Northwest Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Tucked near the woods on the Nooksack River in the small Western Washington town of Deming, the Northwest Wildlife Rehabilitation Center receives and treats hundreds of native wild animals every year.  Run entirely by donation, the center operates under lead rehabilitator and lone staffer Stacy Wise.  With a team of seasonal interns and volunteers year round, Wise and the people who dedicate their time and effort to the center help save the lives of native wildlife that have been injured, abandoned, are sick, or disoriented.  These images are the culmination of several months spent in and around the center. Some are releases for success stories of animal patients brought in, even some of whom were raised by Wise and the volunteers and interns, to be released as thriving adults. And some are the depiction of the sad reality of our own human influence on wildlife.

See the whole gallery Here,

Be sure and check out my projects page for more detailed info per image,

Video to come!

thanks for looking

-Rhys

Engaged; Dj and Demi return to the scene of the crime...

Just a killer day being in some of my favorite Bellingham places with some of my favorite Bellingham people.  And a sneak attack by the sun actually made for some shots I was really happy with, especially for December!

So keep holding on.. the sun does still exist here is some proof;

thanks for peepin

-Rhys

Fall Wedding round 2, gettin tough in Wenatchee!

In November Washington is not especially warm. East of the Cascades in November in Washington, is especially frigid.  I can honestly say I don't think I've subjected a group of bridesmaids and groomsmen to more abuse... we braved the 34 degree weather, dodged some freezing rain, hurricane winds, and made it inside just in time for the onslaught of a nice November sleet shower!

But all in all, everyone had such a great attitude and I had an amazing work day with some really cool people.  Chattering smiles and all

thanks for looking

-Rhys

Bellingham Crabbing

Friend and crabber extroardinaire Phil Cibicki recently took me on a mini excursion for the small tasty eight sea-going clawed friends we know as red rock crabs.  A nice frigid afternoon shaped up nicely into a deathly chilling evening, as we dropped our single pot, and went to Woods Coffee to catch a killer sunset and a cup of something warm.  While we didn't get any keepers, it was far from a wasted adventure!

Not a bad afternoon,

-Rhys

dungeness