New Exhibit Explores "Portland Past and Present"—Video: KATU AM NW
What was Portland like in the past? A new exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) seeks to provide a deeper understanding of the present by looking back at the past. OHS Executive Director Kerry Tymchuk and Professional Photographer Peter Marbach joined us to share what went into to creating "Portland Past and Present."The exhibit is on display until July 7, 2024. Entry to OHS is free for all Multnomah County residents.
Photography exhibition celebrates Oregon State Parks 100th anniversary—Video: Grant’s Getaways on KGW8
There’s a big birthday party underway and anyone who enjoys camping or playing at an Oregon State Park is invited to join the fun. Grant’s Getwaways recently caught up with a famous photographer whose birthday gift for all Oregonians is not to be missed.
How Oregon state parks evolved from roadside picnic areas into iconic natural landmarks—Blog Article on HERE Places
How did Oregon state parks go from practical roadside picnic areas to the iconic natural landmarks that we now adore? Read what author Jamie Hale has to say, and catch the interview he did with Peter Marbach.
Photography exhibit celebrates Oregon State Parks on its 100th anniversary—Blog Article on OPB
Landscape photographer Peter Marbach was running to the Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint, camera equipment in tow, hoping he wouldn’t miss this shot. He had just driven six hours from Portland to Bandon, on the Southern Oregon coast, to capture the sun as it dipped below the Pacific Ocean.
Celebrating 100 Years of Oregon State Parks—Interview on KATU 2 ABC
Back in 1922, Oregon dedicated its first State Park. That number has now grown to 254. To commemorate 100 years of Oregon State Parks, The Oregon Historical Society commissioned photographer Peter Marbach to document as many as he could. Peter joined KATU 2 ABC to share a little about his travels across Oregon photographing what makes each place unique, along with some of the challenges he faced.
A Century of Wonder – Oregon State Parks 100th Anniversary—AAA Oregon Article
2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the Oregon State Park system. To commemorate the occasion, the Oregon Historical Society commissioned renowned Oregon photographer Peter Marbach to capture images of many of the 254 beautiful parks established in the state in the past century.
‘Do Something Big’: Photographer Helps Tell Columbia River History In ‘Healing The Big River’—Northwest Public Broadcasting Interview
He’d undergone open-heart surgery eight months earlier. Hiking along the river’s edge helped him recover.
He watched as the water stretched on forever.
“I made a promise that at some point I would do something to honor the Columbia and thank the river for its role in helping me heal,” Marbach recalls. “So I said, ‘Someday I’m going to do something.’ But that someday took a long time.”
It took him more than 10 years to “do something big” and finish his book Healing The Big River: Salmon Dreams and the Columbia River Treaty. In that time, he’s traversed the Columbia, from its headwaters in British Columbia …
Peter Marbach—Healing the Big River: Podcast on Gorge Country Media
Peter Marbach has been photographing his favorite subject for decades – the Columbia River Gorge. Now he has expanded his work with a new book, Healing the Big River. This project traces the 1200 miles of the mighty Columbia from its headwaters in British Columbia to the Pacific Ocean at Astoria. Hear the podcast.
Healing the Big River: Salmon Dreams and the Columbia River Treaty—KATU TV Interview
For more than ten millennia, the Columbia River has been the most important and intensively used part of Oregon’s natural landscape. Perhaps nobody has devoted more time to capturing the astounding beauty of that river than photographer Peter Marbach. He joined us to share his latest book--Healing the Big River: Salmon Dreams and the Columbia River Treaty--which combines Peter’s imagery with compelling essays from individuals concerned about the river’s future to provide a unique window into this critical moment in the history of the Columbia.
Nepal’s Hidden Wonders’ program comes to CCA July 18—Photographer Peter Marbach teams with trekking guide Jagat Lama: Newspaper article in Hood River News
Hood River photographer Peter Marbach presents a public program about the humanitarian work of Nepali trekking guide Jagat Lama at Columbia Center for the Arts on July 18 at 7 p.m.
Lama will be joining Marbach in sharing stories about his life work to bring healthcare, education and sustainable work opportunities to the people of his home area in Kumari.
Marbach first met Lama while serving as a volunteer photographer for a documentary film project in Nepal in 2013, the start of a long-term connection to Nepal for Marbach and other members of the Hood River community.
“That journey changed my life,” said Marbach.
Gun Sales | School Safety And Walkouts | Columbia River Tribes: OPB Radio Think Out Interview
From its headwaters in Canada to its estuary at the Pacific, the Columbia River is central to the cultural history and day-to-day life of many tribal and First Nations communities. Dr. Michel of the Upper Columbia United Tribes joins us to discuss what the river and its resources mean to tribes today. We also speak with Oregon landscape photographer Peter Marbach, who’ll be joining Michel and others to present his photo series on the Columbia River at a show and panel discussion tonight in Hood River.
Photographer Finds Healing in Wilderness: OPB Television Interview
In 2001, Peter Marbach hiked off Mount Hood and felt his heart do something odd. “There was no pain,” he says. “It just felt like it rolled over on its side.”
This billy goat of a man who’d climbed mountains all over the world still felt fine.
Yet, he paid attention to that bobble in his chest. His doctor in Hood River did tests and within days he found himself having an angiogram in Portland. 30 minutes later doctors came in and suggested he have open-heart surgery.
Nature Photography: Snowshoeing to Find the Perfect Shot—OPB's Think Out Loud Blog
Outdoor photographer Peter Marbach takes Think Out loud snowshoeing in search of the perfect photo of Mt. Hood.
Where Did the Carter White House's Solar Panels Go?—Scientific American Article
in 1986 the Reagan administration quietly dismantled the White House solar panel installation while resurfacing the roof. "Hey! That system is working. Why don't you keep it?" recalls mechanical engineer Fred Morse, now of Abengoa Solar, who helped install the original solar panels as director of the solar energy program during the Carter years and then watched as they were dismantled during his tenure in the same job under Reagan. "Hey! This whole [renewable] R&D program is working, why don't you keep it?"
After they came down it took a soft-spoken administrator named Peter Marbach from a small environmental college in Maine to rescue the Carter panels from being a forgotten curiosity stored in the dark corner of a vast government warehouse.