Blaine Lints loves to run. Seriously. I was assigned to photograph the Newport High School junior for a feature about the aspiring ultra-endurance athlete. Blaine told me he has already run 60 miles continuously, and now has his sights set on 130 miles in 24 hours for an upcoming Relay For Life event in May. Like I said — Blaine Lints loves to run. More photos after the jump…

Runners break from the starting line during the annual Mercer Island Half Marathon on Sunday morning, March 21. My assignment was to focus on cover art for the print edition of the Mercer Island Reporter, and decided a vantage point on the hill across from the start area would do the trick. More images after the jump…

A quick photo recap of the Bellevue boys and Mercer Island girls tournament runs at the Washington State 3A Basketball championships at the Tacoma Dome last week. Above, Bellevue’s Will Locke flying high for two points against Glacier Peak. More photos after the jump…

Apolo Anton Ohno, eight-time speed skating Winter Olympic medalist, spoke to students at Chinook Middle School in Bellevue on Friday, March 12, 2010. Ohno’s message about the perils of underage drinking was part of his involvement with Ask, Listen, Learn. More photos of Ohno after the jump…

Basketball season is heating up as the 4A state hoops tournament starts next week and the 3A district tournament continues. The following athlete portraits are from recent feature assignments and all use a two-light setup in different configurations. More photos after the jump…

As the Olympic Winter Games are upon us at our neighbors to the north in Vancouver, I had the opportunity to check out the sport of curling at the Granite Curling Club in Seattle. The club is the only  ice dedicated to curling in the Western United States. Besides winning a friendly a wager of coffee for best rock throw from Mercer Island Reporter sports writer Megan Managan, I dusted off the video camera that I seemed to have shelved in recent months and put together a motion piece. I’m always learning as this is a new arena of storytelling for me, and definitely some areas to improve. Favorite shot — near the middle of the video — was the poor man’s “Steadicam” as gracious club member Tom FitzGerald pushed me in a chair down the adjacent sheet of ice for a full length view of a curling shot. For for more local Winter Olympics news check out our company blog Passport to Vancouver 2010. Enjoy!