for One World Journeys. Grant: Alicia Patterson, $25,000; Seattle Arts Commission, $10,000. Awards: Finalist for Pulitzer, winner of Meeman, second in World Press contest, Nanpa Fellow, 200+ others; selected for Master Photographer series, Outdoor Photographer.
RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS Popular speaker most recently at PhotoPlus Expo and WPPI. Workshops on lighting, digital workflow, the elements of the photostory. Co-founder of Blue Earth Alliance. Author of mystery book
COMMENTS Works well with people of all cultures. Documentary, photojournalism, corporate promotion, location portrait work. Creative. Images appropriate for advertising or editorial use. Assignments. Overnight service. Research or digital upload fees may apply.
NONEDITORIAL SERVICES Limited edition prints.
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Natalie Fobes Photography
4557 51st Place SW Seattle WA 98116-3901 Phone: 206 937-9375 Email: natalie@fobesphoto.com Website: http://www.fobesphoto.com Contact: Natalie or Jill » Photographer's Bio |