For our Spring ‘15 Stumptown launch we gathered five of our favorite Northwest photographers and sent them on a road trip to Central Oregon, all shooting the experience from their perspectives.
“My favorite moment from the shoot was on the drive out of the desert and north to The Dalles. We went over a pass totally engulfed with thick fog and it was absolutely stunning. We pulled off the highway to take some photos in the frozen grass and I caught Tally dancing in the middle of the street while waiting for the others to come back to the van. Then we stopped to climb a giant gravel mound and I was the only one to make it to the top. I’ve honestly wanted to climb one of those things since I was little kid, so that was pretty exciting.”
AMANDA LEIGH SMITH is originally from Cypress, Texas but has been living in Portland, Oregon for the last nine years. Her interest in photography began in middle school where she learned to develop her own film at age 14. She continued studying photojournalism through high school and developed a love of all types of photography: journalistic, nature, adventure, fashion, and portrait.
More from Amanda: aleighsmith.com | amandaleighsmith.blogspot.com | @a_leighsmith
