On Monday morning, I went to shoot the demolition work on the Nalley Valley Viaduct. The early morning light was nice and directional. Shadows sharply defined the concrete piers and steel rebar that was exposed. Huge excavators with hammers and cutting claws demolished the roadbed of the east-bound Sprague on-ramp.

Play editor with me for a moment. Photo Editor Jeremy Harrison and photographer Janet Jensen both liked the top image that emphasizes the monumental nature of the pier and shows more detail of the shredded rebar. At the same time, it minimizes the human scale impact of the construction worker.

I like the way the bottom image uses the diagonal of one of the tetra-pod piers and the road deck at the top as a frame for the demolition in the background. I like the graphics and composition of the second photo, but when compared to the overall impact
of the first image, it comes up a little short for A1.

Photography and photojournalism are subjective. Some photographers emphasize composition over content, but the best photographs have both. Let me know what you think.

Victoria Bjorkland, right, and Jessica Spring carry a letterpress print made using a steamroller Sunday at Wayzgoose, an annual gathering of letterpress and book artists at King’s Books in Tacoma. Fellow letterpress artist Ric Matthies admires Spring’s print as it goes by. The artwork will be on display at King’s Books for a few days.