… is featured in the new book entitled, “Where the Revolution Began, published by Spacemaker Press. It features the work of landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, who had been at the leading edge of urban design (sadly, he passed away in October). Together with his wife Anna Halprin, they transformed notions of public space and community. The book contains three essays by John Beardsley, Janice Ross and Randy Gragg. I made the modern photographs of the Halprin Promenade in Portland over the last couple of years. If you would like to buy the book, you can do so here. We hope you do, as all the proceeds go to the Halprin Landscape Conservancy, “a nonprofit organization devoted to educating the public and preserving the Portland Open Space Sequence.”
The process of documenting these parks was a very interesting exercise in trying to “see” back in time and envision what these plazas might have looked like before they were overwhelmed by high rise buildings, neglect, (don’t mean to be down on Portland here, I would wager this was due to city budget restraints), and the addition of unintended architectural features (such as sculpture, planters, etc…).
This book is a magnificent testament to these public spaces and we hope will not only bring attention to these important Portland landmarks but lead to the preservation of them for future generations. In addition to my work, the book also includes reproductions of Halprin’s drawings and some historical images for context.
Here are a few of my favorite images from the shoot which features the Lovejoy Fountain, Pettygrove Park and the Forecourt Fountain. Most of the images were made with a Hasselblad using 80mm, 50mm or 40mm lenses. The film was either Kodak 160VC or Kodak 400VC. Some of the detail images and wide angle horizontal images were made with a Canon 5D.
Commercial, Editorial and Travel Photographer Susan Seubert 
Really nice job Susan. A great challenge that you executed beautifully. Congratulations!