Revealed 2024

Brian K. Powers captured this stunning sunset view of the marsh on Little Sugarloaf Lake in Portage. © Encore Publications/Brian K. Powers
Unseen Encore photos from 2024

For nearly a decade, Encore has been blessed to have photographer Brian K. Powers create the beautiful imagery that graces the pages of our publication and Art Director Alexis Stubelt to utilize those images in a way that makes the magazine as pleasing to look at as it is to read.

Many times, however, when Brian’s on assignment, he just can’t help himself and he’ll take many more images than can accompany our stories. Sometimes something not even related to the story will catch his eye and he seizes the opportunity to capture it while he can. For us, not using these images in the magazine is like putting works of arts in a vault never to be seen.

That’s what our annual Revealed issue is all about — showcasing our unprinted images so that they can be seen and appreciated. As you look through this issue we hope you’ll not only recall the people and places Encore featured in 2024 but see their beauty in a new way.

Brian Powers

When Brian first walked into the Encore offices to talk about working for us as a photographer, he never expected it to become a relationship that has lasted more than a decade and for it to have had such an impact on the publication. His images are often the most-commented-on aspect of the magazine, which is why we make sure to highlight his work in our annual “Revealed” issue. “Sometimes I’ll see a picture in the ‘Revealed’ issue and not remember having taken it,” he admits. “My favorites are portraits. I love capturing the essence of people and making those who hate being photographed see how beautiful they really are.” Brian is a Kalamazoo-based freelance photographer who is trying to retire, but we won’t let him.
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