REVEALED 2023

© Encore Publications/Brian K. Powers
Unseen Encore photos from 2023

While our writers beautifully capture the aspects of our community in words, it is the images created for Encore by photographer Brian K. Powers that illuminate those stories. Many times when he’s on assignment, Brian will take more images than can be used in the magazine. It can be difficult to choose among the images that could accompany a story, and we feel a little sad when we leave out some of his amazing ones. But we are determined to give them their time to shine through our annual Revealed issue, where we share images that Encore staffers loved but that didn’t make it into print until now. As you peruse this issue, we hope it’ll recall for you the people and places we’ve featured during 2023.

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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