Archive for June, 2009
Alan is My Hero
For my homeboy Alan who I hear has won yet another race! Congrats.
Not Alone
I took this shot of Marco a couple of weeks ago while we were in Bramps. When I was processing it I thought he looked like some sort of archeologist so I told him to draw something in the dirt for me. I was pretty happy when he sent me the photo back with the alien ship. Johnnie was kind enough to draw in the alien.
A Thousand Stories
An exciting part of having a new site is that I get to share whole bodies of previously unseen work with you . I’ve been working on putting up galleries for my trips with World Vision. I shot thousands upon thousands of photos in Ethiopia, South Africa, Brazil and El Salvador . As you can imagine it is quite a task to sort through. The images above are a small preview of what’s to come from the Ethiopia gallery in the next few days. Nicolette and I were there gathering stories about female genital mutilation. The gallery focuses on the stories of women and girls as they cope with the harmful traditional practice. It was quite an experience to get to know these women, to be trusted with their stories and to help them have an international voice.
For the love of Bramps
I shot these yesterday afternoon on a drive through the country with Marco and Alan. I love Brampton farmland. I LOVE the Brampton badlands. I love rural Bramps because it’s wholly (Holy?!) nostalgic. I love it because it’s pure and fresh. I love it most because it’s fleeting. Suburban sprawl seems to be devouring everything these days.
Of Life After 26?
It’s done! Welcome to the new site. It’s been a long road (thanks Johnnie!) It’s always scary to embark on a new path. My old portfolio site was familiar and my old blog, Of Life After 24 was very casual (no commitment necessary!) This transition seems very serious (as growing up tends to be), but I’m going to try and keep it light.
When I started the old blog it was an attempt to catalogue and make tangible the changes that were happening around me. I always think back to the moment; 23 years old, on a plane to Ethiopia, bursting with enthusiasm and joy, about to photograph my first feature. I really didn’t think life could get any better, but it did and it continues to. What do you do when you achieve everything you had hoped for at 24? You make new plans and goals. You continue to live the dream, I’ve learnt that the answer is to live 25 gratefully and 26 gracefully. Of Life after 24 is what you see before you. We’ve integrated my blog and portfolio as a new catalogue of everything beautiful and hopeful that has happened in these past few years. I sincerely hope you enjoy!
Punk Rock Pathetic
After spending the afternoon at the Riverdale Art Walk, Dar and I dropped by an art event at Knox called “Rezound”. I contributed the above photos for the Rezound zine. The words are by Emily from an article that she wrote about the Clash for Geez Magazine last year called Punk Rock Pathetic. As you can probably tell I am really liking overlaying Helvetica Bold over my photos these days.
Neglect
My friend Ali tells me that when I neglect my blog she wanders off onto the sites of my linked friends. This amuses me because I’m often rambling about how I want everyone I know and love to know and love each other. So if neglect leads to community is it such a bad thing?
