Bellingham: Impressions

This portrait of Bellingham includes: lush flower gardens and orchards; peaceful Whatcom Falls Park; the impressive sculpture collection of Western Washington University; snow-capped Mount Baker; Coleman Glacier; anglers along the Nooksack River; fishing boats in Squalicum Harbor; old-growth northwest forests of western hemlock and western red cedar; the Allied Arts Chalk Art Festival; Peace Arch State and Provincial Parks; the Bellingham Highland Games; the Sea to Ski race; the Lummi Stommish Powwow; the Mount Baker Legendary Banked Slalom; and, of course, Dirty Dan Days.

Mark Turner has been photographing the Pacific Northwest since he moved to Bellingham in 1990. He was drawn to the natural beauty of the mountains and coast and has explored the area extensively as a hiker, backpacker, and climberùoften with many pounds of camera gear on his back. Mark is a freelance editorial photographer specializing in botanical subjects, especially Northwest wildflowers and gardens. Photographing community events, festivals, landmarks, and architecture is a welcome and rewarding change of pace for Mark. Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, which he photographed, won an American Horticultural Society Book Award in 2007.