Seattle photojournalist Karen Ducey | news and documentary photographer

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  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews perform annual maintenance cleaning of the large locks at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard on Friday, November 18, 2022. The 55-foot deep chamber is drained of water so workers can scrape barnacles and perform other tasks. The large locks will be closed for maintenance from November 8-24th however the small lock remains open for vessels less than 120 feet in length and 26 feet in width. The annual maintenance is important to keep the 105-year-old Chittenden Locks safe and operational for years to come.
  • Carmen Sanchez holds balloons and waves to sailors aboard the USS Abe Lincoln as it returns home to Everett, Wash. in 2003 after 9 months at sea in the Persian Gulf. Carmen was there greeting her son Jonathan from Oregon.
  • Connelly Brooks does a flip off a log at Carkeek Park in Seattle while his brother, Winfield (left), watches. Winfield said they decided to spend the day at the park {quote}to enjoy the blue sky{quote}.
  • A hockey fan, from Vancouver, BC, yells in front of a car lit by rioters shortly after the Canuck's were defeated by the Boston Bruins in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup in Vancouver, BC on June 15, 2011. The fan says he was yelling over the defeat. {quote}As long as its staying safe its good to express yourself.{quote} Riots broke out in Vancouver, Canada shortly after the Canuck's were defeated by the Boston Bruins in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup in Vancouver, BC on June 15, 2011 causing thousands of dollars in damages to storefronts. (photos copyright Karen Ducey)
  • BURLINGTON, WA - SEPTEMBER 26: Tatum Sprouse (left), 17, and Rainah Douglas, 16, both from Mount Vernon, Washington, participate in a candlelight vigil along Burlington Boulevard on September 26, 2016 in Burlington, Washington. Five people were killed by a gunman several nights ago at thre Cascade Mall. One of those killed was a classmate of theirs at school. The suspect, Arcan Cetin, 20, a resident of Oak Harbor, Washington, was arraigned today. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
  • SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 19: Protesters march down 23rd Ave during the “Justice for Stolen Lives! Juneteenth Freedom March” on June 19, 2020 in Seattle, United States. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when a Union general read orders in Galveston, Texas stating all enslaved people in Texas were free according to federal law. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
  • OLYMPIA, WA - APRIL 19: A man wearing a cutout mask gathered with hundreds of othersat a rally titled “Hazardous Liberty! Defend the Constitution!” to protest the stay-at-home order, at the Capitol building on April 19, 2020 in Olympia, Washington. Washington state Governor Jay Inslee instituted the order last month to slow the spread COVID-19. Many who attended did not follow social distancing guidelines or wear masks but were there to support their right to assemble. They advocated that people should be allowed to go back to work. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
  • VANCOUVER, WA - JUNE 26: Supporters and members of Patriot Prayer and People’s Rights Washington rally against the Washington state mask mandate outside the Clark County Sheriff’s Office on June 26, 2020 in Vancouver, Washington. Washington state Governor Jay Inslee ordered a statewide mandate requiring facial coverings be worn by anyone out in public beginning today in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) which is seeing a rise of cases in the state and across the country. Participants were encouraged to open carry guns to exercise their 2nd ammendment rights. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
  • SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 19: Latio Cosmos (L), who recently graduated from Seattle University with a degree in public affairs, participates in the Juneteenth Freedom March and Celebration on June 19, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when a Union general read orders in Galveston, Texas stating all enslaved people in Texas were free according to federal law. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
  • SEATTLE, WA - MAY 30: Protesters riot in the streets following a peaceful rally expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd on May 30, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Protests have erupted nationwide after Floyd died while in the custody of police in Minneapolis. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
  • Protesters march through the street in remembrance of Breonna Taylor in Seattle, Washington, September 23, 2020. Today, police officers in Louisville who shot and killed Taylor last March during a no-knock warrant, were not indicted by a grand jury. (Photo by Karen Ducey)
  • KIRKLAND, WA - MARCH 18: Chuck Sedlacek, a patient at the Life Care Center, smiles through his window at his children Seri Sedlacek (L), Susan Sedlacek and Scott Sedlacek (R) who have come to visit him on March 18, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. The facility has been at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in the state and many residents have died from COVID-19. Chuck was admitted to the facility on February 20th for a broken ankle and tested positive for the coronavirus. He has no symptoms however and his children are trying to get him released. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
  • KIRKLAND, WA - MARCH 07: A patient is shielded from the rain as they are put into an ambulance outside the Life Care Center on March 7, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. Several residents have died from COVID-19 and others have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
