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PORTFOLIO: Portraits

Sal's Barber Shop owners Brian Rauschenbach, left, and Marcus Lalario have groomed their business to cater to the hip-hop crowd, with music in the air and memorabilia on the walls. Photo: Karen Ducey/Seattle Post-Intelligencer /
   
Mercedes Yaeger of Market Ghost Tours says ghosts have been seen in the Market Theater in Post Alley behind her in Seattle, Wash.
   
Larry Harvey, the creator of Burning Man, photographed at The Capitol Hill Arts Center in Seattle. (© Karen Ducey/ Seattle PI)
     
  
Junior Renteria, one years old, celebrates Mexican Independence Day with his family at St. Patricks Church in Indianapolis, IN. (© Karen Ducey/ Indianpolis Star)
   
  
Artist Haruko Shimizo and her son, Mike Shimizo at her home in Seattle, Wash.
     
  
Henry Lo looks out the window of his business and home in Seattle. A woman had been shot outside his doorway last night leaving a bullet hole in the front window of his office and blood on the sidewalk in front. (© Karen Ducey/Seattle PI)
   
Anna Oxygen describes her performance as a psychedelic 80's dance adventure. (staff photoo/Karen Ducey)
   
Jennifer Powell poses with an American flag for the photographer in Bothell, Wash. Her husband, Sgt. Christopher Powell with the 181st support batallion of the 81st Brigade will be returning home soon from Iraq. They first met on Jan. 23rd and were married on March 9, 2005, a day before he left for the Middle East. "Everyday we fall in love more and more."
     
  
   
  
Layla Bush poses for a portrait with her bullet wounds and scars at her home in Seattle. Bush nearly died after being shot in the Jewish Federation building. (© Karen Ducey/Seattle PI)
     
  
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Chuck Holmes of the Edmonton Flyers, a minor-league Canadian hockey player, played against the Seattle Totems from about 1955-1963 and recieved a full share of animosity from Seattle fans. When he was traded in 1965-1972 to the Totems the fans grew to love him. In 1972 he became coach but the Totems had the worst season in WHL histtory. He now lives on Bainbridge Island.
   
Howard Bates, age 92, sits in front of a 1932 Auburn 8 cylinder convertible at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum where he works as a docent. Indiana's luxury car industry flourished through the depression but didn't survive the industry trend toward inexpensive, mass produced vehicles introduced afterwards. (© Karen Ducey/Indianapolis Star)
     
  
Laser light artist, John Borcherding, poses for a portrait at the Pacific Science Center on January 27, 2011. (photo credit Karen Ducey)
   
Owner of Amoure on the Boulevard, Phyllis Heppenstall, is photograpphed at her store in Southcenter, Seattle
   
Nick Brown is an Assistant U.S. Attorney, photographed inside the Federal courthouse in Seattle, Wash.
     
  
K.C. Herren plays baseball for Auburn HS.
   
  
Kate DesRosier, Operations & Dealflow Manager at the ZINO Society
     
  
   
Assistant United States Attorneys Steven D. DeBrota and Gayle L. Helart work on internet related pedophile cases. (© Karen Ducey/ Indianapolis Star)
   
Jarvis and Elmer on their front porch in Indianapolis. (© Karen Ducey)
     
  
"We are disappointed." said Karen (left) and Janine Zeller Lane, "but you can't nullify the moment. It was meaningful for our whole family for all the right reasons." they said on April 14, 2005 in Seattle. The Zeller Lane's from Seattle went down to Oregon to get married last year and are disappointed with today's ruling nullifying their marraige. ""our biggest concernn is explaining it to the children. She (daughter, DeLancey Zeller Lane, age 8) is very aware." (staff photo/Karen Ducey)
   
  
Katie Merwick shows lots of affection to her horses on her ranch, the Second Chance Ranch in Elma, Wash. on December 12, 2007. Merwick has 23 rescue horses, most of whom were discarded form the race horse industry, and 11 dogs and a wolf sanctuary. She had no power for 4 days during a recent storm and her fields are still muddy from all the rain. Today one of her horses suffered from colic and had to be walked constantly so he couldn't lie down and possibly roll over moving his intestines and killing him. The vet came to visit and friends of hers showed up to help.
     
  
Paula Jean Stierns (left) lies passed out on her husband's lap. She had lived in a shack with her husband Donald Raymond Stierns (right) for almost four years off N. Skyview Dr. in Sultan,WA. After their shack caught on fire the pair moved into a trailer which someone had donated to them. About a dozen people live in makeshift housing on the Skyview Dr. upsetting many in the city.
  
Blake Lewis, from Bothel, WA, who came in runner-up in the American Idol competition 2007, came out with an album shortly afterwards. He's shown in his favorite venue, Seamonster Lounge. Photo: Karen Ducey/Seattle PI
   
Ray Hanson hugs his wife Patricia after a meeting of the Fiercely Independent Elders group Feb. 3, 2004. Ray and his wife started the group 15 years ago with two other friends. "None of us wanted to go to nursing homes," said Patricia. "It's just been fun," said Ray. Ray will be receiving a Jefferson Award for his work. (P-I Photo/Karen Ducey)
     
  
THIS IS NO PIGNIC. "Rocket", the Indiana State Fair Grand Champion Market Barrow who likes to eat marshmellows and Lucky Charms eats the set during his photo shoot. The 264 pound, 8 month old pig raised by Jamey Albrecht of Crawfordsville, IN sold for $10,000 at the 4H Sale of Champions and will go towards Jamey's college education where she wants to be on a livestock judging team. (© Karen Ducey/Indianapolis Star)