I was assigned to cover the record high tide that hit West Seattle on last month.

I had this photo in my mind that I wanted to make. I went out into the rain to find a street that would have the greatest potential for on lookers and walkers. When I arrived at the park there were few people but many seagulls hovering about 8-15 feet above the ground. Waves would crash against the seawall causing water to jump up. I wanted this photo but with a person walking by.

I waited for a bit, hoping people would come by, but no one was venturing out during this storm. I had to move on, the sea was quickly rising and I had other photos that needed to be made. Spot news was breaking as houses, basements, and kitchens flooded with water causing electric boxes to start fires.

I begrudgingly left the park with a plan to return to my spot to make my image. When I came back the lighting had changed, it was slightly brighter. I waited near the spot with the birds were hovering and finally spotted two joggers running down the street. 

As the two people came closer, the waves crashed against the wall causing water to slosh up. I’m waiting for them to get closer. But, when the two reach my lens, the waves aren’t crashing against the wall with same force, and I end up with a less powerful images then the one I was planning.

After that disappointment I went to photograph families trying to keep their houses from flooding, The Porter's who run Beach Drive Blog allowed me down to photograph their clean up. They selflessly started to pack up their water pump to help neighbors pump out water of their homes even as waves still top over the wall crashing into their yards.