Revealed 2025

A fiery outline of incoming storm clouds above Portage. © 2025 Encore Publications / Brian K. Powers
Unseen images from our year
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Our photographer Brian K. Powers takes hundreds of photos for us in any given year, and many times we have more wonderful images to choose from than we can print. That’s why we created Encore‘s annual “Revealed” issue — to allow our readers see more of his beautiful work. Encore staffers cull through these dozens of photos and pick their favorite unpublished images to feature. There are always surprising images of mundane things (like the light fixture on page 18) and landscapes, but this year we had a number of portraits that made the cut. Brian is a master of finding the essence of people with his lens, as you will see in the following images. 

All photos ©2025 Encore Publications / Brian K. Powers

Kalamazoo rapper and activist Ed Genesis
While on a shoot, Powers captured this adorable alpaca duo watching him work.
A graphic recording of the events at a Koa Cafe created by artist Alexandra Nash for the Koa Fund
Jenny Doezema, executive director of the Kalamazoo Climate Crisis Coalition on the porch of the home on Kalamazoo’s Northside where she was born and raised.
Double Chocolate Cake from Tujax Tavern’s pastry chef Mark Mesaros in all its deliciousness. Tujax Tavern was featured in the September issue of Encore.
Powers captures a fun moment during a portrait shoot of Northfield Mandolins’ product manager Derek Smith (left) and founder and owner Adrian Bagale. 
Components of a mandolin in production at Northfield Mandolins. 
A golden sunset overlooking Portage’s Sugarloaf Lake.
The underside of a table lamp Powers captured while waiting to take a photo for a story.
Bronson Healthcare CEO Bill Manns listens intently to the young men at the Breakfast of Champions
A fiery outline of incoming storm clouds above Portage.
Poet and spoken-word artist Marcel Fable Price. 
The gate to the yard at Peace House. 
Artist Dave Middleton at work in his studio.

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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