I'm a photographer and data visualization specialist for The Oregonian/OregonLive. While living in Southeast Portland, I enjoy journalism, movies, ice cream, Viggo the German shepherd, and my friends and family. I strive to be a normal human. https://bsky.app/profile/mark-w-graves.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mark-w-graves.bsky.social/post/3mhiyxwnppk2kChuck Norris died? That’s crazy. Fact: When Chuck Norris was born, he drove his mom home from the hospital.20 Mar 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:tbzyi4rmj2ombssh3rs2saxd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiyxwnppk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mark-w-graves.bsky.social/post/3mggik5stik2zHas spring ever started earlier in Portland? I dug into NOAA temp data going back 88 yrs. Turns out it was one of the warmest on record, not the warmest. I built graphics showing winter 2026 against decades of Portland winters. Also took photos of crocus flowers. https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2026/03/portlands-winter-felt-unusually-warm-heres-what-90-years-of-data-actually-show.html06 Mar 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:tbzyi4rmj2ombssh3rs2saxd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggik5stik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mark-w-graves.bsky.social/post/3mckmbqbi4227Don't see assignments with photos like that everyday. Was a fun one. https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2026/01/a-storm-tore-open-the-roof-of-this-massive-oregon-landmark-will-anyone-save-it.html?gift=6aac70a4-bd54-4c8f-9936-a8bd91f30c60 #Tillamook #TillamookAirMuseum #BlimpHangar #OregonCoast #OregonHistory #WWIIHistory #HistoricPreservation #SaveTheHangar #PacificNorthwest #PNW #OregonLandmark #AbandonedPlaces #PNWPhotography16 Jan 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:tbzyi4rmj2ombssh3rs2saxd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckmbqbi4227https://bsky.app/profile/mark-w-graves.bsky.social/post/3m3mjanj5k226Was a calm evening at #PortlandICE Sunday evening. Got creative — cars turning from Macadam onto Bancroft, headlights streaming into though the main ICE gates. #NoTripod #ICEProtest #PortlandProtests #WarRavagedPortland #OperationInflation #InflationNation #CostumeProtest #InflatableResistance20 Oct 2025 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:tbzyi4rmj2ombssh3rs2saxd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3mjanj5k226https://bsky.app/profile/mark-w-graves.bsky.social/post/3m34jbc44ds2gPortland, of course. Rain, costumes, inflatable unicorns—and 3,000 riders from an “emergency” World Naked Bike Ride streaming past the ICE building. Federal agents watched from rooftops, popped out to pepper-ball feet; the crowd danced anyway. #warravagedportland #portlandiceprotest #wnbr14 Oct 2025 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:tbzyi4rmj2ombssh3rs2saxd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m34jbc44ds2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mark-w-graves.bsky.social/post/3m2p6aagbxk2jMy latest coverage of #WarRavagedPortland https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/10/portlands-puppy-protesters-tell-trump-paws-off-portland-photos.html08 Oct 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:tbzyi4rmj2ombssh3rs2saxd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2p6aagbxk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mark-w-graves.bsky.social/post/3m2lqke5bvc2mIf you could eat only one color of food for the rest of your life, which color would you choose? I'd pick red.07 Oct 2025 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:tbzyi4rmj2ombssh3rs2saxd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2lqke5bvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mark-w-graves.bsky.social/post/3m2ixdzlcfc2jAn out-of-control, pajama-clad crowd in lawn chairs, armed with coffee and doughnuts, gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in South Portland on Sunday for the Portland Pastry and Pajamas Protest. Two people were even throwing a frisbee.06 Oct 2025 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:tbzyi4rmj2ombssh3rs2saxd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ixdzlcfc2j