Photographer
I first came across Chris Bickford’s work on the NY Times LENS blog a couple of months ago and really enjoyed his dark contrasty surfing images from North Carolina, not the first place that springs to mind when you think of surfing ( and I live on Vancouver Island where the main surfing happens during the cold, wet winter months, again not the first place …
Tom Hawthorn wrote a nice piece in the BC section of the Globe and Mail about a photograph I took of my son that was used for a book cover. Update: Here’s the original photo and a new photo of my son with the book cover: Original
Here’s the official company press release: Subject: Olympic coverage team announced To all Group Presidents, Publishers and Editors: (Please forward to your Publishers and Editors) In just six months, B.C. will host one of the most prestigious sporting events in the world – the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. It is a very special opportunity for the province, and Black Press, both in terms of marketing …
The return of the Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg after a six month tour of duty Friday provided all sorts of photo opportunities with the big ship sailing into port with all hands on deck, the waiting families, the tearful reunions etc but the big surprise was the flypast of a Sea King helicopter from the ship, dangling crew member Master Corporal David Tillotson. Tillotson who …
Every year the Victoria Radio Control Modelers Society puts on the Largest Little Airshow to raise funds for local charities. It’s a challenge to shoot the small fast aircraft in flight and it’s a lot of fun to photograph the contestants and their planes.
The New York Times’ Home and Garden section has a slide show on the second house that writer (and artist) Douglas Coupland bought in Vancouver (behind his existing house) and turned into a gallery for his personal art collection. Slide number four shows a a photograph on the wall by BC photographer Brian Howell, from his series on wrestlers.