Critters of Tualatin

The entire time I've been taking photos I have worked in Tualatin. I've gotten into a pretty good groove of bringing my camera with me on the walks I take on my lunch or breaks, and because of that, a large chunk of the 120,000+

Portland Japanese Garden Tour with Kait

Kait and I visited the Portland Japanese Garden on a nice Sunday afternoon. She had the good idea to register for one of the free guided tours. I had visited once before, but going this time with the wonderful history and information that our guide John shared made it so

Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

September is peak Green Heron season here in Portland so Sam and I went out to Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge on the hunt to see one. We got super lucky and there were a few other birders on the walkway around the lake who had just spotted one, we nonchalantly

August Family Birthdays

My niece Finley, Tante Karen, and Granmamma Patricia all have birthdays in the same week of August so we did a fun joint family celebration! A super yummy dinner followed by Mamma's famous raspberry cheesecake. The most fun and photographed part of the evening was the prolonged wrapping

North Oregon Coast

Starting at Sam's family cabin in Naselle, WA we fueled up with an English breakfast and delicious grape juice before heading south into Oregon to check out Fort Stevens State Park. We saw the far NW tip of the state at the Columbia River South Jetty Observation Tower,

Creatures of the Coast

A beautiful smattering of animals from Astoria down to Rockaway Beach on August 8th Thanks for checking out my photos and subscribing to Bryn Mag! If you want any prints of my pictures email me at brynnilsen95@gmail.com with which photos you would like If you would like to

Riley's Love Day - Three Years Gone

I think it was Finley who first called it Riley's Love Day, our annual remembrance of Riley's passing. She's two years older now and still holds her Ootoo Riley very close to the heart. We were gathered together on her birthday this year to

Corgi Night at the Portland Pickles!

The title speaks for itself! Ev, Sam, and I went to the last game of the season on one of the very smoky days. Thanks for checking out my photos and subscribing to Bryn Mag! If you want any prints of my pictures email me at brynnilsen95@gmail.com with

Heron Roost at The Port of Everett

Riley was listening to the birds for years before they died. I don't know exactly when they started understanding what the chirps and titters from above meant; nor do I know when they started communicating back with the birds. What I do know is that I will never

Ballard Locks

Sam and I stopped at the Ballard Locks on our way up to Everett for a wedding. We were really hoping that there would be some big ol' salmon making their way up the fish ladder, but unfortunately there weren't any making their run upriver at the

Uncle Bryn's Pool Becomes BIX

Xy and Izzy have moved in to my aparment complex so Uncle Bryn's Pool is now officially BIX pool! (Thanks to Finley and Soren for that one) The first two years I lived in my apartment the pool was closed due to COVID. By the time summer 2022

Oregon Country Fair

Pretty much everything reminds me of Riley, my younger sibling who died of a meth overdose in 2023, but Oregon Country Fair probably takes the cake for the time and place that I find most heavily saturated with Riley particles. Started in 1969 in Eugene as a fundraiser for an

Bryn Mag Begins

Welcome to Bryn Mag! The worlds first and only Bryn Nilsen Magazine! This is the new official home for my photography. I will still be posting my photos on social media, but not in the same way and I will be using that to guide people here. I'm