Street View Gallery by Amy Danger

Text edit by: Mari Oshaug
Photos: Amy Danger

I cycle to dissolve the regimented chaos of the daily grind. It is my lifeline to lawlessness (laws of gravity, laws of human flight, gender laws, traffic laws, laws of compulsory conformity) and a continual invitation to look more closely at the world around me.

Auto-pilot: off. I am enlivened by being brakeless in an unpredictable world that insists upon restraint.

Portland is an extraordinary city with impressive cycling infrastructure and a diversity of opportunity with its mountains, desert, ocean and rivers. Bike culture is well developed so it’s easy to document the cyclist’s place amid the sweeping views of bridges, water and trails with big, big photos. That however is not what you’ll see in these images. You’ll see instead a few candid, authentic moments from down in the trenches. These are a few of the bikes, the people and the backdrops of Portland when no one was looking.