Ektachrome: Vintage ’84
That’s what we do; we make photographs by stopping time for 1/500th of a second and preserve that moment that otherwise is forever once and gone.
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Seventeen in ’17
Shit! 2018 is only hours away . . .
The Chicago Way
It was in Chicago that I discovered what love is, what love is not, and how lust can blind. It was in Chicago that I became a better man.
Dear Annamaria
The following is an open letter to my friend and fellow photographer Annamaria. Annamaria took up the photographic arts over a year ago. Seeing a few of her early images, I noticed that… Continue reading
The Christmas spirit awakens
On the risk of sounding like Charlie Brown, I have not been feeling fully immersed in the Christmas spirit this year as I have previously. Which is unfortunate as this is my absolutely… Continue reading
Against Stagnation
Part of being human is change. For better or for worse, the changes we make, the changes around us, and how we adapt to such define who and what we are. I am… Continue reading
Because a vision softly creeping
Hello darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again, Because a vision softly creeping, Left its seeds while I was sleeping, And the vision that was planted in my brain… Continue reading
The game changer, Part 2 | The sound of silence
Three months ago, I wrote the first installment of an ode to the camera that has become a game changer to my photography—the Fuji X100. I have hesitated writing this concluding installment because… Continue reading
Tempus fugit
Tempus fugit. Time flies. I do not know exactly where July went. The lack of organisation and flow in my life in the past few weeks certainly have played a role, much to… Continue reading
The great adventure
Five years ago this week, I embarked on a great adventure that to this day stands as the best decision I made for myself. It was an adventure that started out with a primary… Continue reading
HAWKS WIN
Last night, 15 June 2015, the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup once again, the third time in six years and the sixth time total. It almost seems paradoxical that I would live… Continue reading
Tricolour
Fencing can be a difficult subject matter to photograph. There are the obvious technical challenges that are present in sports photography in general: capturing fast action at the critical decisive moments, poor lighting, having… Continue reading
Shall not have died in vain
We live in rather odd times where the current political and social climate seems to shame any sense of patriotism and pride in this country. I often try to remain silent, or if anything… Continue reading
The game changer, Part 1 | A poor man’s Leica
In the first installment of my Lunar New Year trilogy two months ago, I mentioned a “game changer” in my photographic arsenal. I often do not like to discuss camera gear because I do not… Continue reading