Matthew Bigongiari
“I was born on the South Side of Chicago,” Matthew Bigongiari says. “I went to the same grade school as my mom, the daughter of … Continue reading
Paul Neevel
Paul Neevel is the longtime photographer and writer of Happening People in EW. Find his HP archive at paulneevel.com/hp.html.
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John W. Olsen
Born in La Grande, Oregon in 1950, John W. Olsen grew up in Portland and Florence until his family moved to Eugene in 1961. “I … Continue reading
Jane Dods
Born in Hollywood, California, Jane Dods is the daughter of a New Zealand sheep farmer who crossed the Pacific to visit his brother, an extra … Continue reading
Gary Spetzler
Born in Glendora, California, east of Los Angeles, Gary Spetzler moved with his parents to South Lake Tahoe, “until Tahoe became a casino town,” he … Continue reading
Joi Cardinal
Born in Pittsburgh, Joi Cardinal moved to Los Angeles with her mom at age nine after her father died. “My older sister was living there,” … Continue reading
Jennifer Denson
Born in Eugene, Jennifer Denson went to grade school at Spring Creek Elementary, then migrated with her family to Silver City, New Mexico, for middle … Continue reading
Happening People
Genevieve Schaak
“My parents had a restaurant called The Kitchen Store,” says Genevieve Schaack, who grew up in Chicago. “My mom would feed unhoused people who came … Continue reading
Riley Derrick
“I’ve always been the class clown,” Riley Derrick says. “The people I modeled were David Letterman and Bill Murray. I stayed up late in middle … Continue reading
Sidney Campbell
“My uncle trained elephants at the San Diego Zoo,” says Sidney Campbell, who grew up in nearby Los Angeles County. “I spent time at the … Continue reading
Daphne Singingtree
“I always knew that my father was Lakota,” says Daphne Singingtree, who was born into a dysfunctional family that moved a lot in Utah, “but … Continue reading