Ted Jack Photography

For those who haven't heard of him, W. Kamau Bell is a critically acclaimed socio-political comedian based in Berkeley. He currently hosts the CNN show, United Shades of America as well as several amazing podcasts, but is perhaps best known for his FX comedy series, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. Kamau was invited to speak at Lewis & Clark on the evening before the presidential election on issues of race and the state of the world (among other things). It was incredibl

Homecoming weekend this year was probably the most photogenic I've ever seen the Lewis & Clark campus. The weather was consistently perfect - slightly overcast with warm sun that lit up the vibrant red and gold trees that all seemed to be stuck in perfect shades of autumn - not to mention the hordes of excited alumni. Yes, it was a good time to be on campus. I photographed a total of five events - three on Friday and two on Saturday. You can see an even wider selection of

I first met Adam when he spent a semester as the interim conductor of my college choir Cappella Nova, Lewis & Clark's premier mixed-voice chamber ensemble. I really enjoyed working with him, and we kept in touch in the following years - in fact, I recently started singing as a section leader in the choir he directs at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. Anyway, when he asked me to photograph the very small wedding he was going to be having with his partner, Kris,

It's NSO again and time for the Class of 2020 to move in and become oriented! This year's move-in was a little less strange and disorienting for me than last year's now that I'm a full year out of school. I've gotten used to being on campus as a non-student and it's not a bad transition to have made. Like last year, I hung around after move-in finished to also shoot the Parent's Preview and reception - good day. #LewisClark #Campus #Event #College

So, for those who don't know, in addition to being a photographer, I'm also a classical singer and this summer I've been singing at a choral symposium in Aix-En-Provence. As you might imagine, it's been pretty amazing and this shoot stands out as an idyllic highlight among an already fairly idyllic few weeks. The artists showing work were Michele Henot, O'Neill Cushman, Mary Hamilton, Jamin Yie, and Charles Umbarger (brother of my fellow singer and the reason I was at the e

I was invited to photograph a CLE (Continuing Legal Education) put together by the Law School's Lawyering Department featuring a keynote presentation by Ellie Margolis, examining how the nature of electronic documents is changing the way lawyers write in the 21st Century. As a future law student, it was a super interesting presentation to sit in on, and a great opportunity to explore the intersection of my two passions - photography and law. #Event #LawSchool #Campus #Speake

The Carnival of Scholars, the last event celebrating the end of the Festival of Scholars was basically a giant party - a ton of delicious unhealthy food, a bunch of games, a petting zoo, a Ferris Wheel and a few other rides and fun things. It was a great event - I really hope CAB puts it on next year as well (and asks me to shoot it, that's key). #LewisClark #College #Event #Carnival #Campus #Colorful

So this was my first time shooting a dance and it was... an experience. The music was pretty good, provided by three student DJs: Kevin Fox, Tommy Massari, and Taig Panzer, but at one point, the Black Box in the Fir Acres Theatre (where the indoor portion of the dance was happening) became so humid that I had to stop shooting because my lens fogged up so much that I couldn't see and at other times a few students who were having a little too much fun tried to grab at my camer

I was asked to shoot some promotional images for the Lewis & Clark Theatre Department's 2016 Senior Thesis Festival (April 19-22), a creative culmination of the Majors’ work in the department. We shot in the Fir Acres Theatre Black Box and it was a lot of fun (and pretty silly) - the students, many of whom are friends, dressed up and brought some really creative and hilarious props related to their shows or presentations. I can't wait to see them in action! #Portraits #Thea

As a student, I was almost always too busy for the plethora of symposiums, extra curricular presentations, and guest speakers that Lewis & Clark would offer throughout the year. So when I was offered the chance to shoot and hear one of the keynote presentations of this year's Gender Studies Symposium (Game On: Gender and Sexuality in Play), I was pretty excited. Lisa Nakamura's presentation entitled "Gaming’s Cruel Optimism: Racism, Sexism, and the Problem with Meritocratic

Today I went to my first gallery opening! The show, Intersecciones: Havana/Portland at the Hoffman Gallery for Contemporary Art, is a showcase of six young Cuban artists who have all made work that considers the history of Portland. The project, is a conversation between two crossroads of the Americas and was really wonderful to see and take part in. #Art #Gallery #LewisClark #College #Event #Reception #HoffmanGallery

Pio Fair is basically your stereotypical club rush - free food, games, and lot's of excited people. But the thing that really sets Lewis & Clark apart from other schools is that Pio Fair also plays host to what is just a truly absurd number of Newfoundlands. Like, there were SO MANY. Anyway, with that many dogs one can't help but have fun - it was great. #LewisClark #Campus #College #Event #Dogs

It was pretty strange to be back on campus for NSO now that I've graduated. I felt sort of a mixture of sadness and nostalgia, but also happiness when I realized that unlike the new students moving in, I'll never have to think about E&D again. Anyway, after move-in, I hung around for most of the day to also cover the Parent's Preview and reception, which was an interesting new perspective to hear so soon after graduating myself. #LewisClark #Campus #Event #College

I was hired for the day to shoot some promotional images for the website of the Fir Acres Workshop in Writing and Thinking - a really cool program Lewis & Clark offers for high school students in which participants spend two weeks living on campus and participating in an intensive program of writing workshops, discussions, and other activities. #LewisClark #Campus #College #Event #Promotional #Commercial #Writing #Students

My first official assignment for Lewis & Clark as a freelancer - very exciting stuff. As an aspiring law student, it was a lot of fun for me to see these students graduate in their regal purple robes - it's crazy to think that I'll get to do that in a few years! Congrats to the Lewis & Clark Law Class of 2015! #LewisClark #Campus #Graduation #Event #LawSchool

As a sort of quid-pro-quo for letting me shoot and attend An Evening with Bill Nye the Science Guy, I agreed to do a free Halloween photo booth for Lewis & Clark's Campus Activities Board. They set up a fun spiderweb backdrop and I hung out in the Copeland main lounge for a few hours the evening before Halloween taking these photos. #LewisClark #Holiday #Campus #Halloween #Photobooth #Portraits #Event

My first solo event gig for Lewis & Clark! They didn't pay me, but I did get a free pass to go to the super fancy meet-and-greet with one of my childhood heroes, Bill Nye the Science Guy. The event itself was pretty interesting - Bill talked about his life and the work he has been doing lately before taking questions from students. The meet-and-greet afterwards was mostly a "selfie with Bill" extravaganza, but it was still really fun. And his blazer and bow tie combo (see