Seattle 100: Portrait of a City

About this book

Seattle 100: Portrait of a City is the culmination of a two-year personal project by renowned photographer filmmaker and social artist Chase Jarvis. Both a creative project and an insightful ethnography Seattle 100 sharesvia more than 300 stunning black-and-white portraits and biographies of each subjecta curated collection of leading artists musicians writers scientists restaurateurs DJs developers activists entrepreneurs filmmakers and more all of whom are defining and driving culture in Seattle. Some faces you will know other names you may have heard in passing and others will have been unknown to you until now. With this book Jarvis has created a snapshot of a citys culture through its people. And its inclusive. Descriptive rather than prescriptive. Itsa 100 not an exclusive the 100 and it invites each of us to survey our own surroundings our lives our friendsand those not yet our friendsthat make up the place we live whether thats Seattle or anywhere else. Individually the images and words here introduce you to 100 engaging and important people. Collectively this portrait of a city tells a fascinating interwoven story about a unique and vibrant place. Beyond the photos and commentary by Jarvis there are pithy musings by a select handful of subjects on the topics of art food community region culture and film. In addition many of the subjects share their favorite things places and doings in and around the Seattle that they have explored discovered and rediscovered time and again. Chase Jarvis is donating 100% of his artist proceeds from this book to the amazing arts and culture organizationwww.4culture.org.