A New Book

I bought a book today. "Truth Beauty - Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art, 1845 -1945" The book is a catalogue of a show that was at the Vancouver Art Gallery a few years ago.

Cyclists

Some experiments in motion.

Coal Harbor & David Burdney

This is a recent shot I took of Vancouver's Coal Harbor. The sky never fails to do something nice for me if I make the effort to get up early and get out. David Burdney is a Winnipeg born photographer who deserves all the attention he gets. I saw his work at a local gallery recently. It was a great inspiration.

Thank You

There are many people who I would like to thank for their support leading up to and during the 'Artists In Our Midst' weekend: all the artists in AIOM who welcomed me so warmly; my wife Katherine, who helped and encouraged me from beginning to end; Quadro Framing who invited me to share their window and their expertise; Finn's on Broadway who were so supportive and generous; Andrew at Kingdom Photo for his continued support and great technical advice on canvas prints; everyone who purchased prints and cards or took time to ask me about my work and give their compliments; and Rob and Joanne Sawatzky who made the weekend a true pleasure and much easier than it would have been without their help and company. Thank you all.

Artists In Our Midst

Apparently Rossini and Wagner didn't get along. Rossini once said that Wagner created some wonderful moments of music, usually followed by a quarter of an hour of bad music. Wagner shot back that he wondered who would be left to promote Rossini's music when Rossini died. I won't take sides in this argument, believing that there is enough good in both the maestros' music to please countless music fans for generations to come. But I can relate to Rossini in his belief in self-promotion. If you are in Vancouver please come to the Artists In Our Midst opening on April 28th at 7 p.m. It is at the Roundhouse in Yaletown. My work will be at studio 10 on the Saturday and Sunday after that (April 30th and May 1st) from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m.

For the next two weeks I have prints up at Finn's Menswear on West Broadway, and at Quadro framing on West 10th at Trimble.

Flowers On Film

I'm still scanning old negatives. These were shot on good film and have a feel that can only be produced with film. But I love the control digital offers me in the final printing. Maybe I have never fully experienced the romance and control of a darkroom.

Black and White Scans and Ralph Gibson

A three week chest cold has kept me inside a lot. So I've been scanning old B&W negatives. I did get out to listen to Ralph Gibson talk about his life and photography.