Commercial Photography Portfolio

Olympia & the South Puget Sound, Washington

Volunteers raise a timber-framed wall during the South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity Women Build in Olympia, Washington

Guest room interior at Swantown Inn, a historic bed and breakfast in Olympia, Washington

Olympia High School mascot Pepper pointing a gloved hand directly at the camera, body soft in the background

Entryway and staircase at Swantown Inn with light through a stained glass window

Barista handing a customer a plated BLT sandwich across the counter at Taylor Ray's Cafe in Olympia

Dylan Rowell lying on the track surface after a sub-four-minute mile at Brooks PR Invitational 2026

Nike sprint spikes photographed against a dark background

Shawn Harju seated at her desk in the Chrysalis Solutions office

Exterior of a glass and metal commercial building in Denver, Colorado

Sprinter Mika Meconi driving out of the starting blocks, captured as a motion sequence

Baker holding a wire whisk coated in chocolate frosting at Tender Velvet Rebel Oven, Olympia

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Architecture, brand, product, headshots, and documentation. One conversation is enough to scope it.

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Architecture & Built Environment

Hospitality interiors, civic and museum spaces, active construction, and industrial exteriors. Shot to survive a web crop and a print bleed.

Interior of the Columbia Room guest suite at Swantown Inn, Olympia, Washington

Interior of the AHA Museum in Olympia looking out through the front window

Volunteers framing a wall at the 2026 South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity Women Build

Interior of the Dempsey Indoor athletic facility at the University of Washington

Brand & Editorial

People doing the actual work. Built for homepage heroes, about pages, and email banners — not for a stock library.

Product

Menu items, gear, and e-commerce inventory. Framed with the crop and the add-to-cart sequence already accounted for.

Assortment of baked goods from Tender Velvet Rebel Oven in Olympia, Washington

Baked goods arranged with a matcha drink at Tender Velvet Rebel Oven

Layered iced latte in a clear glass at Taylor Ray's Cafe

Single sneaker photographed from below against a clean background

Craderson Carriers custom running pack in purple and black

Team & Headshots

Consistent, repeatable, on-brand. On location or on seamless — whichever your site actually needs.

Abacor founders seated on exterior steps wearing branded company t-shirts

See the full session: Commercial headshots at Shear Barber Studio

Sport

High-speed documentation under real conditions. The same discipline applied to a job site, applied to a track.

Runners breaking from the starting line at the gun, Nike Jesuit Relays 2026

Athlete Max Dower photographed from a low angle against blue sky

Deployment Results // Commercial Operations

Infrastructure Impact

Real projects, real partners, real outcomes. Two commissioned engagements and one self-initiated concept, labeled as such.

// Commercial Partnership // Repeat Client

South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity

One event became four engagements. Eight consecutive build days documented on site, 812 images delivered, same-cycle turnaround so the organization could publish while the build was still underway. Volunteer teams included a corporate group from Swire Coca-Cola. The archive continues to serve as marketing and donor collateral.

Russell photographed all 8 days of our Women Build event. I'm pleased with the pictures and impressed by the quick delivery. Russell had a great presence at the event and worked well with staff and volunteers. Scott Wild — Marketing and PR Manager, South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity

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Wide exterior view of the front of Swantown Inn, a historic property in Olympia, Washington

// Hospitality & Architecture // Repeat Client

Swantown Inn & Dunbar House

Started as a small exterior test. Became the full interior and exterior library commissioned to launch alongside the property's new website — delivered exterior, entry and common areas, named guest rooms, and amenity detail, scheduled around live guest occupancy. A third phase is booked for spring, when the gardens come back.

He exceeded our expectations, and understands that shooting a bed and breakfast is not an easy thing to schedule, let alone capture. Nathan Allan — Innkeeper, Swantown Inn & Dunbar House

Engagements booked

Seasons

Site relaunch

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// Self-Initiated Concept // Not a Client Engagement

Olympia High School Mascot

Pepper had no visual brand and no photographic assets. I proposed and produced a full asset set — action, portrait, and detail frames built for social, print, and program use. These remain the only existing photographs of the mascot.

Asset Tiers

Motion Renders

Central Hub

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