It’s now June, but here are photo’s from when I was in Seattle, in September. Around 75% of these wouldn’t have been put up a few months ago. When I arrived, I was held in airport security for over 3 hours without being given a reason why. After being interrogated, getting my luggage pulled apart and having my e-mails sifted through, they believed that I wasn’t aiming to get a job and work for 2 months and kindly let me leave…
I mainly stayed with my cousins, Kylee and Ashley, in ‘downtown’ Seattle. Kylee and I took Oliver and Chloe for a walk once I stopped moaning about what happened.
Advance apology for so many dog photo’s. I hope they are some form of payment for allowing me to get in the way.
Chloe, wanting me to feed her.
There is public art and sculptures all round Seattle. It was sometimes hard to tell which was which.
Kylee’s uncle and cousins brought us along to a gig to see a band called JJ Gray and Mofro. This was at the Showbox at the Market which was walking distance away.
Oliver.
Not sure about this one.
A new Skoda advert came on the t.v a couple of months ago, and I was certain I recognised the drummer in it from somewhere. Pretty sure this is him, but I didn’t get to see him play. He is a street drummer called Phil Bondy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqPH4wwQ0BI.
The Seattle Mariners playing the Boston Red Sox. They lost.
I’ve never seen another dog pose so much.
The ‘Gasworks Park’.
A bit too ‘Windows 96 desktop’.
Kylee and Oliver.
I took pictures of the Space Needle to give me a rough idea of where I was. I generally just walked around and got lost for a few hours.
The American flag is up everywhere you go. It’s pretty standard to take photo’s of them because it seems like a novelty to us.
Pretty ‘loud’ trousers…
My pals when no one was at home.
A tape Kylee came across, when cleaning out her car.
I stayed with more family in Tacoma. This was at the state fair in Puyallup. It rained a lot so didn’t have my camera out much.
I hope this t-shirt was custom made. I think.
Donkey.
I think this is Chambers Bay at Steilacoom. Kylee can correct me if I’m wrong.
Some of my family at the bar.
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The house and bar were used for a neighbours birthday party.
I didn’t take many other photo’s that night. Will put some more up soon. Criticism always welcome. Cheers for looking.
jonathan loved these pics, you’re a great photographer , marie
Jonathan! I wish i could comment on each photo underneath the photo. Are you linking them to FAcebook so we can post individually? These are great! Your street scenes are so cool and make me like Seattle better. i love your comments too i.e. Your Windows 96 Desktop…LOL… The black and white photos of the dogs are great too. Can’t wait to see more!!!!
Oh yeah, and the BeeGees Tape. Total crackup!
Hey Jonathan, thanks for sharing these pics, what a great eye you have!
It’s fun to see our city through the eyes of a “foreigner’-ha. I never even think about the novelty of seeing the American flag everywhere because we are so used to it. Your pics of Oliver and Chole just crack me up, especially that second picture and that one with Oliver wearing a mask. You can just feel their personality. I’m glad you got the picture of that sculpture near the waterfront., the one with the wheel and strands coming out of the top. Do you know what that is? It’s real obvious to people my age but maybe you’ve never seen one before???
Great use of color to draw your eye, like the guy with the loud pants, and repetition of form like the guys with the red bags, and I really like the eye play between the guy sitting on the street corner to the bus in front of him with a pic of the girls sitting in the grass.
Your pics motivate me to get back out there and take more pics myself. great stuff. and I look forward to seeing some more! thanks!
-Brian (Benedetti)