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Brian Smale

Just did my first underwater portrait shoot, which was a lot more fun than I had expected. Alan Bell, who is a ridiculously fit endurance swimmer, has won Vancouver’s Bay Challenge 10 times in the last 12 years. 
Had a lot of fun shooting the stills on a video shoot for Panasonic, that was directed by my  good friend David Wild. 
We did a shoot at MetLife stadium a few weeks ago.   While we were there, a couple of local geniuses set a fire nearby as a distraction so they could steal copper wire from a local business. 
Smithsonian Magazine asked me to photograph Gig Harbor, Washington, for their story about the 20 Best Small Towns in America. 
Recently shot a series of ads for First Data Bank.  Lotsa work, but CDs Chris Chaffin and Jef Loeb were great fun to work with, and Stardust Studios did a very cool job with the digital effects. 
Wow. Muhammed Ali just turned 70! Here’s one from the archives…. back in 1997 I photographed Ali for Spin Magazine. He had a hard time moving and speaking, but still had a great sense of humor.   For this image, he said  ”I’ll give you the face I gave Frazier.”
Jason Baldwin, one of the West Memphis Three, and owner of the most positive attitude I’ve ever seen.   Photographed for People Magazine. 
We’ve been having a great summer in Seattle.  This was the scene at Golden Gardens beach last night. 
Josh Powell, the only person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan Powell, killed himself and his two young boys today.
These portraits were done for the Seattle Aquarium’s current “Come See” campaign.