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Roy Lichtenstein originals at SFMoMA

Among the Masters

Being able to stand and examine works of art from multiple distances and angles really helps me appreciate the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. Continue reading→

Hayden at Queen Elizabeth Park

Hayden’s Story

“I can usually walk down Main Street and find a new place which will keep me occupied.” No Regrets Hayden is a Watford supporter. I forgave him and we met at Queen Elizabeth Park on an overcast yet clear Sunday afternoon. I wanted to find out more about Hayden and in particular, what prompted him...Continue reading→

A crop of Melissa Spitz image to introduce my blog post

You Have Nothing To Worry About

“Finding this community has saved my life,” - Melissa Spitz on her finding support from her Instagram following. Earlier this year I launched a personal project, Behind the Mask. I wanted to explore how people use social masks to hide or obscure their feelings and emotions when in the company of others. Having just come...Continue reading→

Daniel downtown Vancouver

Daniel’s Story

“I remember taking a taxi towards Downtown Vancouver for the first time back in February and noticing the city’s architecture against the backdrop of the mountains. It was truly stunning and inspiring” On a fresh, dazzling, late November morning, I met Daniel who was still very much in the land of jet lag. Daniel had...Continue reading→

Brits in Vancouver. Bell at Third Beach

Bell’s Story

“I wake up and look out of my apartment window at the North Shore mountains, and it’s the most beautiful sight. I walk 25 minutes across town to work, passing people from all over the world.” Courage It was a warm and sunny early evening when I met Bell at Third Beach in Stanley Park....Continue reading→

Terry O'Neil-Photograph-Ed Alexander

Terry O’Neil – Storyteller

When reflecting upon my own work I start to recognise the desire to capture those fleeting moments of normality, where my client is no longer a collaborator in creating the image but a bystander unaware of the intruding lens.  Born a short distance from where I spent my own formative years (although many years before...Continue reading→

Pennie Smith photogrphed by Joe Strummer.

Pennie Smith, The Clash and that (Im)perfect frame

It really forced home that sometimes the imperfect and the serendipitous capture works so much better than the over-composed, over edited image. I love my music. I'm the guy that retained my vinyl; albums, 7" singles, 12" singles, they're all still with me. One of the jewels in the crown has to be my bought...Continue reading→

What's new from BC Brit

Taste the, well, beetroot

One of the hardest things to resolve since moving from the UK to BC has been regulating my diet. My yeast and dairy intolerance make a standard diet kind of hard. So, finding Capers has been a real boon. Capers is stuffed full of organic produce, a vast range of other foods, drinks and supplements...Continue reading→

But is it Artona?

Graduating High School in Canada has special meaning. The experience, quite simply, puts the UK to shame. Yes, there was a ‘prom’ night for E when he left his UK secondary school, but we’re very quickly realising that one night out doth not a graduation maketh. Today was the Artona experience. If you’ve come across...Continue reading→

Image is everything

Well, maybe image isn’t everything. But, I wanted to post another random set of pics from the first 5 weeks here. I’m trying to get in to the habit of snapping away with the phone whilst I’m out, just to capture the moment. As someone that’s a touch fussy when it comes to photography, using...Continue reading→

Working on working

Job search in Canada is very different to the UK. I’ve previously been able to tap in to at least a dozen specialist agencies, not so here. My standard UK CV has become a ‘size 0” one page resume which has to be tweaked for every application, and the covering letter seems to be of...Continue reading→

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