Split Seconds: Four Decades of News Photography from the Pacific Northwest and Beyond

Barry R. Sweet, a former Associated Press photo-journalist, presents this visual time capsule from the late 1960's through four decades. Many of his photos from thousands of news events in the Pacific Northwest and beyond are well-known and recognizable.

Through his viewfinder, Sweet witnessed momentous occasions, random tragedies, and a range of human emotions grief, triumph, surprise, sadness, and joy. His subjects included adventurers, artists, astronauts, athletes, billionaires, criminals, diplomats, firefighters, geeks, governors, heroes, hippies, mountain-climbers, movie stars, musicians, police, presidents, rioters, soldiers, and sailors.