https://www.brittanyleephoto.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-02-01 https://www.brittanyleephoto.com/blog/2026-updates monthly 0.5 2026-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/e5bea38c-ed19-46fe-a7bc-e403d57d7f08/475561010_10160572775232260_2291608760161458134_n.jpg Blog - 2026 Updates! - Make it stand out Hanging out at the library. https://www.brittanyleephoto.com/blog/ydqm4ppi8bfkxrojx4yjsj15fyr1mi monthly 0.5 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/1682447782201-78K4Z3YK86WQVPLANBG0/Mason_B_Alterations-8.jpg Blog - How My Thesis Project Haunts Me - Make it stand out Holiday Farm Fire Vida, Oregon Along Highway 126 west of the McKenzie Bridge to Vida, Oregon, the Holiday Farm Fire burned over 170,000 acres of land in 2020. Oregon's Labor Day Fires took place on some of the most heavily logged timberlands in the state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/f3a52a36-545c-4cad-a98a-0f03894ecc60/Mason_B_Alterations-3.jpg Blog - How My Thesis Project Haunts Me - As I continued living on the West coast, I desired to learn more about the history of the forests and the involvement of the timber industry in the development of the great state of Oregon. There is no denying that timber is indeed a valuable and needed resource for humanity to survive on this planet. But with this sacred resource comes a great responsibility to honorably and sustainably harvest the trees in a way that has positive impacts for the land and its inhabitants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/664efcf8-31a9-46fe-832c-0ad7bc16da1d/Mason_B_Alterations-13.jpg Blog - How My Thesis Project Haunts Me - Make it stand out Scott Lake Trail, Sisters, Oregon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/d1a8aaa8-ddd0-4a4a-b4f1-67aad6413a05/mckenzie+river.jpg Blog - How My Thesis Project Haunts Me - Since graduating, I scored a sweet gig working as a photojournalist for the McKenzie Community Partnership. Part of what I do for the Partnership is to take photos of local events and write articles about them on our website. MCP’s mission is to foster and support community, environmental and economic resiliency in the McKenzie River area as we all recover from the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire. It’s such an amazing feeling to be working with this great river community. I really do feel like I’m utilizing my best creative skills to make a positive impact that can help change people’s lives. That’s what really matters, and that was my ultimate goal with my thesis project. https://www.brittanyleephoto.com/blog/when-you-feel-stuck monthly 0.5 2023-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/1681336634414-BVR9HJLUM95MUWRPJAQD/unsplash-image-JtV6zyOZSrA.jpg Blog - When You Feel Stuck Turns out I’m a normal human! Because this happens to ALL OF US. I’ve experienced burnout and lack of motivation so often throughout my career. In the fast-paced world we live in, it’s completely natural to not be inspired all the time. With the winter season finally coming to an end (about damn time!) I can almost taste the creativity coming back to me! 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This is me :) Hi! https://www.brittanyleephoto.com/blog/tag/photography+blog monthly 0.5 https://www.brittanyleephoto.com/blog/tag/blog monthly 0.5 https://www.brittanyleephoto.com/blog/tag/welcome monthly 0.5 https://www.brittanyleephoto.com/blog/tag/new+post monthly 0.5 https://www.brittanyleephoto.com/contact daily 0.75 2023-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/1617161361236-NA96JKFQO6ZPVPTC6ZZL/DesertViewmoon2+%281+of+1%29.jpg https://www.brittanyleephoto.com/about daily 0.75 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/4e8a9226-adcb-464a-8b0b-204e4d776f93/me+at+proxy.jpg About - Brittany Mason is a fine art landscape and portrait photographer located in Blue River, Oregon. She completed her Master of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Art University in 2022 and received her Bachelor's of Science degree in Photography from the Art Institute of Philadelphia in 2014. Her work includes photojournalism and project-based visual storytelling with local non-profit groups including McKenzie Community Partnership, Oregon Arts & Film, McKenzie River Chamber of Commerce, and more. In these roles, she has contributed to documenting rural recovery, community resilience, and the relationship between people and place in the wake of environmental disaster. Alongside this work, she continues her long-term exploration of western landscapes and identity through photography. Brittany is passionate about using her camera as a tool for connection between humans and nature. Through her work, she embodies the essence of Mother Earth to give a voice to the landscapes that have been silenced and destroyed by the hand of man. 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Those chemicals sink into the soil which contaminates the drinking water for nearby coastal communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/871acda3-e2ee-4973-81bd-ef0d8f83654a/Mason_B_Final_831+%284+of+20%29.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Kindling Mountain" Cottage Grove, Oregon. Oftentimes, debris from a clear-cut remains with the intention to be burned or disposed of. While the debris is beneficial for regrowth, it is extremely dangerous to leave kindling basking in the sun during the hot summer months without any sort of forest canopy shading it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/cf0be62c-9fca-4b70-ac90-75f9b0e47aa2/Mason_B_Final_831+%285+of+20%29.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness Tree rings can tell us their age and what the weather was like during each year of the tree’s life. The light colored rings represent wood that grew in the spring and early summer, while the dark rings represent wood that grew in the late summer and fall. One light ring plus one dark ring equals one year of the tree’s life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/837546c4-b7a7-4302-ac9e-68c9f7ac11d1/website+%283+of+19%29.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Misplaced Mountain" Noti, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/b273220e-75cb-4057-a61c-05c5c07b73e7/Mason_Brittany_LF+%285+of+10%29.