Think Out Loud

Exploring the Columbia River through analog photography

By Elizabeth Castillo (OPB)
April 13, 2022 4:31 p.m.

Broadcast: Wednesday, April 13

an image of a dam and mountains and hills

Mica Dam, Columbia River, British Columbia. Mica Dam, is the first, or uppermost dam of 14 on the main stem of the Columbia. Completed in 1973 it stands 801 feet above the bedrock. Ancestral homeland of the Secwepemc, Ktunaxa, Syilx tmix and Sinixt People. Copyright Robbie McClaran, from "The Great River of the West"

Robbie McClaran

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Photographer Robbie McClaran has examined the Columbia River in a photographic collection called “The Great River of the West.” McClaran used an antique, large format camera to capture his images. He joins us to talk about his work and navigating the river through photography. His work will be on display in Astoria at the LightBox Photographic Gallery through May 11.

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