Jeff Kastner
Jeff Kastner is a documentary producer, cinematographer and editor, contributing regularly to OPB's "Oregon Art Beat", "Oregon Experience", "Oregon Field Guide" and "Superabundant".
In addition to his work for OPB, Kastner can often be found on the sidelines of Providence Park, where he has filmed for the Timbers and Thorns soccer teams since 2015, including filming championship documentaries for each team.
Kastner has also filmed and edited the popular Oregon outdoor series "Grant’s Getaways" on KGW since 2008 as well as national programs such as PBS NewsHour.
Kastner grew up in Tillamook, Oregon and graduated from Pacific University in Forest Grove.
Latest Stories
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New technology allows photographers to capture detailed images of the cosmos without breaking the bank or leaving the city.
‘The Evergreen’: In Oregon’s Hood River Valley, this Japanese American family has grown apples for more than a century
The Kiyokawa Family Orchards - once called the best apple orchard in America - has history dating back generations. The Kiyokawas have been growing fruit in the Hood River Valley since 1911, and were one of the few Japanese American families from the area to return and work the land after forced relocation and incarceration during World War II.
This family created an apple ‘paradise’ in the shadow of Mount Hood
The Kiyokawas have worked as orchardists in Oregon’s Hood River Valley since 1911 — one of the few Japanese American families returning to work the land after their forced relocation and incarceration during World War II.