Marcellus Manier, Author at Emerald City Dispatch

Author name: Ryder Collins

My name is Marcellus Bonow-Manier, and I’m a street and documentary photographer born, raised, and living in Seattle, WA. I find Seattle to be a very unique place to photograph; the grit, bleakness, and sometimes brutalist feel of the streets make for an interesting juxtaposition against the sometimes culturally sterile and technocratic nature of the city. I find the sense of chance, serendipity, and endless outcomes very fascinating when it comes to the street. While I’m very drawn to the absurd, high energy, serendipity, and balletic nature of the street, I find that sometimes the quietest moments can become the loudest once a photograph is made. My work is primarily focused on street; however, I’m also very interested in aesthetics and style. I’m starting a long-term project centered around fashion and street style which I’ll be delving into this year.

Seattle Pride Parade: In Photos

This year was the 50th anniversary of the Seattle pride parade and there was an absolutely huge turnout in the crowd but also in the length of the parade – massive. Parades are challenging for me. I enjoy myself the most when I work the edges of the event as opposed to photographing the parade […]

Seattle Lunar New Year 2024

Marcellus Manier / Arts, Entertainment, Events, Uncategorized

In Chinese tradition, the cabbage represents wealth and prosperity. During Lunar New Year, it’s customary for the lion dancers to visit numerous local businesses to perform “cai qing,” which translates to “plucking the green.” Their rhythmic and acrobatic dance from business to business hunting for the prosperous cabbage, followed by a dragon, drums, firecrackers, and

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