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I consider myself to be a photographer turned author. I was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. My very first camera was a Kodak Instamatic 104, given to me by my mother when I was young. Kodak released the camera in 1963, which used 126 film cartridges and flash cubes. It was this special gift that ignited my life-long passion for photography. After owning a series of Minoltas, Nikons and Canons and entering the digital age, my photography has developed to the point where my photographs have been published in numerous books, magazines, calendars, and web sites. My work has been shown in art galleries in my current hometown of Puyallup, Washington, and they have been selected to be included in several juried photography exhibitions.
Perhaps it is a natural progression, as these days I have turned my attention to writing books as a means to share my photographs of Washington State and the intriguing stories behind them with readers such as yourself. In 2015 I published my first book, The Seven Wonders of Washington State, which highlights the most beautiful natural wonders of the Evergreen State. I have a life-long passion for capturing the beautiful natural landscapes of Washington State with my camera, as well as abandoned farmhouses, railroads, military sites and other historical places, for there can be beauty even in relics from the past. My favorite activity is taking road trips in my Jeep Wrangler to the rural areas of eastern Washington to explore abandoned places and the annual wheat harvest in the Palouse region. I am the founder of two photography web sites: SeattlePhotographs.com and WashingtonPhotographs.com. Together they contain among the largest collections of Seattle and Washington State fine art and stock photographs available online. I was recently contacted by the Fonthill Media. Apparently, the liked what they saw on my web sites. They are in the process of publishing a state by state series of books about abandoned places, and they asked me if I could author their book about abandoned places in Washington State. Of course, I said yes! The result is Abandoned Washington State. The first printing sold out, so the book is now in it's second printing, distributed by Casemate Publishers. You can purchase your own copy directly from me via the link at the bottom of the page. Contact Me Howard Frisk Photography P. O. Box 593 Sumner, WA 98390 Phone: 253-226-5717 E-mail: [email protected] Trade Sales Contact Casemate Publishers 1950 Lawrence Road Havertown, PA, 19083 Phone: 610-853-9131 |
