Author: Fred King

Seventy four year old photographer, cancer survivor living in Seattle, WA. Currently under going Chemotherapy and soon to start one year of Immunotherapy. Update: 24 Aug 2025: Ten months of immunotherapy completed. ☑️ Now will continue immunotherapy "indefinitely" ( as of October 2025).

Maternal Grandfather

On By Fred KingIn B&W, childhood, family, film, New York, people, Personal History, portrait, Scanned from 35mm Print, UncategorizedLeave a comment

fullsizeoutput_3d8fThis is a photo of my maternal grandfather at age 11, taken in 1913. His name was George and he was Dutch, part of a family that were early immigrants to New York.

Along the Tracks (Con’t.)

On By Fred KingIn Art, colors, design, Environment, Georgetown, Seattle, Nikon D610, portrait, Puget Sound, Seattle, street art, Thoughts, trespassing, UncategorizedLeave a comment

One of the questions that comes to mind, when viewing and shooting street art is: what does this say about our society/culture? Some people view it as vandalism while others view it as a form of contemporary art. Because the palette is in or near a public space does that change the dynamics? Or. like the images I have been presenting, are mostly out of the view of the public, but on a BNSF railway right of way does that change things? To get this space both the artist and I have to trespass across those railroad tracks. The palette in these works is just a retaining wall, so maybe the work enhances the large, drab concrete space?

I guess it begs the age old question: What is art? 

We all have to answer that for ourselves, I guess.

Seattle Rail Yard

On By Fred KingIn B&W, Bridge, buildings, clouds, commerce, Georgetown, Seattle, Nikon D610, Seattle, sky, street, Train, Uncategorized, Washington4 Comments

Version 2From the Lucille St. bridge, looking NW. Some of rail lines leading into Seattle. Some of the spurs off of these main lines are not in use today as industries have relocated outside the city limits or just closed down.