Glimpses: Chris Blakeley

Many's the day, searching through the Flickr pool, that I've had to stop and tell myself, "That poor bastard Chris Blakeley...his life sucks!" As indeed it does for the poor bastard, what with being the unofficial court photographer of the Seattle burlesque scene. Ironically, though (for my navel gazing jokes), what gets him that distinction is the fact that when he photographs mostly naked women, Blakeley tends to find the shot that captures the eyes or movement, the drama of the moment. And that's why his photography--whether in the dark of a theatre or a candid shot snapped across a bar--always overwhelms me.