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Climates at the Capital" Salem, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/da91747d-434e-40b3-9cd2-4e3a26d17ec8/website+%281+of+1%29.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Umpqua River" Glide, Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management plans to salvage log 6,200 acres of this area close to the Umpqua River. Logging burned, old growth forests is harmful to the natural regrowth process and pollute the river with sediment runoff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/da8fb671-4670-4861-80c6-dabc71db6991/Mason_B_Alterations-9.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Holiday Farm Fire" Vida, Oregon Along Highway 126 west of the McKenzie Bridge to Vida, Oregon, the Holiday Farm Fire burned over 170,000 acres of land in 2020. Oregon's Labor Day Fires took place on some of the most heavily logged timberlands in the state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/e44fc4b2-3819-4d6a-9f94-07a0b9ae4cd7/Mason_B_Alterations-9.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Archie Creek Fire" Glide, Oregon Private land, which is mostly owned by timber companies, accounts for 46% of the forested acres burned in the 2020 wildfires. This is much higher than the 7% average private land percentage for the past 10 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/7dc997f4-ad41-4e65-ae90-47b67084001d/Mason_B_Final_831+%289+of+20%29.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Salmon Creek Rd & NF-2408" Old growth trees, with their thick bark and tall trunks, are much more fire-resistant than smaller, younger trees with thin bark and dense canopies close to the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/ced23562-a90c-46dc-a1ed-2be61d795087/Mason_Brittany_LF+%289+of+10%29.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Progression of Progress" Willamette National Forest, Oregon. Restoration of the burned forest after a wildfire is vital to the successful regrowth of the habitat. Trees that are severely damaged by fire but not killed immediately usually die within 2 years. Dead needles fall to the forest floor during this period, followed by small and then larger branches. The snags that remain provide habitat for wildlife and a long-term source of nutrients to the forest floor when they eventually fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/2f88d3bf-6a65-4a7e-8db0-e93af933f6b9/Mason_B_Koosah+copy.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness The Willamette National Forest is home to over 300 species of fish and wildlife. This sacred land allowed indigenous people to exchange news and goods in the area. The Kalapuya, Molalla, Sahaptain and Chinook peoples traveled and traded here, perhaps on their way to obtain obsidian in the high Cascades or to gather huckleberries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/664efcf8-31a9-46fe-832c-0ad7bc16da1d/Mason_B_Alterations-13.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Scott Lake Trail" Sisters, Oregon Sitting in the high Cascades at 4,800 feet, Scott Lake is a popular summer destination for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy hiking, camping, kayaking, and fishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/af867bbd-8e39-4961-aab2-b00c2265dcc1/Mason_Brittany_alterations+%288+of+9%29.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Lower Proxy Falls" Willamette National Forest Not only are Oregon’s waterfalls located in pristine, untouched wilderness areas that are aesthetically profound, their benefits for reducing stress and anxiety are prevalent. Natural flowing waterfalls release negative ions that have been found to create calmness and also improves cell metabolism in the human body as well as strengthening our immune systems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/7736e788-fde0-4a8f-b0a3-fb08986c58e1/Mason_B_Alterations-15.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Forest Sunrise" Windberry State Recreation Site, Lowell, Oregon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/d1ba9c6d-1d28-4935-8dd4-da0dfa49fca6/Mason_B_Final_831+%2817+of+20%29.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Protect What's Left" Alsea, Oregon. Over 90% of Oregon's old growth forests have already been logged. Those that remain provide us with some of our cleanest drinking water and best habitat for fish and wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/dbdde020-4f5f-4e01-a8c7-a5b43d518312/Mason_B_Alterations-17.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Precision" Alsea, Oregon Over 10 million acres of Oregon’s forests are owned and managed by private landowners. Part of privately owning this land for commercial use of its natural resources is reforestation practices to maintain the ecosystem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/cc0ca755-169a-432b-a44c-3e0088e79476/Mason_Brittany_alterations+%284+of+9%29.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Decker Tree Farm" Recognizing the importance of replanting, Van Decker focuses on erosion control, low use of pesticides and a higher emphasis on safety on his tree farm in Benton County, Oregon. Conscientious owners of timber property like Decker recognize that replenishing the trees for future generations and keeping the impact on land low, can benefit both the property and their business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/a6034209-501a-435d-96a0-910f1a25984c/Mason_B_Alterations-16.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness Reforestation is the process of establishing a new stand of trees on a previously forested site following a disturbance, either man-made or natural. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605d69ae20875d09895223b9/31c8dbb8-8017-4191-8baa-5a4b74fc7c97/website+%2819+of+19%29.jpg Home - Alterations of Wilderness "Future of the Forest" Benton County Small Woodlands Association holds regular tours of tree farms, lectures, and other educational events to support responsible forest management, network, and share knowledge. Many of the education offered to tree farmers in this association focus on environmentally sound practices for logging and replanting.