Revealed 2019

The sun shining on the historic Kalamazoo Building downtown would soon be blocked by the rise of The Exchange building, a new multistory building constructed next door (Jan. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

The wooden frame for a canoe being handcrafted by Cary Mannaberg of Gun River Wooden Watercraft (July 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Gemstones and geodes on display at the Kalamazoo Geological and Mineral Society’s annual Rock, Gem, Fossil and Mineral Show at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center (May 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Outtake: Chris Moore says when the sun rises on the former Vicksburg paper mill, it resembles The Parthenon (Oct. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

An old bike outside the Blodgett Wedding Barn (July 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Black historian and cowboy lover Murphy Darden (Feb. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Outtake: The arm of a crash test dummy has become detached from the rest of its body during a simulation of a race car crashing into the crowd (the body is under the simulation car) (Aug. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Scaffolding around the historic Gibson smokestack is just part of the renovation of the former Gibson Guitar factory (Jan. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Water cascades below the Gull Lake Dam (Sept. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

A fireball engulfs a car at the Kalamazoo Speedway during a track safety training event (Aug. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

A boy looks in at a display of rocks and fossils at the Schmaltz Museum of Earth History (Sept. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

A jar provides a rustic décor element in the Blodgett Wedding Barn (July 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

The colors of a mural in the Vine neighborhood are reflected in a puddle (July 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Outtake: Pastor Roger Ulman of Calvary Chapel of Kalamazoo Valley, left, shares a laugh with Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Alford before they head out on patrol together (Nov. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Surrounded by rolls of wallpaper, paper-ripping artist Renae Baumgart works in her Plainwell studio (Jan. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Some of the ingredients Jeannie Sanders uses to create her custom Sandershire Seasonings blends (Jan. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Ben Martin amidst the hemp plants he grows on his Soil Friends farm (Oct. 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Gaming computers await players at WMU’s esports arena (April 2019). © 2019 Encore Publications/Brian Powers

Images too good to keep to ourselves

Encore Magazine
December 1, 2019
Features

So many photos, so few pages. Here we share with you some of the beautiful images captured during the year for Encore stories, but that didn’t make it into print. Rather than let these pieces of eye candy languish forever in an archive, we are bringing them to light for our third annual Revealed issue. We think you’ll agree that these images are just too good not to share.

Encore Magazine

Encore Magazine is Southwest Michigan’s Magazine, bringing readers intriguing images and stories of the good things, good works and great people of our corner of the mitten. Published 12 times a year, Encore in its fifth decade of serving Southwest Michigan, carrying on a historic tradition of being the premier lifestyle publication of the greater Kalamazoo area.