Cascadia Oceanic

Some seasons are for planning. Others are for making.

This one is both.

Cascadia Oceanic is heading into a busy summer of new photography, upcoming exhibits, and art festivals, all building toward the Bellevue Arts Fair in July 2026. I’ve been out in the field, following coastlines, weather windows, and those brief moments when light changes everything. The result is a growing collection of images rooted in the rhythms of the Pacific Northwest.

I’m sharing a couple of teaser images now because I want you to be part of the journey—not just the finished show. These are early hints of work still taking shape, made slowly and with a deep respect for the places behind each frame.

To read more about what’s ahead, visit: https://www.chrismcnulty.net/post/looking-ahead-a-season-of-making-and-sharing

If you’ve been following Cascadia Oceanic, I’d love to know: what draws you in more right now—the ocean, the mountains, or the in-between places?

https://www.chrismcnulty.net/post/looking-ahead-a-season-of-making-and-sharing

What excites me most about landscape photography isn’t just the finished print. It’s the season of attention that comes before it.

Cascadia Oceanic is moving into a full stretch of summer work—travel, shooting, exhibits, and art festivals—with Bellevue Arts Fair in July 2026 on the horizon. I’ve been spending time with the coast and surrounding landscapes, letting the region set the pace. That means early mornings, changing skies, and a lot of patience for the right moment to arrive.

I’m posting a few teaser images as a quiet preview of what’s on the way. They’re only fragments for now, but they reflect where the work is heading: place-based, story-first, and grounded in the lived character of the Pacific Northwest.

Learn more about the season ahead here: https://www.chrismcnulty.net/post/looking-ahead-a-season-of-making-and-sharing

Thanks for being here. If one of these previews speaks to you, tell me what you see in it.

https://www.chrismcnulty.net/post/looking-ahead-a-season-of-making-and-sharing

Sometimes an image becomes clearer when you take something away.

Silver Lightning 2015 grew from a simple creative question: what happens when the scene is stripped back to black and white? The answer is a study in contrast, light, and form—where radiant trees stand out against the high desert sky, and the story feels sharper because there’s less competing for attention.

That’s one of the quiet lessons I keep returning to in photography: not every image needs more. Sometimes subtraction helps the essential details speak.

This piece is available as a ChromaLuxe gloss white aluminum print, created to bring a clean, modern presence to the wall while preserving the depth and clarity of the photograph.

Do you usually connect more with color, or with black-and-white work that lets texture and contrast lead? See the piece here: https://www.chrismcnulty.net/product-page/silver-lightning-2015

https://www.chrismcnulty.net/product-page/silver-lightning-2015

Some landscapes ask us to slow down and remember what has nearly been lost. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve protects one of the last great stretches of the Midwestern prairie, and the restored Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse adds another layer to that story—opened in 1884, closed in 1930, and preserved as a quiet witness to the lives once built there.

What draws me to scenes like this is not just the setting, but the memory held within it. Preservation is about more than scenery. It is also about context, labor, and the human stories that give a place its meaning.

This piece, “Scholastic 2009,” reflects that intersection of land and history in a way that still feels deeply present. What small historic place has stayed with you long after you left?

View the print: https://www.chrismcnulty.net/product-page/scholastic-2009

https://www.chrismcnulty.net/product-page/scholastic-2009

Spring in Woodinville has a way of bringing people together around the things that matter: local art, good wine, and real conversation.

This year, Cascadia Oceanic is bringing new photographic work to Prohibition Cellars for the Woodinville May Art Walk on Saturday, May 3, from 1–5 pm. The collection includes recently completed images, some on public view for the first time. It’s a chance to experience the work at full scale and see details that are easy to miss online.

Just as importantly, it’s an opportunity to connect with the story behind the photographs—how they were made, where they were made, and why certain places keep calling us back. If you’ve been curious about collecting local landscape photography, or simply want a thoughtful way to spend part of your afternoon, I’d love to see you there.

Will you be making the Art Walk this year? Learn more: https://www.chrismcnulty.net/post/woodinville-may-art-walk-new-work-at-prohibition-cellars

https://www.chrismcnulty.net/post/woodinville-may-art-walk-new-work-at-prohibition-cellars

Great to be here at Woodinville Art Walk today and thanks to Prohibition Cellars for hosting us. Please swing by and say hi any time before 5.

Great to be here at Woodinville Art Walk today and thanks to Prohibition Cellars for hosting us. Please swing by and say hi any time before 5.

Woodinville Art Walk