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allison barr
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photographer and social media producer at The Oregonain
Soledad Molina was kind enough to talk to @oregonian.com
about the toll increasing electricity prices has had on her family’s livelihood.

“...either I pay the rent, buy food, or pay the electric bill but I can’t do all three” she says.

Read more here: www.oregonlive.com/environment/...
January 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Roughly 1,000 people gathered at the waterfront in downtown Portland on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Local organizations Swing Left and Cedar Mill Indivisible organized the event in response to recent shootings by ICE and Border Patrol agents.

#photojournalism

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
January 14, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Around 125 people attended a vigil on Friday, January 9, 2025 at Adventist Health Portland for the victims of recent ICE and Border Patrol shootings.

Read more here: lnkd.in/gWmjWMBQ

#documentaryphotography #portlandphotographer
January 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Still not over all the love I received on my latest article about Woodstock Cafe. Getting picked up by AP was a goal of mine for the last year, and I can't believe I got to check it off my bucket list! 😊

If you missed it, you can read it here: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Woodstock is a cafe that is run in ASL. Most baristas are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Besides coffee, they have game nights, knitting meetups, sign language groups and more.

By me for the @oregonian.com 💞

Read more here: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
January 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The Ukranian Winterfest last weekend for the @oregonian.com 💛❄️ www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/12...
December 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tuesday night, Tatas for Toys raised over $60,000 for Doernbecher’s Children’s Hospital.

Photos by me for @oregonian.com 📸

www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Got to check photographing burlesque off my bucket list 🥹💖✨

Can Can Productions for @oregonian.com last Friday. Writing by Veronica Nocera🪩🩰

Read more here: www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...

#photojournalism #documentaryphoto #portlandphotographer
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Portraits of Jackie Merlos, a woman who was detained by ICE for four months. Merlos is here on a pending U Visa, which allows victims of crime to remain in the U.S. legally.

You can read more here: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

#photojournalism #documentaryphotography #portraiture
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Nearly selling out the Moda Center as part of her Ultrasound tour, Lorde performed her newest album, “Virgin” Tuesday night. Portland was one of more than 35 stops the tour is making in the U.S. and Europe.

By me for the @oregonian.com

www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...

#portlandphotographer
October 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I'm so honored that @oregonian.com put my photo up in the office. 🥺 ❤️
October 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Around 40,000 people marched in Portland's No Kings protest on October 18, 2025.

By me for the @oregonian.com

#protestphotography #nokings #portlandphotographer
October 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Obaidullah Baraty is a 26-year-old who migrated from Afghanistan earlier this year with the help of several local programs.

The Afghan Support Network helps migrants in so many ways from driving lessons, financial aid, English classes and more.

Read more here: www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...
September 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Meet Freeland Spirits. Founder Jill Kuehler knows what it’s like to be in a male-dominated field, so she works hard to make Freeland a place where women can feel safe.

You can learn more by reading the article here: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202... 🗞️🥃
September 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Roseline Vakkai migrated to the U.S. from Nigeria 16 years ago. She founded the Women’s Rainbow Farm in 2022.

The farm is divvied up into different plots where migrant women can grow their own crops.

Story up on the @oregonian.com now.

www.oregonlive.com/environment/... 🗞

#photojournalism
September 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Bridge Pedal cyclist sets off from Portland on coast-to-coast Alzheimer’s awareness ride"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

By me for @oregonian.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"Portland’s new floating restaurant on the Columbia River is making a big splash"

Photos and article by me for @oregonian.com 🌊

www.oregonlive.com/dining/2025/...

#portlandphotographer #photojournalism #artsandculture
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August 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"At Tigard summer school, even the teachers are learning"

📸 by me
✍️ by Julia Silverman

www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
At Tigard summer school, even the teachers are learning
An innovative summer tutoring program pairs students with special education teachers-in-training, but its federal funding is in jeopardy.
www.oregonlive.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
July 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride returns in all its glory

By me for @oregonian.com 🚲

www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...
July 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Veteran Portland TV anchor Jeff Gianola announces retirement from KOIN-TV

Photos by me, words by Kristi Turnquist for the @oregonian.com

www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...

#photojournalism #portlandphotographer #documentaryphotography
July 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I had such a wonderful time photographing the new Albina library and the muralists' whose art is featured in it!

By me for @oregonian.com 📸 If you live near, you have to go. They've done such a beautiful job.

oregonlive.com/news/2025/07...

#portlandphotographer #documentaryphotography
July 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Ritz-Carlton in downtown Portland hosted their first drag high tea on July 12, 2025. Tickets for their next one on July 20 are still on sale. 🌈

#portlandphotographer #photojournalism #documentaryphotography

📸 by me for the @oregonian.com

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
July 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Yes, I was hacked btw🙃
July 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM