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Hard Hat Heaven for ROB (and a little bit of rock and roll)


Above you’ll see a shoot I did for the Report on Business last month right before I went to Mexico.  I was really excited to work on this project because it involved multiple environmental portraits shot with a tilt shift lens.  Usually I shoot landscapes this way and it was a fun challenge to add a person in - I’m definitely proud of the result.  It’s so nice when you’re hired to take photos that you would take anyways.  You can see the whole spread here and you can read the article here.

It feels like winter just whizzed by this year. None of the usual lazing around pasting things in my journal and shooting tons of creatives.  I shot a plenty of stills I love while in Mexico - and since I’ve been back I’ve been happy to let my camera be while I’ve been processing and captioning.  I’ve discovered over the years that it’s creatively constructive to take extended breaks from one medium and pour yourself into another. My spare time (which has been sparse) has been poured into drumming and making lovely music with neglected friends - it has been incredible fun.

So that’s it.  Goodbye winter! Stay tuned friends - the spring includes two exhibitions, a feature for World Vision’s magazine and a return trip to Mali.

Joined at the rib - Report on Business Magazine

I took this shot of Gerry Sheff (left) and Ira Gluskin a couple of weeks ago for the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine. Every photo shoot is an adventure. You go prepared and with an idea of what you want to capture—and then you go and make it happen. You meet the most fascinating people, and for a day or two, you get to glimpse their world. It’s always interesting to head down to the financial district and take a look around (though I have to remember to turn off my headphones in the echoey elevators and not rumple my crisp shirt).

You can find the full article here. And shout-outs to Clare Jordan for the gig—amazing fun.

Tear Sheets from TV Week Magazine

Mi-Jung was kind of enough to send me her copy of TV Week Magazine.  Last month my photos of Mi-Jung and the children were featured as a cover story in the Vancouver based publication.  The article is about our trip with World Vision to Brazil and the Vancouver Campaign for Children.  It is really great to see my photos used to tell the stories of these amazing kids.

Let Us Prey

The Report on Business Magazine shoot I did earlier this month was terribly fun. Sinclair Stewart’s article Let Us Prey is about the rise and fall of the celebrity CEO. Find it in today’s supplement in the Globe and Mail.

Emily on the keys

Emily on the keys and yours truly on the camera.  Check out our first collaboration at:
www.blogto.com/toronto/the_best_delis_in_toronto/

The experience of working with a such a friend is more wonderful than words.  Everything becomes an adventure, the difficult becomes hilarious, and the joy even more awesome.  

Love, meat, sandwiches. 

Sad City,

these days of distance,
in a city we called our own,
we trekked through streets,
we made them our homes.
Eye Weekly, Stroll- November 20, 2006  
This was a really fun shoot. I when urban exploring under the DVP and through the park by the towers. Later I found out that one of my friends lived in one of these towers as a child.

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