The photographic journey of GILBERT W. ARIAS, a Seattle/Tacoma based Photojournalist..

In 2009, like so many of my newspaper colleagues I found myself unemployed after the 146-yr-old newspaper I worked at closed its doors and moved to a web only edition. Some 12-years later I find I’m still mourning the loss of another great American industry, the daily newspaper.


Friday, March 26, 2010

B-Time

A few more days of sun and we’ll be seeing more of these little guys.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Trunk n Door

A curious elephant investigates her surroundings before handlers unload her and other circus animals in Seattle WA.
This photo was taken in the mid 1990’s while I was covering the arrival of the Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Kent Mundell Memorial2009


On December 21, 2009 Pierce County Sheriffs’ Deputy Kent Mundell was killed in the line of duty while responding to a domestic violence call in Eatonville, WA. He was the sixth Washington police officer killed in the line of duty since October 2009.
The photographs and sound were made during his memorial service at the Tacoma Dome in January 2010.