John Mackie, now Vancouver Sun writer then Georgia Straight freelancer as I was, interviews Joey Ramone in his Denman Street hotel.
Interview with Joey Ramone
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More Early Vancouver Punk Photos – Dishrags, Furies and Joe Keithley
Starting to sort through my negs from the early days of Vancouver’s punk rock world. Here’s a few more pix scanned from old prints. Joe Keithley after a gig at a high school The Dishrags, first concert, with the Furies The Furies Crowd at show, including Colin Griffiths, ?, and I believe, Scout from the Dishrags
Early Morning Moon
Out early at Cadboro Bay looking for a sunrise photo and on the way back to the car saw this tree and the waning moon. I like the graphic beauty of the bare winter trees. This was the sunrise photo, a runner stretching on the beach.
Time Pays $30 For Photo Today – Robert Frank Got $50 in 1947
There’s been a lot of talk in the online photo world the past week or so regarding the fact that a recent Time magazine cover consisted of a $30 iStock photo (story here) and how it’s yet another indicator of the challenges of making a living in today’s media world. I was reminded of this story while rereading the 1984 Patricia Bosworth biography of Diane …
Learning Photography Online
Students often ask where they can go to add to their knowledge when classes are done and many online sites are obvious recomendations. The past few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to revisit some favourite sites as well as take a look at some new offerings. Lens Culture hosts a great site but I’ve never checked out their collection of audio interviews before. I really …
New West Coast Workshop/Galleries – Studio 42 & Luz Gallery
It’s great to see local photographers putting together workshop and gallery spaces for photography. In New Westminster Brian Howell and Evan Seal have opened up Studio 42 and in Victoria Quinton Gordon’s Luz Gallery programs will get underway this fall. I noticed today that the first workshop at Gallery 42 , Brian’s session on the photo essay is already sold out, so much for a …
Bird Logic
This seagull got into a tugging match with another gull over a full sized dinner bun. The white gull won the tug-o-war and rather than risk another fight swallowed the bun whole leaving a rather large lump in its neck.