LEAH NASH PHOTOGRAPHY

PEOPLE

Desiree Booth performs suspension with a group known as the bodyart daredevils. Suspension involves hanging the body from steel hooks and is done for a variety of reasons, some religious, some pleaure seeking.
   
Tom Hazel had six months to go. He'd been at his job at the Reynolds Aluminum plant in Longview, Washington, for 29 years and six months. Under his union contract, he was eligible to retire at a full pension -about $1,000 a month, or $37.50 for each year of employment- when he hit 30. But today the Longview plant sits shuttered and Tom's pension plan is gone, as are the lifetime medical benefits he was promised. Shot for Mother Jones.
   
Maxine Lamb does a little light reading while getting her hair done at A Cut Above in Mayfield, Kentucky. When asked about Sarah Palin, Lamb responded, "I like her, she's very attractive."
     
  
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Esquire Magazine columnist Chuck Klosterman. For Portland Monthly Magazine.
     
  
Mary Townsen, 72, was gardening on August 16, 2005 and tripped and accidentally got a nine-inch kitchen knife stuck in her eye. She had 108 x-rays over an 18-hour period and was then operated on. Today, there is little visual evidence of the accident but after returning home she had to relearn many basic skills like spelling and driving. For Pick Me Up Magazine.
   
John Payne aka 'The One Arm Bandit' is a national rodeo celebrity who travels the country performing with his trained buffalo and horses. He claims he was killed by electrocution on June 12, 1973 and brought back by CPR, keeping his life but not his arm. For The Oregonian.
   
Sassy's exotic dancers Matilda and Zoë. For WIllamette Week.
     
  
Portland singer/songwriter and Rock Star: Supernova reality show diva Storm Large. For Oregon Business Magazine.
  
Artist and filmmaker Matt McCormick's work blurs the lines between documentary and experimental filmmaking. His projects include, 'Uncertain States of America,' 'Baja to Vancouver,' and ‘The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal.’ For The Portland Mercury.
   
Grace Heckenberg stands in Lone Fir Cemetery where more than 100 residents of The Oregon Insane Hospital (1862 - 1883) lie buried in unmarked graves. In 1969, when Heckenberg was 17, she spent a year as a psychiatric patient at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem. Now 56, Heckenberg serves as a mental health advocate, and has worked steadily to create a memorial for the long forgotten patients. Shot for Street Roots.
     
  
Cabiria Jones and Maximillian Hertzalot, also know as the trannie electro-pop duo "caught in candy."
   
Freida Yudin, 94, has been volunteering at the Miami Beach Jewish Center's Elderly Meal Plan Program since 1985. She says that her family does not not pay her much attention, leaving her feeling poorly, but at least she does not have to rely on charity. For The Miami Herald.
   
George Aguilar is a Native American historian and author of "When the River Ran Wild!" Born in 1930 he stands in Wolford Canyon, the site of his childhood home. His grandmother was born on the homestead in 1828. Now all that is left is his grandfather's rusted Model T Ford and barbed wire, once used to fence off property lines. For Portland Monthly Magazine.
     
  
Nathan Airing from Jacksonville, Illinois spent the summer working in the cornfields. He is about to enter the Air Force and wants to work on jet engines.
   
Everyone needs a superhero in their life. Even if it's just Mario Basilo masquerading as 'Captain Gas' for Weeks Gas Company. Shot on assignment for The Miami Herald.
   
Antone Minthorn, the Umatilla Tribal Chairman, stands in the new business park, his tribe's most recent attempt to diversify from casinos. Even without the park they are the second-largest employer in their county and may soon have the number one spot. For Oregon Business Magazine.
     
  
Shoe designer for the Jordan Brand, Jason Mayden. For Slam Magazine.
   
Teacher Bart King has written a book called "The Big Book of Girl Stuff." Using advice and suggestions from his five sisters, and his former students, King's book includes sections on 'Sleepovers & Slumber Parties,' 'Girl Power,' and 'Practical Jokes.' Shot for The Oregonian.