Capitol Hill summer fashion | Seattle, WA

Seafair | The Pirates

Under a cloudless summer sky, thousands of onlookers clustered along the beach to watch a swath of Seafair Pirates exit their boat to charge the masses Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Alki Point in Seattle, Wash. While on course toward the shore, the marauders' boat ran aground on an unforeseen sandbar several feet below the surface of the water. The glitch was quickly forgotten after the boat's captain reset the vessel's course and the rusty gate dropped, letting loose the pack of pirates.

Margarita Martinez, in blue and orange stripes, takes a moment to pull back her fake eyepatch to look up the beach while waiting for the Seafair Pirates to arrive on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Alki Point in Seattle, Wash. 

Wearing the same pirate costume that he attended a pub crawl in this past weekend, Paul Twibell, of Alki, shows off some of his jewelry Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Alki Point in Seattle, Wash. 

Marius Devine, 3, right, and grandmother Suzanne Broback, left, wait for Devine's father - a Seafair Pirate - to show up in the infamous boat Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Alki Point in Seattle, Wash. Under a cloudless summer sky, thousands clustered along the beach to watch the swath of bearded marauders exit their boats.

Killing Time

Just another day on the feature hunt in beautiful (yet unseasonable) Utah weather. While it does not always work, I tend to like quieter moments when looking to fill a news hole for the next day.

Spring Fashion Show

Under a greenhouse roof, dozens of women of all ages awaited the start of a spring fashion show by JJeans & Things on Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Olson's Garden Shoppe in Payson, Utah.

The Peruvian Fire Engine

Let there be light! A normal day turned great when I was sent to photograph a group of volunteers cleaning out an old firetruck destined for use in Peru. Not only did the weather clear up, but the calm of the cleaning was sporadically broken by impromptu water fights. Naturally, I became a target. Go figure.  This post - as many others are on this blog - reflect the beauty of working a "found" experience while out on assignment. As every photojournalist knows, not everything is perfect - but that sure doesn't mean you can't go out and have a good time.  Enjoy!