March 2012
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Credit Due
Recently I logged on to the website of a local weekly media organization and discovered a review of a band that had one of my photos attached. I was surprised I was not contacted by the organization for permission of my photos to be published, nor was there any credit attached to the photo. I was not concerned with receiving financial compensation for the image, merely credit. I sent the editor...
December 2011
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Occupy This
When the orders began in the past couple of weeks that tents and structures were to come down from Occupy encampments across North America many people were rightfully upset. They saw a system that was infringing upon their rights to protest, and while laws exist to prevent such encampments, the form this protest took was in many ways dependent upon the tents. The Occupy movement received very...
July 2010
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The Dirty Bird
“Just as naked starlets win publicity for the animal rights crowd, an image of an oil-covered bird and a few sensational statements earn headlines for the anti-oil brigade.” is the quote from an article in the Edmonton Sun. This coming from a paper who the same day had a cover that showed a tar soaked bird, and questioned who’s birds were dirtier. It’s a sad day when a newspaper wears it’s bias...
May 2010
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Under the Dome
When the Bloedel Conservatory opened in Vancouver in 1969 it must have seemed like an alien spacecraft had landed and taken up residence at one of the highest points within the city. Built with a donation from Prentice Bloedel, the conservatory represents a vision of the future, both in vision and in purpose, and after viewing the archive footage from the opening it’s easy to see how much of the...
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Radar Love
Driving through the streets of Edmonton Alberta as a 16 year old youth I failed to consider the implications of my chosen mode of transportation. I was more concerned with the fact that I now had the freedom to travel into the city from the suburbs where my family lived, and my friends could come with me. Lost were many high school classes to the draw of the downtown cafes, and when old enough...