joel bock photography blog

telling stories

A little about me…

Thanks for stopping by the blog, you'll see what I've been looking at through my lens, hear what I'm kicking around in my head, and find out all the other fun stuff about what I love to do, like hang out with my stellar family (photo right).

Born and raised in Portland, the NW is my home. The parks, the coffee, access to beach and mountain, river and forest. I began photography, combing the streets of Portland with a Pentax K1000. My love for photography has only grown since then, and I can hardly walk out the door anymore without a camera in the bag. It's what I love.

One facet of my appreciation for the art is being intentional about what I'm seeing, and relaying the essence of that moment through the story in a photo. I enjoy getting to journey with people through their wedding day, celebrating the engagement of lives to be spent together, which is why I got into wedding photography. I see it as a gift to be present in these times. As a result I'm very intentional to be non-intrusive while I relay the wonder of the moment, the nuances, the spontaneity.

I enjoy the art of story telling, so that's what I do with my photographs. In telling your story I work to discover how who you are and what is important to you connects with my creativity and style, as the result is unique and artistic, a reminder of your story, and most importantly you.

On another note, we are a preferred vendor for The Wedding Chicks. Feel free to check them out as they have inspiring posts and other helpful information for you as you plan your wedding.

Photo of our family courtesy of Bryan Rupp.

party at the parkway: photo riot!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 show hide 5 comments

Although there was SO much more that happened at Twin Rocks Friends Camp’s Party at the Parkway, we had a blast opening up our photo riot! booth for some stellar fun. There will be more photos from the event posting this week, so stay tuned! For now, here are some of the photos that myself and the amazing Cherice snapped. You’ll also note the funky clothing, an addition brought by the Trunks of Funk, some chests full of clothing I donated to the camp a few years ago that seem to have taken on a life of their own! If you were at Twin Rocks and want to see the rest of the photos (as well as purchase and download) they’ll be at jebockstorefront.com. You’ll need to contact us for the password though! Also, If you’re having an event and you’d like to have a photo riot! let us know, we’d love to help you cut loose and have some fun memories.

Do you have a favorite?