Bellingham editorial photographer | 2010 portraits of the year

Xavier Dailly, Western Washington University golfer

I have always enjoyed making portraits, whether they are impromptu encounters as at Bellingham Comicon, or in more formal sessions, as in my work with Western Washington University athletes. Portraiture is so exciting and fulfilling to me — just the idea of being able to capture someone’s true personality in an image is a thrill. 2010 offered me the opportunity to shoot portraits for some terrific clients.

Cityvision Magazine hired me to make portraits of Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike, Shoreline Mayor Keith McGlashan and Everett City Attorney Ramsey Ramerman.

The Western Front assigned me to make portraits of some of Western’s top athletes and other important members of the Bellingham community.

I also made portraits for a number of smaller, local clients and editorial publications. No matter who I am photographing, I love the challenge of connecting a portrait to the story in a meaningful way.

Without further adieu, here are a few of my favorite portraits of 2010.

Bellingham editorial photographer | Western’s Xavier Dailly

One of my first assignments for Western Washington University’s newspaper The Western Front was to make portraits of golfer Xavier Dailly. It was a blustery and sporadically-rainy day out, but Xavier was a great subject to work with and a good sport about the less-than-ideal weather outside.

Portraits of Western Washington University golfer Xavier Dailly at Bellingham Golf and Country Club Thursday April 1, 2010. Dailly has been playing golf since he was three years old. Photo by Daniel Berman

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