Holidays from Photographs

August 11, 2012 | Filed Under Photography | Leave a Comment 

Back from a few weeks worth of holidays, lots of driving and visiting and not a lot of photography  which made  this posting from Dan Milnor an interesting read. Dan talks about how photographers often feel they need to always be photographing, working away at something. He’s recently come to feel that attitude means he’s missing out on other things life has to offer. Food for thought. I did shoot a few photos though, such as friends/family above and the Vancouver image below.

Bucking The Trend, Printing Photographs Small

August 1, 2012 | Filed Under Exhibition, Photography | Leave a Comment 

A couple of weeks off which has been good for some travel, Kamloops, Maple Ridge, Vancouver and Portland, and now I’ve been doing some printing. I know everyone seems to be going for big photographs but I’m enjoying making small prints.

Photo Group Talks

June 19, 2012 | Filed Under Workshop | Leave a Comment 

BC Ferries, Swartz Bay, BC 2012

I’ve spoken to a number of photo groups lately, showing some of my images and talking about the projects.

The audiences have been great, very appreciative and always lots of questions and discussion afterwards.

It’s a two way street though. I get lots of feedback on my images which is so helpful and it’s often a surprise which photographs resonate with an audience and why.

The other thing I find is that talking about my projects, both during the presentation and during the discussions after allows me to fine tune my own thinking about what I’m photographing and different directions I might take it.

In my main Pacific Northwest related project Salt Water & Rain I’ve been discussing as a way to find that within the local (landscapes, natural, manmade and cultural) that defines us, as opposed to the generic (chain stores and products) that makes us the same.However due to the presentations I’ve been thinking about more complex issues within that and trying to figure out how to present those. Issues like why certain cultural influences such as writing seem to be stopped by the United States/Canada border, especially since it is regional writing. Yes, the US and Canada are separate regions but the commonalities of the Pacific Northwest really do transcend the imaginary line that is the border.

So, thanks again to all those groups that have had me as a speaker.

New posting at Saltwater & Rain

April 1, 2012 | Filed Under Blog | Leave a Comment 

Catching up with this blog, emails, Facebook and my Tumblr blog for my Pacific Northwest photography project Saltwater & Rain. Check out the latest post there at:

http://www.tumblr.com/blog/saltwaterandrain

Recent images

April 1, 2012 | Filed Under Daily Work | Leave a Comment 

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. It always seems to be the last thing I get to. Here’s some recent images.

Olympic Peninsula Weekend Road Trip

January 17, 2012 | Filed Under Blog, Road Trip | Leave a Comment 

Hit the road for a weekend with a trip around the Olympic Peninsula. I’d been down the east side before travelling to and from Portland but hadn’t done the whole loop around the peninsula. Great trip although the weather was constantly changing, providing a number of challenges for driving and making it difficult to get all the photos I wanted. That said it was a lot of fun and I saw lots of places that I want to go back to.

Nice Promo For Pacific Northwest Photo Blog

January 4, 2012 | Filed Under Blog | Leave a Comment 

The crew at The Tyee gave me a nice plug for my new Pacific Northwest blog Saltwater & Rain. You can check it out here on their BC blog listing page.

New blog for Pacific Northwest Photography Project

December 21, 2011 | Filed Under Blog | Leave a Comment 

I’ve started a Tumblr blog for my Pacific Northwest project Saltwater & Rain. A visual and literary archive(ing) of the Pacific Northwest. Check it out here. Become a follower if you like what you see. In case the link isn’t working go here – http://saltwaterandrain.tumblr.com/