superior | skies
part one: superior | enshrouded part two: superior| survival part three: superior | skies I spend a lot of time with my head in the clouds, and Lake Superior was no exception. While I didn’t experience as much of the magnificence as I had hoped, I certainly wasn’t disappointed. Click through for more of the [...]
superior | survival
part one: superior | enshrouded part two: superior| survival part three: superior | skies UPDATE/January 30/2012: some of these images have now been added to the shop! I’m amazed how people can survive in what I think of as inhospitable terrain. These trees: also amazing. I have to admit that I don’t blog as often [...]
superior | enshrouded
part one: superior | enshrouded part two: superior| survival part three: superior | skies UPDATE/January 30/2012: some of these images have now been added to the shop! Promises, promises… I’d fully intended to have this posted on my birthday earlier this week, and get myself back on track with editing the rest of my own [...]
circumnavigating lake superior
9 days 4,100km infinite beauty That pretty much sums up my summer vacation, and for once it was spent exploring the beauty that is practically in my backyard. I’d never been north of Sudbury, and then I had been too young to really appreciate it, so I was thrilled at the opportunity to see northern [...]
farewell to warsaw
And what a last day it was! We had… interesting weather. For a while it seemed we would get blown away by the coming storm, but it cleared to be a perfect afternoon. I met M at the Golden Terraces/Złote Tarasy, a monstrously large shopping centre next to Warsaw’s Central Train Station. And by monstrously [...]
return to warsaw
Given that M and I intended to leave for Krakow early(ish) Monday morning and still wanted to get in some night photography, we checked into Le Méridien Bristol. The whole experience was a little ridiculous, from the suite on the top floor to the marble baths… to the naked gentleman in the sauna and the [...]
welcome to warsaw
Now that i’ve wrapped up all of my client work, i have some time to finish up going through 1,500 photos from the September trip. I meant to post the photos from the Wieliczka salt mine today, but when I started going through my photos from Warsaw, I got overwhelmingly homesick and and to post [...]
a little trip to ursus
My maternal grandparents moved to Ursus in the 50s for work, while my paternal grandparents were born there. And even though we’re a scant 45 minutes by bus from the centre of Warsaw, it still feels like a small town. But it’s growing… everywhere I look, the old is being torn down and replaced with [...]
a last visit to kraków
There’s not much more I could say about Kraków that wouldn’t sound like gushing. I loved the city, and I dreamed up ways I could move there and spend every day exploring its streets. And someday, I might. After all, it’s only 3 hours by train from my family. Family: if you’re reading this, don’t [...]
port glasgow
When we got to Port Glasgow, I set up on a little patch of beach and got to work playing with my new filter. The weather was still rather uncooperative – for me – with gray skies and little colour. But the end result is what might be one of my favourite seascapes to date. [...]
remembering
Remembrance Day was a few days ago, and I’ve only just now been able to bring myself to even look at the photos from Auschwitz. The whole experience was overwhelming, but there is one memory that really sticks with me above everything else. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining. The birds were [...]
return to kraków
I fell in love with Kraków. It was one of those places I’d always wanted to visit, and the closest I came was when we drove past it on our way to Zakopane when I was 11. Kraków was the capital of Poland from 1038 to 1596, and the centre of Poland’s academic, cultural and [...]
welcome to kraków
I thought I’d start off our time in Kraków with a visit to St. Mary’s Basilica, which is one of the city’s best known landmarks and is especially famous for its wood altarpiece carved by Wit Stwosz. The basilica is stunning, one of the most beautiful houses of worship I have ever visited, and I [...]
return to erieau
Last Saturday, I was invited to tag along with three of my favourite photographers while they trekked out to the windy shores of Lake Erie. I’d been out to Erieau before, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to return, and learn from these amazing people. Thanks again to Jennifer, Darren, Bob and Val for [...]
welcome to zakopane
I’d dreamt of returning to Zakopane since I was 11 years old. I clearly remember so many details of our visit to Morskie Oko, and my Babcia saying that there was no point in taking pictures of the mountains, that they wouldn’t turn out. She was mistaken, but an obsession was born. Cut to this [...]
getting lucky in prague
On my second last day in Prague, I had intended to visit the Church of Our Lady of the Snow. Not for any particular reason, mind you, just that it was on the way back to the hotel from the Leica Gallery and the guidebook said it was lovely. Sold. However, I was running late [...]
welcome to prague
In what would be the antithesis of the Small-Town Ontario Project, please let me introduce you to a beautiful European capital city… Prague We arrived at 7am after taking the night train from Krakòw. I’d always wanted to visit Prague and couldn’t pass up this opportunity, but I have to admit that as the last [...]
coming soon – prague
The first proper installment from Prague will be up Monday morning, and tomorrow, the Small-Town Ontario Project returns with some beautiful fall colours from one of my favourite small towns. For more goodies, check out the facebook gallery.
welcome to sparta
I mentioned earlier that there was a little fly in my Small-Town Ontario Project ointment, namely that I tend to shoot late on Sunday afternoons when everything is closed. I left for Sparta early(ish) this morning, trying to beat the forecasted rains which never came. Right off the bat, I met Bill Fishleigh, a spry [...]
arva flour mill
Welcome back to Arva. I know it’s technically double-dipping, but there was just so much at the Mill, I had to split it into two posts. While I’ve shopped at the Arva Flour Mill before, I’d never taken the time to wander about the property and it’s such an interesting blend of the industrial and [...]
welcome to arva
Since I’m still rather non-functional with the sitting and the walking and the living, I’m serving up photos from another Small-Town Ontario adventure. Thanks to Mishy for joining me! This spot will soon consumed by London, and though I chose not to photograph it, the condos going up all around are a clear indication that [...]
welcome to sylvan
I had the pleasure of a visit with one of my besties this weekend, and as always, our conversations turned philosophical. M and I have found ourselves on a similar path together over the past year and it’s been wonderful to discuss our ideas and share the little moments of discovery along the way. I [...]
welcome to st. agatha
This weekend couldn’t have been better, spent with great friends and enjoying the beautiful weather with camera in hand. I spent this afternoon with A., who was visiting from BC, and not only did we watch Spain defeat the Netherlands, but he also joined me for my Sunday small-town Ontario project in St. Agatha. A’s [...]
still waters
UPDATE: Prints of these images are now available in my shop. For the past year, I’ve been consumed with long exposure photography and have been slowly building up my portfolio in that direction. I love that the images can be serene, powerful, or both. Is it telling, interesting or merely coincidence that most of the [...]
