Photographer & graphic designer based in the Pacific Northwest

When the May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens eruption made global headlines, staff at The Daily News extensively covered the blast and its aftermath, producing 400 stories in just two weeks and continuing to follow the story for months and years. But what about the stories of the reporters behind the newspaper’s 1981 Pulitzer-winning coverage? Hear memories and stories from then-reporter Andre Stepankowsky, photo editor Roger Werth and managing editor Bob Gaston.

City of Portland market introduction video made for Intersection Co., an out-of-home advertising & technology company, in 2023.

The May 18, 1980 eruption decimated Mount St. Helens’ landscape and the complex ecosystems that inhabited it. More than 40 years later now, wildlife from crawly critters to mighty mammals continue returning to the area. This video documents a slice of Mount St. Helens wildlife captured on camera in the summer of 2019.

The top-ranked Wahkiakum High School girls basketball team is headed to Spokane and eyeing their first state championship since 1980.