7. Photo Essay: "Meleah Korver" continued..

Meleah Korver, 30, was born with Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome. Korver experiences developmental delays and psychiatric issues that make daily life a constant challenge, according to Evergreen Supported Living. She lives in the community with support from her family and specialists from Evergreen Supported Living. Korver works four different jobs, four days a week – totaling close to five hours of work per week.

7. Photo Essay: "Meleah Korver"

Korver walks out of her house holding hands with one of her living skills specialists Angela D’Elia, 21. “Meleah has 24 hours allocated to her by the state of Washington for care, health and safety,” D’Elia said.


Korver reaches for D'Elia's hand during a car ride to get a “big water” – a grande iced water from a coffee shop on Lincoln Street – which is one of Meleah’s favorite outings with D’Elia after a Sunday morning at Christ the King Church on Meridian Street.


Korver enjoys spending time at the Evergreen Supported Living office. She is able to be spend time with the Evergreen employees outside of her house and see other clients at the office.


Korver picks out her lunch and decides to make a lettuce salad with sliced zucchini and mushrooms. “Oh man!” said Korver after a piece of zucchini slips off the cutting board.


Korver lives with two other developmentally disabled women and there is constant laughter at their house. “Meleah is such an amazing woman,” D’Elia said. “She has a wonderful sense of humor and can get anyone laughing in a matter of minutes. She just spreads joy wherever she goes.”

6. Stand Alone Image: "A bit breezy"

A group of people watch a tent float across the sky due to a large gust of wind during the Sasquatch Music Festival, Saturday, May 29. Campers watched and chanted at the tent during its several-hundred-yard trip across the campground until it finally landed. Festival goers experienced inconsistent weather conditions during the three-day weekend at the Gorge.

5. Controlling Motion: "Love, peace and longboarding"

Kalan Hatton, 20, takes a sharp turn on his longboard over the Franklin Park “nub” on Monday, May 10. He has been longboarding with his friends for the past three months. “Its fun [to skate] because you get to hangout with buddies and learn new tricks,” Hatton said.

4. Honest Emotion/ Relationship: "Sloshball game"

A group of more than 40 college-aged Bellingham residents gathered Wednesday, May 5, for a game of "sloshball." Sloshball is essentially kickball turned into a drinking game. Teams are made, everyone takes a turn kicking the ball, but everyone must have a cup with a beverage of choice (not necessarily alcoholic) in hand at all times during the game.
In this picture, the man on the left has been tagged out of the game while he was running to first base.

(I was unable to gather names and ages for the individuals in this picture because the game was shut-down by a police officer.)

3. Environmental Portrait: "Tree time"

Jamie Lee, 21, stops while taking a shortcut down a dirt path near Fairhaven College, Wednesday afternoon. Lee is majoring in graphic design at Western and has been doing design for the last six years. “I enjoy doing graphic design because it is artistic, but it is also rigid which fits with my O.C.D.,” Lee said.

1. Disposable camera: "A creative break"

Alex Campos, 20, sits next to the SMATE building and plays his guitar between classes. He has been playing the guitar off-and-on for six years, but over the past three years he has taken this hobby more seriously. “When you have a feeling and don’t know how to express it – writing a song or playing the guitar can help manifest those feelings into an action,” Campos said.