Mike Putnam, Oregon Landscape Photographer.

Mike Putnam, Oregon Landscape Photographer.

Where to begin?  How about the beginning….  I was born in Omaha, Nebraska, a long time ago!  A year later, my parents, Mike and Sheila Putnam, packed up and moved our family to Lexington, Kentucky.  I had a pleasant, and very well supported, if not typical...
Mirror Pond, The Commons Cafe and My Urban Bliss.

Mirror Pond, The Commons Cafe and My Urban Bliss.

I discovered the view of Mirror Pond long before My wife, Dr. Debbie Putnam and I ever moved to Bend, Oregon.  I remember the moment well.  It was 20 years ago and I was surfing the internet, which at the time was a collection of long strings and dixie cups!  I was...
Oregon’s Beautiful Mt. Jefferson!

Oregon’s Beautiful Mt. Jefferson!

Oregon’s Mt. Jefferson is quite possibly my favorite mountain in the world.  Mt. Jefferson is stunning, rugged and remote.  It holds lots of snow in summer which tends to make it more photogenic than some other Oregon volcanoes.  Also, it is loaded with...