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The Cowboys Are Back in Town

Ahead of the 8 Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo, bullfighters and riders amble through Portland’s nightlife.
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It’s 8:30 on a bright Friday evening, and a white pickup truck rumbles through the streets of Portland’s Pearl District. Five guys in big-brimmed hats, western shirts, and jeans sit along the rail of the truck bed, shouting at people as they roll by. Bullfighters Christian Mills and AJ Neal, bull riders KeAon Griffin and […]

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Photo Essay: A Glimpse of the 8 Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo

The sold-out event was organized by Portland-based photographer Ivan McClellan, who has been documenting Black cowboy culture across North America for the better part of the last decade.
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Athletes from around the country and spectators from all over the metro area converged on Sunday June 17, at the Portland Expo Center, for a historic first annual 8 Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo. This sold-out event was organized by Portland-based photographer Ivan McClellan, who has been documenting Black cowboy culture across North America for the better […]

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PAM’s Ansel Adams Exhibit Honors, and Challenges, Photographer’s Legacy Through a Contemporary Lens

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A display of Adams’ photographs originally published as a 16-print portfolio in 1927—one of the first collections ever to be released in this manner. Sean Bascom Ansel Adams might be the most famous photographer of all time. Even if you don’t know his name, you have likely seen his arresting black and white images of […]

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Photo Essay: Community Responds to the Killing of Kevin Peterson, Jr. by Washington Deputies

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A shrine memorializing Kevin Peterson, Jr. in the parking lot where he was killed. Sean Bascom Kevin Peterson Jr., a 21-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by Clark County Sheriff deputies early Thursday evening in Hazel Dell, a small community a few miles north of Vancouver, Washington. The details of this case remain hazy, with […]

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