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.


Sunday, June 19, 2011

Happy Fathers Day Earle


Spent the day with family and visited Beth’s father Richard at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. It’s been less then a month dad and we all miss and love you very much. Happy Fathers’ Day Earle.
PHOTO BY GILBERT W. ARIAS ©2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Square Dancers Diamond Celebration




I had a blast last night covering the 60th Annual Washington State Square and Folk Dance Festival. Thanks dancers' for all your help and for making it such a fun night.
Over 700 dancers of all ages came from all corners of the state to celebrate the “Diamond Celebration of Dance” at the Enumclaw Fairgrounds in Enumclaw WA.
You can check out the story at Patch.com./Enumclaw.

Photo By Gilbert W. Arias © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011


Self-portrait at Bates Technical College in Tacoma, WA.
OK less then one week before taking my CDL A license test...
PHOTO BY GILBERT W. ARIAS ©2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED