Mark White

Mark White has been photographing the Seattle streets since 2018. His photos have appeared in Real Change and The Emerald City News, and he writes weekly photo essays on Substack where he shares his recent works. You can find him at mjwhite.substack.com.

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Tiffany Nguyen stands behind the counter at Adam Tailor’s Columbia City shop in 2024. As the first native English speaker in her family, she helps preserve her grandparents’ legacy and ensures their stories, stitched into the fabric of the business, continue for generations to come.

Unbroken Threads, Part 3: Stitching Together a Family Legacy

Jun 11, 2025

4 min read

Nhung Nguyen works at the family's Columbia City tailoring shop in 2024. After surviving years of imprisonment, escape attempts, and life in refugee camps, she and her daughters joined her husband, Be Van Nguyen, in Seattle, where they built Adam Tailor into a multi-generational business rooted in resilience, craft, and care.

Unbroken Threads, Part 2: The Great Escapes

Jun 10, 2025

6 min read

Be Van Nguyen works at his sewing machine inside Adam Tailor's Pioneer Square storefront in 2023. Be, who launched the shop after arriving in Seattle as a refugee, ran the family business for nearly four decades before retiring in 2024.

Unbroken Threads, Part 1: A Little Shop Built on Big Dreams

Jun 09, 2025

5 min read

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