  • Clean up crews from Servpro gear up and go inside the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Karen Ducey
  • Jane Abbott Lighty & Pete-e Peterson, from Seattle, and Donald Jenny and Neil Hoyt, from Bellevue, Wash. get married during an interlude in the Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert / Wedding Celebration at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Wash., on December 9, 2012. Today was the first day same-sex couples could legally wed in Washington state. Lighty and Peterson, who have been romantic partners for 35 years received the first same-sex marriage license in Washington state. {quote}I just can't believe this is happening after all these years.{quote} said Peterson. Donald Jenny (left) and Neil Hoyt, from Bellevue, Wash., have been partners for 23 years. {quote}It's overwhelming.{quote} said Hoyt {quote}It's the biggest and best wedding party I can ever imagine.{quote} Judge Anne Levinson oversaw the service. © Karen Ducey
  • From left to right back row adults: Klair Etheridge, Pamela Lewis-Bridges, Joye Hardiman, PhD, Patricia Corbert. Children left to right: DianaStarr Robinson, 6, Ashea Nougera, 9, Olivia Frieson, 7, Kabby Mitchell Everly (fifth generation), 6, cut the ribbon marking the grand opening of the Tacoma Urban Performing Center (T.U.P.A.C.) on Saturday, July 8, 2017 in Tacoma, WA.. Kabby Mitchell, founder of T.U.P.A.C., lived in Tacoma, taught at The Evergreen State College and was the first African-American Principle Dancer for the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Kabby, unexpectedly passed away on May 4, 2017. Professional dance instruction will be offered there. (© Karen Ducey)
  • The 43rd annual Seattle Pride Parade in Seattle, WA on June 25, 2017. Festivities continued afterwards at Ozzie's bar which held specials sponsored by Hop Valley Brewing Co. (© Karen Ducey)
  • Fred Drake (left) and Aaron Drake (right), age 11, use boxes to shield their heads during the heavy rains which drowned Pacers fans prior to Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The large screen viewing party across the street from Conseco Fieldhouse attracted thousands of people despite the poor weather. (© Karen Ducey/Indianpolis Star)
  • Hundreds rally during the Peopleís Climate March in Seattle, Wash. on October 14, 2015. (photo © Karen Ducey for the Sierra Club)
  • A man who didn't want to give his name, marches in front of a Mexican flag with 15,000 others in Seattle during a rally for immigration rights on April 10, 2006. Asking for amnesty, equal rights, open borders, recognition and respect they demonstrated in solidarity with hundreds of thousands across America demanding immigration reform. Marchers head down King Street in Seattle during a rally for immigration rights on April 10, 2006. (PII photo/Karen Ducey)
  • Fishing for opilio crab in the Bering Sea onboard the F/V Polar Lady. © Karen Ducey
  • The Blue Angels appear to be flying out of the chimney of the Ebenezer A.M.E. Zion Church in the Central District. (PI photo/Karen Ducey)
  • A 1973 Dodge pickup truck sits along the Columbia River in Schawana, Washington on February 8, 2011. Owner Bruce Howden says it was bought for him by his father as a graduation present in 1973 and has 56,000 original miles on it. (photo copyright Karen Ducey for the New York Times)
  • Pit bull mix, Lucy, rides in a sidecar next to her mom, Brande Schweitzer, who drives a Harley-Davidson, in Seattle, Washington. Schweitzer and her dog attract attention wherever they go. (© copyright Karen Ducey)
  • Caitlin Hamilton, age 24, gives her dog Hanai, a 17 month-old Boxer, a big kiss on the sidewalk on University Avenue in Seattle, Wash. Hamilton has been living on the street for eight years. She found Hanai on Craig's List when she was in Montana. A seven month old puppy at the time, he had a dislocated shoulder, a fractured elbow, and atrophied leg on his left side which she later had amputated. Veterinary clinic, Companion Pet, performed the $1,200 surgery free of charge. Hanai is certified as an emotional support animal for Hamilton who was brutally assaulted four years ago.
  • A bloody sneaker remains after rescue workers take away two victims at 3rd and Lenora in Seattle. (© copyright Karen Ducey)
  • Rioters loot stores and burn cars in downtown Vancouver,BC after the Canucks were defeated by the Boston Bruins in the Stanly Cup on June 15, 2011. (© copyright karen Ducey)
  • A full moon turns red as it hangs below the Space Needle during a lunar eclipse in Seattle. The moon appears red when it falls fully within the earth's shadow. (© Karen Ducey/Seattle PI)
  • At Third Ave and Pine in Seattle on July 6, 2007, police pat down and question young people in front of Macy's department store at around 9:30pm. The cops let them go but wouldn't tell me why they had stopped them or what the were asking them. The kids wouldn't talk to me either. (PI photo/Karen Ducey)What the heck? Since no one would tell me what was going on I had to leave it to the manequins to tell the story.
  • Mackenzie Forman,9 (left) and her brother Chance Forman,8, (feet only) jump into the Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake at Spring Canyon. (© copyright Karen Ducey)
  • Workers from Pioneer Masonry Restoration Company clean the western quadrant of the Tacoma Dome. (© copyright Karen Ducey)
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  • Vera Ranguelova plays on a swingset with her son Yoan, age 3, both from Lake City, WA in Laurelhurst in Seattle on may 9, 2006. (PI photo/Karen Ducey)
  • Clarence, a calf rescued from a ditch, is comforted by volunteer Caroline Morgan who reads a Dr. Seuss book to him at the Northwest Equine Stewardship Center, in Snohomish, Washington on April 13, 2014. (photo by Karen Ducey Photography/karenducey.com)
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